Landscaper helper vs ground crew

The differences between landscaper helpers and ground crews can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a landscaper helper and a ground crew. Additionally, a ground crew has an average salary of $33,390, which is higher than the $29,610 average annual salary of a landscaper helper.

The top three skills for a landscaper helper include GRASS, mowing and rakes. The most important skills for a ground crew are mowing, GRASS, and snow removal.

Landscaper helper vs ground crew overview

	Landscaper Helper	Ground Crew
Yearly salary	$29,610	$33,390
Hourly rate	$14.24	$16.05
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	20,328	64,779
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	2	2

Landscaper helper vs ground crew salary

Landscaper helpers and ground crews have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Landscaper Helper	Ground Crew
Average salary	$29,610	$33,390
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $36,000	Between $26,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	Juneau, AK
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Elcona Pro Shop
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between landscaper helper and ground crew education

There are a few differences between a landscaper helper and a ground crew in terms of educational background:

	Landscaper Helper	Ground Crew
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Business
Most common college	-	-

Landscaper helper vs ground crew demographics

Here are the differences between landscaper helpers' and ground crews' demographics:

	Landscaper Helper	Ground Crew
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 89.6% Female, 10.4%	Male, 89.3% Female, 10.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.9% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 23.3% Asian, 1.6% White, 56.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 8.3% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 1.7% White, 66.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between landscaper helper and ground crew duties and responsibilities

Landscaper helper example responsibilities.

Manage client times of mowing and expense books.
Manage hardscape installation team and project
Use hand tools such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, see, hedge and brush trimmers and axes.
Utilize hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, tape measure, and brush trimmers
Assist in building retaining walls, laid sod, cut grass, mulching, bush and tree removal and installation.
Used hand or power tools such as blowers, edgers, weedwhackers, fertilizer spreaders, mowers.

Ground crew example responsibilities.

Manage the maintenance for all generators: small Honda 4000 and Onan 6500K's.
Used hand saws and hand pruners as well as motorized saws to manage tree cuttings on the ground.
Used rakes, shovels, pruning saws, brush trimmers, axes, and other equipment.
Collect debris and refuge from tree trimming and removal operations into piles using shovels, rakes, and other tools.
Use landscape tools-rakes, shovels, and shrub pruners.
Synchronize missile defense operations within NATO's southern region.

Landscaper helper vs ground crew skills

Common landscaper helper skills

GRASS, 27%
Mowing, 20%
Rakes, 8%
Shovels, 6%
Blowers, 5%
Mowers, 4%

Common ground crew skills

Mowing, 22%
GRASS, 14%
Snow Removal, 7%
Safety Procedures, 6%
General Upkeep, 5%
Fairways, 4%

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