Landscape contractor vs groundsman

The differences between landscape contractors 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 contractor and a groundsman. Additionally, a groundsman has an average salary of $33,013, which is higher than the $30,650 average annual salary of a landscape contractor.

The top three skills for a landscape contractor include mowing, general maintenance and retaining walls. The most important skills for a groundsman are CDL, hand tools, and lawn care.

Landscape contractor vs groundsman overview

	Landscape Contractor	Groundsman
Yearly salary	$30,650	$33,013
Hourly rate	$14.74	$15.87
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	19,038	3,486
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	High School Diploma, 59%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	2	2

Landscape contractor vs groundsman salary

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

	Landscape Contractor	Groundsman
Average salary	$30,650	$33,013
Salary range	Between $21,000 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 contractor and groundsman education

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

	Landscape Contractor	Groundsman
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	High School Diploma, 59%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Landscape contractor vs groundsman demographics

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

	Landscape Contractor	Groundsman
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 89.5% Female, 10.5%	Male, 95.3% Female, 4.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 25.9% Asian, 2.3% White, 56.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%	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 contractor and groundsman duties and responsibilities

Landscape contractor example responsibilities.

Manage clients and run all landscape operations including groundskeeping, seasonal cleaning, and pressure washing
Used hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, punishing tools etc.
Used hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, saws, hedge, brush trimmers, and axes
Used hand or power tools such as fertilizer spreaders, mowers, blowers, edgers and weedwhackers.
Take, mulch, and prune grounds as needed.
Install sprinklers or lighting systems.

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 contractor vs groundsman skills

Common landscape contractor skills

Mowing, 16%
General Maintenance, 8%
Retaining Walls, 8%
Lawn Care, 7%
Landscape Design, 6%
MOW, 5%

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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