Landscape consultant vs groundsman

The differences between landscape consultants and groundsmen can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a landscape consultant and a groundsman. Additionally, a groundsman has an average salary of $33,013, which is higher than the $32,631 average annual salary of a landscape consultant.

The top three skills for a landscape consultant include nursery, retaining walls and contract specifications. The most important skills for a groundsman are CDL, hand tools, and lawn care.

Landscape consultant vs groundsman overview

	Landscape Consultant	Groundsman
Yearly salary	$32,631	$33,013
Hourly rate	$15.69	$15.87
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	10,560	3,486
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	High School Diploma, 59%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	2	2

Landscape consultant vs groundsman salary

Landscape consultants and groundsmen have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Landscape Consultant	Groundsman
Average salary	$32,631	$33,013
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $43,000	Between $25,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	Billerica, MA
Highest paying state	-	North Dakota
Best paying company	-	Nashua Country Club
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between landscape consultant and groundsman education

There are a few differences between a landscape consultant and a groundsman in terms of educational background:

	Landscape Consultant	Groundsman
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	High School Diploma, 59%
Most common major	Plant Sciences	Business
Most common college	-	-

Landscape consultant vs groundsman demographics

Here are the differences between landscape consultants' and groundsmen' demographics:

	Landscape Consultant	Groundsman
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 65.6% Female, 34.4%	Male, 95.3% Female, 4.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 24.8% Asian, 1.9% White, 58.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.7%	Black or African American, 11.1% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 20.4% Asian, 2.0% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between landscape consultant and groundsman duties and responsibilities

Landscape consultant example responsibilities.

Manage day to day retail plant nursery including consultations with clients and managing of staff in retail.
Manage clients and run all landscape operations including groundskeeping, seasonal cleaning, and pressure washing
Work with clients to support HOA guidelines.
Coordinate with HOA's to negotiate properlandscaping plans for clients.
Participate in installations of irrigation sprinklers.
Participate in installations of irrigation sprinklers.

Groundsman example responsibilities.

Used hand saws and hand pruners as well as motorized saws to manage tree cuttings on the ground.
Use of gas and electric equipment to include mowers, edger's, weed eaters, blowers, hedgers, and saws
Certify adult cpr and first aid.
Locate underground utility lines with the use of electronic locators and shovels.
Use chipper to dispose of brush, use bobcat to load wood into trailer.
Range from running a chainsaw to roping a limb, to running the bobcat machine.

Landscape consultant vs groundsman skills

Common landscape consultant skills

Nursery, 19%
Retaining Walls, 16%
Contract Specifications, 13%
HOA, 12%
Native Plants, 11%
MOW, 10%

Common groundsman skills

CDL, 16%
Hand Tools, 15%
Lawn Care, 9%
Blowers, 6%
Snow Removal, 5%
Mowing, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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