Mower operator vs lawn care worker

The differences between mower operators and lawn care workers 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 lawn care worker. Additionally, a mower operator has an average salary of $31,027, which is higher than the $29,667 average annual salary of a lawn care worker.

The top three skills for a mower operator include GRASS, mowing and rakes. The most important skills for a lawn care worker are GRASS, mowing, and water lawns.

Mower operator vs lawn care worker overview

	Mower Operator	Lawn Care Worker
Yearly salary	$31,027	$29,667
Hourly rate	$14.92	$14.26
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	27,318	88,268
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 58%	High School Diploma, 41%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	2	2

Mower operator vs lawn care worker salary

Mower operators and lawn care workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Mower Operator	Lawn Care Worker
Average salary	$31,027	$29,667
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $40,000	Between $23,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Fargo, ND
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Lawn Doctor
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between mower operator and lawn care worker education

There are a few differences between a mower operator and a lawn care worker in terms of educational background:

	Mower Operator	Lawn Care Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 58%	High School Diploma, 41%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Mower operator vs lawn care worker demographics

Here are the differences between mower operators' and lawn care workers' demographics:

	Mower Operator	Lawn Care Worker
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 94.3% Female, 5.7%	Male, 77.5% Female, 22.5%
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, 11.0% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 19.5% Asian, 1.5% White, 63.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between mower operator and lawn care worker 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.

Lawn care worker example responsibilities.

Accomplish mowing lawns and all job relate requests given by managers precisely and accurately.
Winter property care equipment include snow blowers, shoveling, and salting.
Provide services such as mowing grass, seed lawns, applying fertilizer and pest control, and trimming hedges and trees.
Mow neighbor's lawns, trim lawn edge, clean driveway and sidewalk from cut grass, and bag cut grass.
Help to trim shrubs and prune dead branches.
Used snow shovels to clear sidewalks and small parking lots.

Mower operator vs lawn care worker skills

Common mower operator skills

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

Common lawn care worker skills

GRASS, 17%
Mowing, 16%
Water Lawns, 10%
Lawn Care, 9%
CPR, 6%
Program Rules, 5%

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