Horticultural worker vs ground crew

The differences between horticultural workers and ground crews can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a horticultural worker and a ground crew. Additionally, a ground crew has an average salary of $33,390, which is higher than the $27,124 average annual salary of a horticultural worker.

The top three skills for a horticultural worker include mowing, GRASS and prune. The most important skills for a ground crew are mowing, GRASS, and snow removal.

Horticultural worker vs ground crew overview

	Horticultural Worker	Ground Crew
Yearly salary	$27,124	$33,390
Hourly rate	$13.04	$16.05
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	20,323	64,779
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	2	2

Horticultural worker vs ground crew salary

Horticultural workers and ground crews have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Horticultural Worker	Ground Crew
Average salary	$27,124	$33,390
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $34,000	Between $26,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	Amherst, NY	Juneau, AK
Highest paying state	Rhode Island	Massachusetts
Best paying company	Floratech	Elcona Pro Shop
Best paying industry	Health Care	Manufacturing

Differences between horticultural worker and ground crew education

There are a few differences between a horticultural worker and a ground crew in terms of educational background:

	Horticultural Worker	Ground Crew
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Plant Sciences	Business
Most common college	-	-

Horticultural worker vs ground crew demographics

Here are the differences between horticultural workers' and ground crews' demographics:

	Horticultural Worker	Ground Crew
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 57.1% Female, 42.9%	Male, 89.3% Female, 10.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 20.0% Asian, 2.1% White, 62.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 8.3% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 1.7% White, 66.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between horticultural worker and ground crew duties and responsibilities

Horticultural worker example responsibilities.

Used spade, trowels, rakes, sprayers and hedge trimmers for gardening.
Operate leaf blowers, hedge trimmers, weed whackers and mow lawns to maintain gardens and beautify parks.
Remove and mow weeds or grass.
Operate powered equipment such as mowers, chainsaws, electric clippers, edger's.
Maintain a sanitary environment by following company procedures such as raking grass and garbage removal.
Operate power lawnmowers, handsaws, pruners, etc.

Ground crew example responsibilities.

Manage the maintenance for all generators: small Honda 4000 and Onan 6500K's.
Used hand saws and hand pruners as well as motorized saws to manage tree cuttings on the ground.
Used rakes, shovels, pruning saws, brush trimmers, axes, and other equipment.
Collect debris and refuge from tree trimming and removal operations into piles using shovels, rakes, and other tools.
Use landscape tools-rakes, shovels, and shrub pruners.
Synchronize missile defense operations within NATO's southern region.

Horticultural worker vs ground crew skills

Common horticultural worker skills

Mowing, 23%
GRASS, 14%
Prune, 10%
Hand Saws, 7%
Plant Identification, 7%
Flower Beds, 7%

Common ground crew skills

Mowing, 22%
GRASS, 14%
Snow Removal, 7%
Safety Procedures, 6%
General Upkeep, 5%
Fairways, 4%

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