Horticultural worker vs keeper

The differences between horticultural workers and keepers 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 keeper. Additionally, a keeper has an average salary of $33,606, 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 keeper are guest rooms, animal husbandry, and purchase orders.

Horticultural worker vs keeper overview

	Horticultural Worker	Keeper
Yearly salary	$27,124	$33,606
Hourly rate	$13.04	$16.16
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	20,323	3,285
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 keeper salary

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

	Horticultural Worker	Keeper
Average salary	$27,124	$33,606
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $34,000	Between $23,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	Amherst, NY	Richmond, CA
Highest paying state	Rhode Island	Hawaii
Best paying company	Floratech	The Boston Beer Company
Best paying industry	Health Care	Manufacturing

Differences between horticultural worker and keeper education

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

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

Horticultural worker vs keeper demographics

Here are the differences between horticultural workers' and keepers' demographics:

	Horticultural Worker	Keeper
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 57.1% Female, 42.9%	Male, 47.8% Female, 52.2%
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, 10.7% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 24.8% Asian, 2.0% White, 56.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.7%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between horticultural worker and keeper 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.

Keeper example responsibilities.

Record statistics of players and run the game clock.
Work with both African and Asian species of elephants.
Participate in USDA and AZA inspections and make corrections as needed.
Wash and sanitize dirty dishes by hand and by using a dishwasher
Assist in lab coat department administering lab coats and scrub sets to hospital personnel.
Assist with the maintenance of vary size lawns mowing, seeding, weeding, and trimming lawns.

Horticultural worker vs keeper skills

Common horticultural worker skills

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

Common keeper skills

Guest Rooms, 30%
Animal Husbandry, 11%
Purchase Orders, 10%
Computer System, 5%
Inventory Control, 4%
Customer Orders, 3%

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