Mower operator vs lawn maintenance worker

The differences between mower operators and lawn maintenance 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 maintenance worker. Additionally, a mower operator has an average salary of $31,027, which is higher than the $29,351 average annual salary of a lawn maintenance worker.

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

Mower operator vs lawn maintenance worker overview

	Mower Operator	Lawn Maintenance Worker
Yearly salary	$31,027	$29,351
Hourly rate	$14.92	$14.11
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	27,318	87,281
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 58%	High School Diploma, 54%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	2	2

Mower operator vs lawn maintenance worker salary

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

	Mower Operator	Lawn Maintenance Worker
Average salary	$31,027	$29,351
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $40,000	Between $23,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	-	Sacramento, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	VisionCorp Rep
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between mower operator and lawn maintenance worker education

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

	Mower Operator	Lawn Maintenance Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 58%	High School Diploma, 54%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Mower operator vs lawn maintenance worker demographics

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

	Mower Operator	Lawn Maintenance Worker
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 94.3% Female, 5.7%	Male, 89.7% Female, 10.3%
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, 11.4% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 21.3% Asian, 1.5% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between mower operator and lawn maintenance 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 maintenance worker example responsibilities.

Manage hardscape installation team and project
Operate powered equipment such as mowers, blowers, gas clippers.
hedge trimmer, rakes and shovels, lawn mower, weed-whacker, blower.
Operate weed eaters, lawn mowers, and blowers on residential and commercial properties.
edge weedeat blow mow prune plants trim hedges trim trees .. landscaping plants trees mulch sod
Maintain the association park by mowing and weed eating the grass, cutting brush and picking up garbage.

Mower operator vs lawn maintenance worker skills

Common mower operator skills

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

Common lawn maintenance worker skills

Lawn Care, 16%
Mowing, 16%
GRASS, 11%
Hand Tools, 9%
Ladders, 8%
Edge Lawns, 5%

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