Grounds maintenance supervisor vs garden supervisor

The differences between grounds maintenance supervisors and garden supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a grounds maintenance supervisor and a garden supervisor. Additionally, a garden supervisor has an average salary of $37,992, which is higher than the $31,800 average annual salary of a grounds maintenance supervisor.

The top three skills for a grounds maintenance supervisor include mowing, GRASS and hand tools. The most important skills for a garden supervisor are store management, sales plan, and customer service.

Grounds maintenance supervisor vs garden supervisor overview

	Grounds Maintenance Supervisor	Garden Supervisor
Yearly salary	$31,800	$37,992
Hourly rate	$15.29	$18.27
Growth rate	5%	-
Number of jobs	63,289	1,866
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	4	4

Grounds maintenance supervisor vs garden supervisor salary

Grounds maintenance supervisors and garden supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Grounds Maintenance Supervisor	Garden Supervisor
Average salary	$31,800	$37,992
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $41,000	Between $26,000 And $55,000
Highest paying City	Orcutt, CA	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	Kern Community College District	-
Best paying industry	Health Care	-

Differences between grounds maintenance supervisor and garden supervisor education

There are a few differences between a grounds maintenance supervisor and a garden supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Grounds Maintenance Supervisor	Garden Supervisor
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania State University

Grounds maintenance supervisor vs garden supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between grounds maintenance supervisors' and garden supervisors' demographics:

	Grounds Maintenance Supervisor	Garden Supervisor
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 90.5% Female, 9.5%	Male, 65.7% Female, 34.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.7% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 16.9% Asian, 1.3% White, 68.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 8.3% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 1.3% White, 68.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between grounds maintenance supervisor and garden supervisor duties and responsibilities

Grounds maintenance supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage sales, run machinary, complete wekly inventory, run forklift, deliver orders, and keep financial records
Mow lawn using manual or riding mower, trim and edge around sidewalks, flower beds, and walls.
Operate small power equipment, mowers, edger's, hedge clippers, weed whackers, back pack leaf blowers.
General responsibilities include mowing and general upkeep of property, pipe repair, machinery operation and upkeep.
Use of weed whips, blowers, hedgers.
Clean grounds, using rakes, brooms and hoses ECT.

Garden supervisor example responsibilities.

Participate in ordering of all nursery stock and managing inventory.
Administer performance management by diagnosing improvement opportunities, providing effective feedback, coaching, and corrective action plans.
Administer performance management by diagnosing improvement opportunities, providing effective feedback, coaching, and corrective action plans.

Grounds maintenance supervisor vs garden supervisor skills

Common grounds maintenance supervisor skills

Mowing, 12%
GRASS, 10%
Hand Tools, 6%
Cleanliness, 5%
Grounds Maintenance, 4%
HVAC, 4%

Common garden supervisor skills

Store Management, 46%
Sales Plan, 19%
Customer Service, 14%
Inventory Control, 5%
Landscape Maintenance, 3%
Greenhouse, 2%

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