Nursery worker vs ship worker

The differences between nursery workers and ship workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a ship worker has an average salary of $28,576, 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 ship worker are customer orders, safety procedures, and crisis intervention.

Nursery worker vs ship worker overview

	Nursery Worker	Ship Worker
Yearly salary	$27,083	$28,576
Hourly rate	$13.02	$13.74
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	23,072	29,706
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	40	42
Years of experience	-	4

Nursery worker vs ship worker salary

Nursery workers and ship workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Nursery Worker	Ship Worker
Average salary	$27,083	$28,576
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $32,000	Between $19,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	McMinnville, OR	Baltimore, MD
Highest paying state	Montana	Vermont
Best paying company	Twin Lakes Community	Katerra
Best paying industry	Finance	Transportation

Differences between nursery worker and ship worker education

There are a few differences between a nursery worker and a ship worker in terms of educational background:

	Nursery Worker	Ship Worker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Nursery worker vs ship worker demographics

Here are the differences between nursery workers' and ship workers' demographics:

	Nursery Worker	Ship Worker
Average age	40	42
Gender ratio	Male, 22.2% Female, 77.8%	Male, 54.7% Female, 45.3%
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, 6.9% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% Asian, 3.1% White, 75.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	3%	11%

Differences between nursery worker and ship worker 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.

Ship worker example responsibilities.

Stack ice cream bricks and tubs onto pallets in freezer by hand and move into position by electric pallet jack.
General maintenance such as but not limit to HVAC maintenance/repair, electrical maintenance/repair, minor plumbing maintenance/repair.
Work the dryers in which the linen are dried in.
Used FIFO system to see what need to be pick first.
Collect payment in cash, credit and debit using POS systems.
build carts, run the wash and robot, unload and load trucks ,

Nursery worker vs ship worker skills

Common nursery worker skills

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

Common ship worker skills

Customer Orders, 15%
Safety Procedures, 14%
Crisis Intervention, 9%
Community Resources, 9%
Customer Service, 9%
CPR, 4%

Updated January 8, 2025

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