Mower vs tractor operator

The differences between mowers and tractor operators 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 tractor operator takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a tractor operator has an average salary of $33,058, 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 a tractor operator are GRASS, mowing, and minor maintenance.

Mower vs tractor operator overview

	Mower	Tractor Operator
Yearly salary	$30,494	$33,058
Hourly rate	$14.66	$15.89
Growth rate	5%	7%
Number of jobs	3,098	49,115
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	41	43
Years of experience	2	4

Mower vs tractor operator salary

Mowers and tractor operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Mower	Tractor Operator
Average salary	$30,494	$33,058
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $40,000	Between $27,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Walsh Electric
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between mower and tractor operator education

There are a few differences between a mower and a tractor operator in terms of educational background:

	Mower	Tractor Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Mower vs tractor operator demographics

Here are the differences between mowers' and tractor operators' demographics:

	Mower	Tractor Operator
Average age	41	43
Gender ratio	Male, 90.3% Female, 9.7%	Male, 93.1% Female, 6.9%
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, 15.8% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 22.3% Asian, 2.7% White, 53.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	3%	4%

Differences between mower and tractor operator 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.

Tractor operator example responsibilities.

Used hand or power tools such as mowers, blowers, edgers and weed whackers.
Utilize disk and hay bine cutters, hay rakes and hay bailers to cultivate fields.
Operate and maintain tractor and brush hog used to mow property.
Help maintain the canal banks and spay the weeds and mow the canal banks
Read RF gun system WMOS and PKMS to locate products send off into waves.
Operate tractors and skid steer loaders to load trucks and make deliveries to customer's homes.

Mower vs tractor operator skills

Common mower skills

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

Common tractor operator skills

GRASS, 17%
Mowing, 14%
Minor Maintenance, 8%
Safety Procedures, 6%
Loaders, 5%
Harvest, 5%

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