Planter vs ground worker

The differences between planters and ground 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 planter and a ground worker. Additionally, a planter has an average salary of $34,417, which is higher than the $29,875 average annual salary of a ground worker.

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

Planter vs ground worker overview

	Planter	Ground Worker
Yearly salary	$34,417	$29,875
Hourly rate	$16.55	$14.36
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	375	33,720
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	High School Diploma, 38%
Average age	43	41
Years of experience	2	2

Planter vs ground worker salary

Planters and ground workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Planter	Ground Worker
Average salary	$34,417	$29,875
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $47,000	Between $24,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Mount St. Mary's University
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between planter and ground worker education

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

	Planter	Ground Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	High School Diploma, 38%
Most common major	Theology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Planter vs ground worker demographics

Here are the differences between planters' and ground workers' demographics:

	Planter	Ground Worker
Average age	43	41
Gender ratio	Male, 51.4% Female, 48.6%	Male, 85.7% Female, 14.3%
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, 9.5% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 21.8% Asian, 2.1% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	9%	3%

Differences between planter and ground worker 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.

Ground worker example responsibilities.

Manage hardscape installation team and project
Operate vehicles and power equipment such as mowers, snow blowers, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws.
Aid in the maintenance of equipment as needed (lawn mowers, tractors, weed-eaters, leaf blowers, etc . )
Mow rough, greens, fairways, hand water greens, spread seed on greens and fairways, rake sand traps.
Used both hand shovels and plow trucks to remove snow.
Operate backhoe and bobcat to assist plumbing and irrigation dept.

Planter vs ground worker skills

Common planter skills

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

Common ground worker skills

Mowing, 12%
GRASS, 10%
Hand Tools, 9%
Grounds Maintenance, 8%
Blowers, 4%
Routine Maintenance, 4%