Mower vs irrigation technician

The differences between mowers and irrigation 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 mower and an irrigation technician. Additionally, an irrigation technician has an average salary of $35,472, which is higher than the $30,494 average annual salary of a mower.

The top three skills for a mower include mowing, GRASS and mowers. The most important skills for an irrigation technician are golf courses, trenchers, and sprinkler heads.

Mower vs irrigation technician overview

	Mower	Irrigation Technician
Yearly salary	$30,494	$35,472
Hourly rate	$14.66	$17.05
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	3,098	27,291
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	High School Diploma, 42%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	2	2

Mower vs irrigation technician salary

Mowers and irrigation technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Mower	Irrigation Technician
Average salary	$30,494	$35,472
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $40,000	Between $27,000 And $45,000
Highest paying City	-	Concord, CA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	San Diego College of Continuing Education
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between mower and irrigation technician education

There are a few differences between a mower and an irrigation technician in terms of educational background:

	Mower	Irrigation Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	High School Diploma, 42%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Mower vs irrigation technician demographics

Here are the differences between mowers' and irrigation technicians' demographics:

	Mower	Irrigation Technician
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 90.3% Female, 9.7%	Male, 96.1% Female, 3.9%
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, 9.0% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 26.0% Asian, 2.0% White, 57.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between mower and irrigation technician 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.

Irrigation technician example responsibilities.

Manage hardscape installation team and project
Work with irrigation equipment such as sprinklers, water lines, pumps, suction devices, valves and other plumbing equipment.
Used hand and power tools to dig trenches and lay PVC and other pipes for landscape and sprinkler systems.
Install, troubleshoot and repair valves.
Dig shallow wells and install electrical pump.
Rake leaves and prune shrubs as needed.

Mower vs irrigation technician skills

Common mower skills

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

Common irrigation technician skills

Golf Courses, 16%
Trenchers, 9%
Sprinkler Heads, 7%
Customer Service, 7%
Taking Care, 6%
Work Ethic, 6%

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