Planter vs gardener

The differences between planters and gardeners can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a planter and a gardener. Additionally, a planter has an average salary of $34,417, which is higher than the $32,912 average annual salary of a gardener.

The top three skills for a planter include water plants, assembly line and community outreach. The most important skills for a gardener are GRASS, mowing, and hand tools.

Planter vs gardener overview

	Planter	Gardener
Yearly salary	$34,417	$32,912
Hourly rate	$16.55	$15.82
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	375	5,411
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	43	41
Years of experience	2	2

Planter vs gardener salary

Planters and gardeners have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Planter	Gardener
Average salary	$34,417	$32,912
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $47,000	Between $22,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	-	Union City, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	UC Santa Barbara
Best paying industry	-	Media

Differences between planter and gardener education

There are a few differences between a planter and a gardener in terms of educational background:

	Planter	Gardener
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Theology	Plant Sciences
Most common college	-	-

Planter vs gardener demographics

Here are the differences between planters' and gardeners' demographics:

	Planter	Gardener
Average age	43	41
Gender ratio	Male, 51.4% Female, 48.6%	Male, 56.4% Female, 43.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% Asian, 8.7% White, 64.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 7.8% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 28.0% Asian, 1.8% White, 56.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	9%	3%

Differences between planter and gardener duties and responsibilities

Planter example responsibilities.

Lead teens on spiritual retreat, provide classroom instruction at event, and execute youth prayer breakfast.
Design combination planters and monitor their progress.
Develop and participate in leadership workshops for new leaders and assist new leaders in assuming leadership responsibilities.
Founded, write and produce gospel group G.O.N.E.

Gardener example responsibilities.

Manage hardscape installation team and project
General grounds maintenance of exterior landscaping, including trimming, weed control, lawn mowing, and applying fertilizer.
Operate and maintain lawn mowers and tractors for seeding, aeration, snow removal and fertilizing of grounds.
Operate vehicles or power equipment, such as mowers, snow blowers, chain-saws, electric clippers and pruning saws.
Operate a variety of equipment including hand and power tools, blowers, mowers, and drive a vehicle around campus.
Clean grounds using rakes, brooms, trash can, and hand blower.

Planter vs gardener skills

Common planter skills

Water Plants, 22%
Assembly Line, 17%
Community Outreach, 14%
Planters, 13%
Load Trucks, 12%
DIG, 8%

Common gardener skills

GRASS, 20%
Mowing, 10%
Hand Tools, 7%
Blowers, 7%
Rakes, 5%
Grounds Maintenance, 5%