Mower vs grounds maintenance worker

The differences between mowers and grounds maintenance workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a mower, becoming a grounds maintenance worker takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a mower has an average salary of $30,494, which is higher than the $28,562 average annual salary of a grounds maintenance worker.

The top three skills for a mower include mowing, GRASS and mowers. The most important skills for a grounds maintenance worker are GRASS, grounds maintenance, and mowing.

Mower vs grounds maintenance worker overview

	Mower	Grounds Maintenance Worker
Yearly salary	$30,494	$28,562
Hourly rate	$14.66	$13.73
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	3,098	115,674
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	High School Diploma, 46%
Average age	41	47
Years of experience	2	4

Mower vs grounds maintenance worker salary

Mowers and grounds maintenance workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Mower	Grounds Maintenance Worker
Average salary	$30,494	$28,562
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $40,000	Between $23,000 And $35,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Rosa, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Lakeland Electric
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between mower and grounds maintenance worker education

There are a few differences between a mower and a grounds maintenance worker in terms of educational background:

	Mower	Grounds Maintenance Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	High School Diploma, 46%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Mower vs grounds maintenance worker demographics

Here are the differences between mowers' and grounds maintenance workers' demographics:

	Mower	Grounds Maintenance Worker
Average age	41	47
Gender ratio	Male, 90.3% Female, 9.7%	Male, 91.2% Female, 8.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 1.6% White, 65.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 11.7% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 4.7% White, 60.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	3%	2%

Differences between mower and grounds maintenance worker duties and responsibilities

Mower example responsibilities.

Coordinate youth soccer skills challenge, mow lawns, run errands, manage own schedule
Maintain, operate, and manage a riding lawn-mower to ensure that it run to the best of itscapabilities.
Manage hardscape installation team and project
Used hand tools such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws as well as hedge and brush trimmers.
Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, see, hedge or bush trimmers.
Perform all lawn care tasks, including mowing, push mowing, weed-eating, edging, and picking flower beds.

Grounds maintenance worker example responsibilities.

Manage hardscape installation team and project
Operate hand or power tools and equipment such as: lawn mowers, shovels, snow blowers, rakes and trimmers.
Used lawn equipment to maintain grass, trees, flower beds, and paper pickup around the outside of where house.
Clean grounds using rakes, brooms, and hoses.
Mow, weed whack, rake, mulch, and prune the grounds as needed.
Remove weeds, debris and trash, edge, water, mow, prune and trim park landscapes.

Mower vs grounds maintenance worker skills

Common mower skills

Mowing, 41%
GRASS, 24%
Mowers, 7%
Zero-Turn, 5%
Lawn Care, 2%
Sidewalks, 2%

Common grounds maintenance worker skills

GRASS, 16%
Grounds Maintenance, 11%
Mowing, 9%
Hand Tools, 7%
Mowers, 4%
Blowers, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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