Landscaper vs keeper

The differences between landscapers 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 and a keeper. Additionally, a keeper has an average salary of $33,606, which is higher than the $28,952 average annual salary of a landscaper.

The top three skills for a landscaper include mowing, taking care and GRASS. The most important skills for a keeper are guest rooms, animal husbandry, and purchase orders.

Landscaper vs keeper overview

	Landscaper	Keeper
Yearly salary	$28,952	$33,606
Hourly rate	$13.92	$16.16
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	11,147	3,285
Job satisfaction	4	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	2	2

What does a landscaper do?

A landscaper is responsible for maintaining gardens, plant areas, and other outdoor facilities. Landscapers' duties include reviewing and adjusting landscape design based on the clients' specifications, analyzing garden layouts, measuring land areas and surfaces for the design outlines, installing irrigation systems, maintaining plant growth, and applying fertilizers regularly. Landscapers will also work on removing weeds, trimming overgrown plants, checking defects on landscape equipment, and coordinating with other outdoor design professionals. A landscaper should be knowledgeable about the recent landscaping trends to suggest designs and improve the landscape presentation.

What does a keeper do?

A storekeeper is responsible for managing all a store's operations and overseeing the care and maintenance of stocks, including inventory management. Your duties will include receiving, unloading, and shelving supplies, inspecting deliveries for discrepancies and damage, and managing all documentation. In addition, you will be responsible for maintaining inventory control and coordinating freight handling. You are also responsible for planning campaigns to promote new products, mediating any conflicts between clients and staff, maintaining a sales record, and purchasing new products.

Landscaper vs keeper salary

Landscapers and keepers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Landscaper	Keeper
Average salary	$28,952	$33,606
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $36,000	Between $23,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	Santa Clara, CA	Richmond, CA
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	Hawaii
Best paying company	Princeton University	The Boston Beer Company
Best paying industry	Health Care	Manufacturing

Differences between landscaper and keeper education

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

	Landscaper	Keeper
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Business	Biology
Most common college	-	-

Landscaper vs keeper demographics

Here are the differences between landscapers' and keepers' demographics:

	Landscaper	Keeper
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 91.0% Female, 9.0%	Male, 47.8% Female, 52.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 22.4% Asian, 1.5% White, 61.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	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 and keeper duties and responsibilities

Landscaper example responsibilities.

Manage clients and run all landscape operations including groundskeeping, seasonal cleaning, and pressure washing
Manage hardscape installation team and project
Operate powered equipment such as mowers, tractors, snow blowers, chainsaws, sod cutters, pruning saws and edgers.
Install plants, landscape lighting, and hardscape features (including retaining walls, paving stones and ponds).
Used various tools to cut grass, prune small trees and shrubbery, paint, and perform other landscaping duties.
Operate weed-whacker, leaf blower, lawn mower, and use of handsaw, shovels, and clippers as needed.

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 vs keeper skills

Common landscaper skills

Mowing, 19%
Taking Care, 14%
GRASS, 12%
Power Saws, 11%
Prune, 7%
Golf Courses, 6%

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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Updated January 8, 2025

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