Keeper vs lawn care technician

The differences between keepers 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 keeper and a lawn care technician. Additionally, a keeper has an average salary of $33,606, which is higher than the $32,439 average annual salary of a lawn care technician.

The top three skills for a keeper include guest rooms, animal husbandry and purchase orders. The most important skills for a lawn care technician are lawn care, customer service, and mowing.

Keeper vs lawn care technician overview

	Keeper	Lawn Care Technician
Yearly salary	$33,606	$32,439
Hourly rate	$16.16	$15.60
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	3,285	102,726
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	High School Diploma, 47%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	2	2

Keeper vs lawn care technician salary

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

	Keeper	Lawn Care Technician
Average salary	$33,606	$32,439
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $48,000	Between $25,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	Richmond, CA	Billings, MT
Highest paying state	Hawaii	Massachusetts
Best paying company	The Boston Beer Company	Four Seasons
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Finance

Differences between keeper and lawn care technician education

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

	Keeper	Lawn Care Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	High School Diploma, 47%
Most common major	Biology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Keeper vs lawn care technician demographics

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

	Keeper	Lawn Care Technician
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 47.8% Female, 52.2%	Male, 93.5% Female, 6.5%
Race ratio	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%	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 keeper and lawn care technician duties and responsibilities

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.

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.

Keeper vs lawn care technician skills

Common keeper skills

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

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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