Landscaper helper vs lawn technician

The differences between landscaper helpers and lawn 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 technician. Additionally, a lawn technician has an average salary of $32,360, 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 technician are lawn care, mowing, and quality customer service.

Landscaper helper vs lawn technician overview

	Landscaper Helper	Lawn Technician
Yearly salary	$29,610	$32,360
Hourly rate	$14.24	$15.56
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	20,328	32,938
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 58%	High School Diploma, 43%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	2	2

Landscaper helper vs lawn technician salary

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

	Landscaper Helper	Lawn Technician
Average salary	$29,610	$32,360
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $36,000	Between $25,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	Spokane, WA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Hulett Environmental Services
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between landscaper helper and lawn technician education

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

	Landscaper Helper	Lawn Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 58%	High School Diploma, 43%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Business
Most common college	-	-

Landscaper helper vs lawn technician demographics

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

	Landscaper Helper	Lawn Technician
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 89.6% Female, 10.4%	Male, 95.3% Female, 4.7%
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, 11.1% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% Asian, 1.7% White, 61.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between landscaper helper and lawn 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 technician example responsibilities.

Manage hardscape installation team and project
Use hand tools such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws hedge and brush trimmers, and axes.
Perform lawn maintenance using various types of mowers, weed-eaters, blowers, and hedge trimmers.
Supervise crew responsible for mowing, aerating lawns, chemical applications, pest control, and monitoring plant growth and care.
Pull weeds prune plants and bushes, and create landscape designs.
lay sod, install sprinklers and remove old or out date equipment.

Landscaper helper vs lawn technician skills

Common landscaper helper skills

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

Common lawn technician skills

Lawn Care, 17%
Mowing, 16%
Quality Customer Service, 10%
Weed Control, 9%
Fertilize Lawns, 7%
Pest Control, 4%

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