Park maintainer vs tree chipper

The differences between park maintainers and tree chippers 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 tree chipper. Additionally, a tree chipper has an average salary of $46,715, which is higher than the $43,933 average annual salary of a park maintainer.

The top three skills for a park maintainer include mowing, CDL and mowers. The most important skills for a tree chipper are hand saws, , and .

Park maintainer vs tree chipper overview

	Park Maintainer	Tree Chipper
Yearly salary	$43,933	$46,715
Hourly rate	$21.12	$22.46
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	1,509	915
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	High School Diploma, 45%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	2	2

Park maintainer vs tree chipper salary

Park maintainers and tree chippers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Park Maintainer	Tree Chipper
Average salary	$43,933	$46,715
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $76,000	Between $23,000 And $92,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between park maintainer and tree chipper education

There are a few differences between a park maintainer and a tree chipper in terms of educational background:

	Park Maintainer	Tree Chipper
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	High School Diploma, 45%
Most common major	Business	Criminal Justice
Most common college	Pennsylvania State University	SUNY Farmingdale

Park maintainer vs tree chipper demographics

Here are the differences between park maintainers' and tree chippers' demographics:

	Park Maintainer	Tree Chipper
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 84.3% Female, 15.7%	Male, 97.3% Female, 2.7%
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 tree chipper 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.

Tree chipper example responsibilities.

Perform crown cleanings, cabling/bracing, crown reductions and other tasks under direction of an ISA certify arborist.
Work on casting to make sure gauges work and that they are AAR qualify.

Park maintainer vs tree chipper skills

Common park maintainer skills

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

Common tree chipper skills

Hand Saws, 100%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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