Mower operator vs ground crew

The differences between mower operators and ground crews 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 operator and a ground crew. Additionally, a ground crew has an average salary of $33,390, which is higher than the $31,027 average annual salary of a mower operator.

The top three skills for a mower operator include GRASS, mowing and rakes. The most important skills for a ground crew are mowing, GRASS, and snow removal.

Mower operator vs ground crew overview

	Mower Operator	Ground Crew
Yearly salary	$31,027	$33,390
Hourly rate	$14.92	$16.05
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	27,318	64,779
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	2	2

Mower operator vs ground crew salary

Mower operators and ground crews have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Mower Operator	Ground Crew
Average salary	$31,027	$33,390
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $40,000	Between $26,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	Juneau, AK
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Elcona Pro Shop
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between mower operator and ground crew education

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

	Mower Operator	Ground Crew
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Mower operator vs ground crew demographics

Here are the differences between mower operators' and ground crews' demographics:

	Mower Operator	Ground Crew
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 94.3% Female, 5.7%	Male, 89.3% Female, 10.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.7% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 20.8% Asian, 1.6% White, 62.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 8.3% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 1.7% White, 66.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between mower operator and ground crew duties and responsibilities

Mower operator example responsibilities.

Maintain, operate, and manage a riding lawn-mower to ensure that it run to the best of itscapabilities.
Operate different power mowers, blowers, weed whackers, trimmers etc.
Mow grass, weed whacking, and blowing off remains.
Trim grass using the lawn mower, operate the weed eater, and leaf blower.
Drive mowing route, repairing mowers on the spot when they break, mowing yards to look neat and professional
Operate specialty mowers for fairways and greens along with rough and sand trap maintenance.

Ground crew example responsibilities.

Manage the maintenance for all generators: small Honda 4000 and Onan 6500K's.
Used hand saws and hand pruners as well as motorized saws to manage tree cuttings on the ground.
Used rakes, shovels, pruning saws, brush trimmers, axes, and other equipment.
Collect debris and refuge from tree trimming and removal operations into piles using shovels, rakes, and other tools.
Use landscape tools-rakes, shovels, and shrub pruners.
Synchronize missile defense operations within NATO's southern region.

Mower operator vs ground crew skills

Common mower operator skills

GRASS, 40%
Mowing, 32%
Rakes, 18%
Mowers, 4%
Blowers, 2%
Snow Removal, 1%

Common ground crew skills

Mowing, 22%
GRASS, 14%
Snow Removal, 7%
Safety Procedures, 6%
General Upkeep, 5%
Fairways, 4%

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