Landscape contractor vs keeper

The differences between landscape contractors and keepers 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 keeper. Additionally, a keeper has an average salary of $33,606, 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 keeper are guest rooms, animal husbandry, and purchase orders.

Landscape contractor vs keeper overview

	Landscape Contractor	Keeper
Yearly salary	$30,650	$33,606
Hourly rate	$14.74	$16.16
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	19,038	3,285
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	2	2

Landscape contractor vs keeper salary

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

	Landscape Contractor	Keeper
Average salary	$30,650	$33,606
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $43,000	Between $23,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	Richmond, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	The Boston Beer Company
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between landscape contractor and keeper education

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

	Landscape Contractor	Keeper
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Business	Biology
Most common college	-	-

Landscape contractor vs keeper demographics

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

	Landscape Contractor	Keeper
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 89.5% Female, 10.5%	Male, 47.8% Female, 52.2%
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, 10.7% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 24.8% Asian, 2.0% White, 56.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.7%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between landscape contractor and keeper 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.

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.

Landscape contractor vs keeper skills

Common landscape contractor skills

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

Common keeper skills

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

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