Landscaper helper vs keeper

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

Landscaper helper vs keeper overview

	Landscaper Helper	Keeper
Yearly salary	$29,610	$33,606
Hourly rate	$14.24	$16.16
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	20,328	3,285
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 keeper salary

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

	Landscaper Helper	Keeper
Average salary	$29,610	$33,606
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $36,000	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 landscaper helper and keeper education

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

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

Landscaper helper vs keeper demographics

Here are the differences between landscaper helpers' and keepers' demographics:

	Landscaper Helper	Keeper
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 89.6% Female, 10.4%	Male, 47.8% Female, 52.2%
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, 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 landscaper helper and keeper 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.

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.

Landscaper helper vs keeper skills

Common landscaper helper skills

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

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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