Hedge trimmer vs lawn care technician

The differences between hedge trimmers 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 hedge trimmer and a lawn care technician. Additionally, a lawn care technician has an average salary of $32,439, which is higher than the $26,637 average annual salary of a hedge trimmer.

The top three skills for a hedge trimmer include leaf blower, GRASS and mowing. The most important skills for a lawn care technician are lawn care, customer service, and mowing.

Hedge trimmer vs lawn care technician overview

	Hedge Trimmer	Lawn Care Technician
Yearly salary	$26,637	$32,439
Hourly rate	$12.81	$15.60
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	4,354	102,726
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	High School Diploma, 47%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	2	2

Hedge trimmer vs lawn care technician salary

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

	Hedge Trimmer	Lawn Care Technician
Average salary	$26,637	$32,439
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $34,000	Between $25,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	Billings, MT
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Four Seasons
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between hedge trimmer and lawn care technician education

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

	Hedge Trimmer	Lawn Care Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	High School Diploma, 47%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Hedge trimmer vs lawn care technician demographics

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

	Hedge Trimmer	Lawn Care Technician
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 91.2% Female, 8.8%	Male, 93.5% Female, 6.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 30.2% Asian, 1.5% White, 55.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	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 hedge trimmer and lawn care technician duties and responsibilities

Hedge trimmer example responsibilities.

Collaborate with other workers at different stations to make quality embroidery
Maintain serviceability and cleanliness of all work relate equipment.

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.

Hedge trimmer vs lawn care technician skills

Common hedge trimmer skills

Leaf Blower, 28%
GRASS, 26%
Mowing, 21%
Blowers, 16%
Rakes, 10%

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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