Hydroelectric plant maintainer vs lawn care worker

The differences between hydroelectric plant maintainers and lawn care workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a hydroelectric plant maintainer and a lawn care worker. Additionally, a hydroelectric plant maintainer has an average salary of $55,651, which is higher than the $29,667 average annual salary of a lawn care worker.

The top three skills for a hydroelectric plant maintainer include water pumps, and . The most important skills for a lawn care worker are GRASS, mowing, and water lawns.

Hydroelectric plant maintainer vs lawn care worker overview

	Hydroelectric Plant Maintainer	Lawn Care Worker
Yearly salary	$55,651	$29,667
Hourly rate	$26.76	$14.26
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	9,362	88,268
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 50%	High School Diploma, 41%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	2	2

Hydroelectric plant maintainer vs lawn care worker salary

Hydroelectric plant maintainers and lawn care workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Hydroelectric Plant Maintainer	Lawn Care Worker
Average salary	$55,651	$29,667
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $84,000	Between $23,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Fargo, ND
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Lawn Doctor
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between hydroelectric plant maintainer and lawn care worker education

There are a few differences between a hydroelectric plant maintainer and a lawn care worker in terms of educational background:

	Hydroelectric Plant Maintainer	Lawn Care Worker
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 50%	High School Diploma, 41%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Business
Most common college	-	-

Hydroelectric plant maintainer vs lawn care worker demographics

Here are the differences between hydroelectric plant maintainers' and lawn care workers' demographics:

	Hydroelectric Plant Maintainer	Lawn Care Worker
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 96.3% Female, 3.7%	Male, 77.5% Female, 22.5%
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, 11.0% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 19.5% Asian, 1.5% White, 63.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between hydroelectric plant maintainer and lawn care worker duties and responsibilities

Hydroelectric plant maintainer example responsibilities.

Receive and implement combat orders and direct deployment of personnel in offensive, defensive and retrograde operations.
Receive and implement combat orders and direct deployment of personnel in offensive, defensive and retrograde operations.

Lawn care worker example responsibilities.

Accomplish mowing lawns and all job relate requests given by managers precisely and accurately.
Winter property care equipment include snow blowers, shoveling, and salting.
Provide services such as mowing grass, seed lawns, applying fertilizer and pest control, and trimming hedges and trees.
Mow neighbor's lawns, trim lawn edge, clean driveway and sidewalk from cut grass, and bag cut grass.
Help to trim shrubs and prune dead branches.
Used snow shovels to clear sidewalks and small parking lots.

Hydroelectric plant maintainer vs lawn care worker skills

Common hydroelectric plant maintainer skills

Water Pumps, 100%

Common lawn care worker skills

GRASS, 17%
Mowing, 16%
Water Lawns, 10%
Lawn Care, 9%
CPR, 6%
Program Rules, 5%

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