Groundsman vs lawn care technician

The differences between groundsmen and lawn care 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 groundsman and a lawn care technician. Additionally, a groundsman has an average salary of $33,013, which is higher than the $32,439 average annual salary of a lawn care technician.

The top three skills for a groundsman include CDL, hand tools and lawn care. The most important skills for a lawn care technician are lawn care, customer service, and mowing.

Groundsman vs lawn care technician overview

	Groundsman	Lawn Care Technician
Yearly salary	$33,013	$32,439
Hourly rate	$15.87	$15.60
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	3,486	102,726
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 59%	High School Diploma, 47%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	2	2

Groundsman vs lawn care technician salary

Groundsmen and lawn care technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Groundsman	Lawn Care Technician
Average salary	$33,013	$32,439
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $42,000	Between $25,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	Billerica, MA	Billings, MT
Highest paying state	North Dakota	Massachusetts
Best paying company	Nashua Country Club	Four Seasons
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Finance

Differences between groundsman and lawn care technician education

There are a few differences between a groundsman and a lawn care technician in terms of educational background:

	Groundsman	Lawn Care Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 59%	High School Diploma, 47%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Groundsman vs lawn care technician demographics

Here are the differences between groundsmen' and lawn care technicians' demographics:

	Groundsman	Lawn Care Technician
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 95.3% Female, 4.7%	Male, 93.5% Female, 6.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.1% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 20.4% Asian, 2.0% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 1.8% White, 63.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between groundsman and lawn care technician duties and responsibilities

Groundsman example responsibilities.

Used hand saws and hand pruners as well as motorized saws to manage tree cuttings on the ground.
Use of gas and electric equipment to include mowers, edger's, weed eaters, blowers, hedgers, and saws
Certify adult cpr and first aid.
Locate underground utility lines with the use of electronic locators and shovels.
Use chipper to dispose of brush, use bobcat to load wood into trailer.
Range from running a chainsaw to roping a limb, to running the bobcat machine.

Lawn care technician example responsibilities.

Manage hardscape installation team and project
Used various types of lawn equipment lawn mower, edger, leaf blower, chippers/shredder, aerators, rakes and shovels.
Utilize hand tools such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge, brush trimmers and axes.
Weed eating, edge, tree trimming and chipping, and cut grass on walk behind and ride on mowers.
Used hand and power tools, mowers, weed eaters, blowers, edgers, and administer chemicals to control weeds.
Dog trenches or holes using shovels, picks, hands or trench tools, plant trees flowers and lawns.

Groundsman vs lawn care technician skills

Common groundsman skills

CDL, 16%
Hand Tools, 15%
Lawn Care, 9%
Blowers, 6%
Snow Removal, 5%
Mowing, 5%

Common lawn care technician skills

Lawn Care, 30%
Customer Service, 19%
Mowing, 8%
GRASS, 7%
Basic Math, 6%
Weed Control, 6%

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