Mower operator vs irrigation technician

The differences between mower operators 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 operator and an irrigation technician. Additionally, an irrigation technician has an average salary of $35,472, 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 an irrigation technician are golf courses, trenchers, and sprinkler heads.

Mower operator vs irrigation technician overview

	Mower Operator	Irrigation Technician
Yearly salary	$31,027	$35,472
Hourly rate	$14.92	$17.05
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	27,318	27,291
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 58%	High School Diploma, 42%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	2	2

Mower operator vs irrigation technician salary

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

	Mower Operator	Irrigation Technician
Average salary	$31,027	$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 operator and irrigation technician education

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

	Mower Operator	Irrigation Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 58%	High School Diploma, 42%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Mower operator vs irrigation technician demographics

Here are the differences between mower operators' and irrigation technicians' demographics:

	Mower Operator	Irrigation Technician
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 94.3% Female, 5.7%	Male, 96.1% Female, 3.9%
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, 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 operator and irrigation technician 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.

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 operator vs irrigation technician skills

Common mower operator skills

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

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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