Keeper vs lawn maintenance worker

The differences between keepers and lawn maintenance 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 keeper and a lawn maintenance worker. Additionally, a keeper has an average salary of $33,606, which is higher than the $29,351 average annual salary of a lawn maintenance worker.

The top three skills for a keeper include guest rooms, animal husbandry and purchase orders. The most important skills for a lawn maintenance worker are lawn care, mowing, and GRASS.

Keeper vs lawn maintenance worker overview

	Keeper	Lawn Maintenance Worker
Yearly salary	$33,606	$29,351
Hourly rate	$16.16	$14.11
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	3,285	87,281
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	High School Diploma, 54%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	2	2

Keeper vs lawn maintenance worker salary

Keepers and lawn maintenance workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Keeper	Lawn Maintenance Worker
Average salary	$33,606	$29,351
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $48,000	Between $23,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	Richmond, CA	Sacramento, CA
Highest paying state	Hawaii	Alaska
Best paying company	The Boston Beer Company	VisionCorp Rep
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Health Care

Differences between keeper and lawn maintenance worker education

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

	Keeper	Lawn Maintenance Worker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	High School Diploma, 54%
Most common major	Biology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Keeper vs lawn maintenance worker demographics

Here are the differences between keepers' and lawn maintenance workers' demographics:

	Keeper	Lawn Maintenance Worker
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 47.8% Female, 52.2%	Male, 89.7% Female, 10.3%
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, 11.4% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 21.3% Asian, 1.5% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between keeper and lawn maintenance worker 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 maintenance worker example responsibilities.

Manage hardscape installation team and project
Operate powered equipment such as mowers, blowers, gas clippers.
hedge trimmer, rakes and shovels, lawn mower, weed-whacker, blower.
Operate weed eaters, lawn mowers, and blowers on residential and commercial properties.
edge weedeat blow mow prune plants trim hedges trim trees .. landscaping plants trees mulch sod
Maintain the association park by mowing and weed eating the grass, cutting brush and picking up garbage.

Keeper vs lawn maintenance worker skills

Common keeper skills

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

Common lawn maintenance worker skills

Lawn Care, 16%
Mowing, 16%
GRASS, 11%
Hand Tools, 9%
Ladders, 8%
Edge Lawns, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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