Park maintainer vs forest worker

The differences between park maintainers and forest 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 park maintainer and a forest worker. Additionally, a park maintainer has an average salary of $43,933, which is higher than the $26,509 average annual salary of a forest worker.

The top three skills for a park maintainer include mowing, CDL and mowers. The most important skills for a forest worker are GIS, , and .

Park maintainer vs forest worker overview

	Park Maintainer	Forest Worker
Yearly salary	$43,933	$26,509
Hourly rate	$21.12	$12.74
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	1,509	19,579
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	2	2

Park maintainer vs forest worker salary

Park maintainers and forest workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Park Maintainer	Forest Worker
Average salary	$43,933	$26,509
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $76,000	Between $21,000 And $32,000
Highest paying City	-	Erie, PA
Highest paying state	-	Minnesota
Best paying company	-	Anthony
Best paying industry	-	Insurance

Differences between park maintainer and forest worker education

There are a few differences between a park maintainer and a forest worker in terms of educational background:

	Park Maintainer	Forest Worker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Pennsylvania State University	Duke University

Park maintainer vs forest worker demographics

Here are the differences between park maintainers' and forest workers' demographics:

	Park Maintainer	Forest Worker
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 84.3% Female, 15.7%	Male, 70.5% Female, 29.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.2% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 22.7% Asian, 2.0% White, 65.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, -0.2%	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 24.2% Asian, 1.9% White, 62.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.0%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between park maintainer and forest worker duties and responsibilities

Park maintainer example responsibilities.

Provide leadership and supervision by managing day-to-day operations for a county park facility.
Maintain, service mowers and small engine equipment.
Demonstrate continuous leadership for employees by providing on-the-job training while building good working relationships with management and customers.
Dump, spread, and tamp asphalt, using pneumatic tampers, to repair joints and patch broken pavement.

Forest worker example responsibilities.

Serve as a wild land fire fighter and/or emergency responder on a statewide basis.
Dig trenches, set ground rods and wire, minor concrete work, traffic control, set cabinets, install pipes.
Dig trenches, set ground rods and wire, minor concrete work, traffic control, set cabinets, install pipes.

Park maintainer vs forest worker skills

Common park maintainer skills

Mowing, 77%
CDL, 12%
Mowers, 11%

Common forest worker skills

GIS, 100%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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