Mower operator vs lawn technician

The differences between mower operators and lawn 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 a lawn technician. Additionally, a lawn technician has an average salary of $32,360, 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 lawn technician are lawn care, mowing, and quality customer service.

Mower operator vs lawn technician overview

	Mower Operator	Lawn Technician
Yearly salary	$31,027	$32,360
Hourly rate	$14.92	$15.56
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	27,318	32,938
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 58%	High School Diploma, 43%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	2	2

Mower operator vs lawn technician salary

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

	Mower Operator	Lawn Technician
Average salary	$31,027	$32,360
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $40,000	Between $25,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	Spokane, WA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Hulett Environmental Services
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between mower operator and lawn technician education

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

	Mower Operator	Lawn Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 58%	High School Diploma, 43%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Mower operator vs lawn technician demographics

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

	Mower Operator	Lawn Technician
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 94.3% Female, 5.7%	Male, 95.3% Female, 4.7%
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, 11.1% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% Asian, 1.7% White, 61.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between mower operator and lawn 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.

Lawn technician example responsibilities.

Manage hardscape installation team and project
Use hand tools such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws hedge and brush trimmers, and axes.
Perform lawn maintenance using various types of mowers, weed-eaters, blowers, and hedge trimmers.
Supervise crew responsible for mowing, aerating lawns, chemical applications, pest control, and monitoring plant growth and care.
Pull weeds prune plants and bushes, and create landscape designs.
lay sod, install sprinklers and remove old or out date equipment.

Mower operator vs lawn technician skills

Common mower operator skills

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

Common lawn technician skills

Lawn Care, 17%
Mowing, 16%
Quality Customer Service, 10%
Weed Control, 9%
Fertilize Lawns, 7%
Pest Control, 4%

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