Landscaper helper vs lawn care technician

The differences between landscaper helpers and lawn care technicians 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 lawn care technician. Additionally, a lawn care technician has an average salary of $32,439, 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 lawn care technician are lawn care, customer service, and mowing.

Landscaper helper vs lawn care technician overview

	Landscaper Helper	Lawn Care Technician
Yearly salary	$29,610	$32,439
Hourly rate	$14.24	$15.60
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	20,328	102,726
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 58%	High School Diploma, 47%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	2	2

Landscaper helper vs lawn care technician salary

Landscaper helpers and lawn care technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Landscaper Helper	Lawn Care Technician
Average salary	$29,610	$32,439
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $36,000	Between $25,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	Billings, MT
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Four Seasons
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between landscaper helper and lawn care technician education

There are a few differences between a landscaper helper and a lawn care technician in terms of educational background:

	Landscaper Helper	Lawn Care Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 58%	High School Diploma, 47%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Business
Most common college	-	-

Landscaper helper vs lawn care technician demographics

Here are the differences between landscaper helpers' and lawn care technicians' demographics:

	Landscaper Helper	Lawn Care Technician
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 89.6% Female, 10.4%	Male, 93.5% Female, 6.5%
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, 11.2% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 1.8% White, 63.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between landscaper helper and lawn care technician 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.

Lawn care technician example responsibilities.

Manage hardscape installation team and project
Used various types of lawn equipment lawn mower, edger, leaf blower, chippers/shredder, aerators, rakes and shovels.
Utilize hand tools such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge, brush trimmers and axes.
Weed eating, edge, tree trimming and chipping, and cut grass on walk behind and ride on mowers.
Used hand and power tools, mowers, weed eaters, blowers, edgers, and administer chemicals to control weeds.
Dog trenches or holes using shovels, picks, hands or trench tools, plant trees flowers and lawns.

Landscaper helper vs lawn care technician skills

Common landscaper helper skills

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

Common lawn care technician skills

Lawn Care, 30%
Customer Service, 19%
Mowing, 8%
GRASS, 7%
Basic Math, 6%
Weed Control, 6%

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