Lawn care worker vs ground worker

The differences between lawn care workers and ground workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a lawn care worker and a ground worker. Additionally, a ground worker has an average salary of $29,875, which is higher than the $29,667 average annual salary of a lawn care worker.

The top three skills for a lawn care worker include GRASS, mowing and water lawns. The most important skills for a ground worker are mowing, GRASS, and hand tools.

Lawn care worker vs ground worker overview

	Lawn Care Worker	Ground Worker
Yearly salary	$29,667	$29,875
Hourly rate	$14.26	$14.36
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	88,268	33,720
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	High School Diploma, 38%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	2	2

What does a lawn care worker do?

A lawn care worker specializes in enhancing and maintaining the cleanliness of gardens and landscapes. Most of the responsibilities will require manual work and attention to detail, along with time management. The majority of the tasks will revolve around mowing and cleaning lawns, trimming trees and other plants, maintaining flower beds, and sometimes cleaning garden fixtures. A lawn care worker may also apply pesticides and other chemicals, install ponds or irrigation, recommend fertilizers, and operate different devices or equipment.

What does a ground worker do?

Groundworkers are part of the construction staff who prepares a site before building. They are responsible for removing the sewage, redirecting water flows using pumps, cementing the project site, and laying the curb. Usually, they provide the tools they need for projects. Groundworkers require basic numeracy because of the nature of their role. They must also be decisive and confident in the quality of their work. Most importantly, this job requires a high level of fitness for safe working in the location.

Lawn care worker vs ground worker salary

Lawn care workers and ground workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Lawn Care Worker	Ground Worker
Average salary	$29,667	$29,875
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $38,000	Between $24,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	Fargo, ND	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	Alaska	Alaska
Best paying company	Lawn Doctor	Mount St. Mary's University
Best paying industry	Health Care	Government

Differences between lawn care worker and ground worker education

There are a few differences between a lawn care worker and a ground worker in terms of educational background:

	Lawn Care Worker	Ground Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	High School Diploma, 38%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Lawn care worker vs ground worker demographics

Here are the differences between lawn care workers' and ground workers' demographics:

	Lawn Care Worker	Ground Worker
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 77.5% Female, 22.5%	Male, 85.7% Female, 14.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 19.5% Asian, 1.5% White, 63.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 21.8% Asian, 2.1% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between lawn care worker and ground worker duties and responsibilities

Lawn care worker example responsibilities.

Accomplish mowing lawns and all job relate requests given by managers precisely and accurately.
Winter property care equipment include snow blowers, shoveling, and salting.
Provide services such as mowing grass, seed lawns, applying fertilizer and pest control, and trimming hedges and trees.
Mow neighbor's lawns, trim lawn edge, clean driveway and sidewalk from cut grass, and bag cut grass.
Help to trim shrubs and prune dead branches.
Used snow shovels to clear sidewalks and small parking lots.

Ground worker example responsibilities.

Manage hardscape installation team and project
Operate vehicles and power equipment such as mowers, snow blowers, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws.
Aid in the maintenance of equipment as needed (lawn mowers, tractors, weed-eaters, leaf blowers, etc . )
Mow rough, greens, fairways, hand water greens, spread seed on greens and fairways, rake sand traps.
Used both hand shovels and plow trucks to remove snow.
Operate backhoe and bobcat to assist plumbing and irrigation dept.

Lawn care worker vs ground worker skills

Common lawn care worker skills

GRASS, 17%
Mowing, 16%
Water Lawns, 10%
Lawn Care, 9%
CPR, 6%
Program Rules, 5%

Common ground worker skills

Mowing, 12%
GRASS, 10%
Hand Tools, 9%
Grounds Maintenance, 8%
Blowers, 4%
Routine Maintenance, 4%

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