Nursery worker vs garden center employee

The differences between nursery workers and garden center employees can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a garden center employee has an average salary of $28,946, which is higher than the $27,083 average annual salary of a nursery worker.

The top three skills for a nursery worker include pigs, water plants and CPR. The most important skills for a garden center employee are sales floor, customer inquiries, and cleanliness.

Nursery worker vs garden center employee overview

	Nursery Worker	Garden Center Employee
Yearly salary	$27,083	$28,946
Hourly rate	$13.02	$13.92
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	23,072	31,432
Job satisfaction	-	1
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	-	-

Nursery worker vs garden center employee salary

Nursery workers and garden center employees have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Nursery Worker	Garden Center Employee
Average salary	$27,083	$28,946
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $32,000	Between $19,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	McMinnville, OR	-
Highest paying state	Montana	-
Best paying company	Twin Lakes Community	-
Best paying industry	Finance	-

Differences between nursery worker and garden center employee education

There are a few differences between a nursery worker and a garden center employee in terms of educational background:

	Nursery Worker	Garden Center Employee
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Nursery worker vs garden center employee demographics

Here are the differences between nursery workers' and garden center employees' demographics:

	Nursery Worker	Garden Center Employee
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 22.2% Female, 77.8%	Male, 51.5% Female, 48.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.3% Unknown, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 28.2% Asian, 1.8% White, 61.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 4.4% Unknown, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 24.8% Asian, 1.8% White, 64.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between nursery worker and garden center employee duties and responsibilities

Nursery worker example responsibilities.

Haul and spread topsoil, fertilizer, and other materials to condition soil, using wheelbarrows and shovels.
Service the work trucks by checking the oil and gas, same with the weed eaters and the lawn mowers.
Earn a CPR and varous other certifications.
Work on the installation crew installing sprinklers and landscaping.
Haul soil, fertilizer and tools using wagons and wheelbarrows.
Help out around the nursery, repair sprinklers, mow lawns.

Garden center employee example responsibilities.

Manage and troubleshoot applications and printers across exchange servers.
Update alumni information for the school.
Contribute to the up-keep, safety and cleanliness of the fitness center.
Call UConn alumni to help receive donations for the scholarships of UConn students and UConn athletes.
Develop great interpersonal and leadership skills from this position Activities/Achievements.
Prepare and submit quarterly staffing metrics to senior leadership regarding program feedback and evaluations.

Nursery worker vs garden center employee skills

Common nursery worker skills

Pigs, 18%
Water Plants, 11%
CPR, 11%
Child Care, 10%
Church Services, 8%
Nursery Stock, 7%

Common garden center employee skills

Sales Floor, 31%
Customer Inquiries, 27%
Cleanliness, 13%
Customer Satisfaction, 9%
Data Entry, 4%
HR, 3%

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