Grounds keeper vs lawn technician

The differences between grounds keepers and lawn technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a grounds keeper and a lawn technician. Additionally, a lawn technician has an average salary of $32,360, which is higher than the $30,535 average annual salary of a grounds keeper.

The top three skills for a grounds keeper include GRASS, PET and lawn care. The most important skills for a lawn technician are lawn care, mowing, and quality customer service.

Grounds keeper vs lawn technician overview

	Grounds Keeper	Lawn Technician
Yearly salary	$30,535	$32,360
Hourly rate	$14.68	$15.56
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	11,534	32,938
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 43%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	2	2

Grounds keeper vs lawn technician salary

Grounds keepers and lawn technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Grounds Keeper	Lawn Technician
Average salary	$30,535	$32,360
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $37,000	Between $25,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	Seattle, WA	Spokane, WA
Highest paying state	Washington	Massachusetts
Best paying company	Columbia University in the City of New York	Hulett Environmental Services
Best paying industry	Health Care	Construction

Differences between grounds keeper and lawn technician education

There are a few differences between a grounds keeper and a lawn technician in terms of educational background:

	Grounds Keeper	Lawn Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 43%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Grounds keeper vs lawn technician demographics

Here are the differences between grounds keepers' and lawn technicians' demographics:

	Grounds Keeper	Lawn Technician
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 89.1% Female, 10.9%	Male, 95.3% Female, 4.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 21.6% Asian, 2.2% White, 60.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 11.1% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% Asian, 1.7% White, 61.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between grounds keeper and lawn technician duties and responsibilities

Grounds keeper example responsibilities.

Manage hardscape installation team and project
Remove debris from stairs and walks, rakes leaves, and mows lawns.
Remove leaves and other debris from graves, using leaf blowers, rakes, and weed eaters.
Perform flower and foliage care and planting, raking or blowing leaves, mowing grass, mulching and removing weeds.
Assist with general building maintenance including plumbing and electrical repairs.
Used spray guns, brushes, brooms, cleaning solutions, ladders.

Lawn technician example responsibilities.

Manage hardscape installation team and project
Use hand tools such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws hedge and brush trimmers, and axes.
Perform lawn maintenance using various types of mowers, weed-eaters, blowers, and hedge trimmers.
Supervise crew responsible for mowing, aerating lawns, chemical applications, pest control, and monitoring plant growth and care.
Pull weeds prune plants and bushes, and create landscape designs.
lay sod, install sprinklers and remove old or out date equipment.

Grounds keeper vs lawn technician skills

Common grounds keeper skills

GRASS, 30%
PET, 19%
Lawn Care, 7%
Snow Blowers, 5%
Mowing, 5%
Weed Control, 4%

Common lawn technician skills

Lawn Care, 17%
Mowing, 16%
Quality Customer Service, 10%
Weed Control, 9%
Fertilize Lawns, 7%
Pest Control, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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