Outside maintenance worker vs maintenance worker

The differences between outside maintenance workers and maintenance workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an outside maintenance worker and a maintenance worker. Additionally, a maintenance worker has an average salary of $36,132, which is higher than the $33,164 average annual salary of an outside maintenance worker.

The top three skills for an outside maintenance worker include mowing, golf carts and rakes. The most important skills for a maintenance worker are plumbing, GRASS, and general maintenance.

Outside maintenance worker vs maintenance worker overview

	Outside Maintenance Worker	Maintenance Worker
Yearly salary	$33,164	$36,132
Hourly rate	$15.94	$17.37
Growth rate	14%	5%
Number of jobs	87,004	115,130
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	4	4

Outside maintenance worker vs maintenance worker salary

Outside maintenance workers and maintenance workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Outside Maintenance Worker	Maintenance Worker
Average salary	$33,164	$36,132
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $41,000	Between $25,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Rosa, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	ABB
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between outside maintenance worker and maintenance worker education

There are a few differences between an outside maintenance worker and a maintenance worker in terms of educational background:

	Outside Maintenance Worker	Maintenance Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Outside maintenance worker vs maintenance worker demographics

Here are the differences between outside maintenance workers' and maintenance workers' demographics:

	Outside Maintenance Worker	Maintenance Worker
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 83.7% Female, 16.3%	Male, 88.0% Female, 12.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.7% Asian, 2.7% White, 69.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.4%	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.7% Asian, 4.5% White, 59.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	2%

Differences between outside maintenance worker and maintenance worker duties and responsibilities

Outside maintenance worker example responsibilities.

Operate vehicles and power equipment, such as mowers, snow blowers, chain saws, and pruning saws.
Maintain grounds to include cutting grass, trimming weeds, upkeep of flower beds, etc.
Mow or edge lawns, used power mowers or edgers.
Include mowing as well as detail work and clean up and care of all equipment.
Provide general janitorial services, remove trash, and maintaining building systems including plumbing and electrical.
Review PLC programs to create interlock narrative drawings.

Maintenance worker example responsibilities.

Clean windows or mirrors, using cleaners, and squeegees.
Promote and enforce safety procedures; render first aid and CPR.
Conduct electrical repairs to include replacing outlets, light switches, and fixture replacements.
Identify safety hazards; respond to accidents and emergencies and administers first aid and CPR.
Mow, edge, trim and rake fields; operate riding mowers, light duty vehicles, blowers, edger.
Respond to service requests including custodial work, preventative maintenance and assessment of roofing, HVAC, furnace and electrical systems.

Outside maintenance worker vs maintenance worker skills

Common outside maintenance worker skills

Mowing, 36%
Golf Carts, 12%
Rakes, 11%
Outside Maintenance, 8%
Snow Removal, 7%
Lawn Care, 6%

Common maintenance worker skills

Plumbing, 10%
GRASS, 8%
General Maintenance, 7%
Hand Tools, 5%
Building Maintenance, 5%
Mowing, 4%

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