Planter vs grounds maintenance worker

The differences between planters and grounds maintenance workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a planter, becoming a grounds maintenance worker takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a planter has an average salary of $34,417, which is higher than the $28,562 average annual salary of a grounds maintenance worker.

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

Planter vs grounds maintenance worker overview

	Planter	Grounds Maintenance Worker
Yearly salary	$34,417	$28,562
Hourly rate	$16.55	$13.73
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	375	115,674
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	High School Diploma, 46%
Average age	43	47
Years of experience	2	4

Planter vs grounds maintenance worker salary

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

	Planter	Grounds Maintenance Worker
Average salary	$34,417	$28,562
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $47,000	Between $23,000 And $35,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Rosa, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Lakeland Electric
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between planter and grounds maintenance worker education

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

	Planter	Grounds Maintenance Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	High School Diploma, 46%
Most common major	Theology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Planter vs grounds maintenance worker demographics

Here are the differences between planters' and grounds maintenance workers' demographics:

	Planter	Grounds Maintenance Worker
Average age	43	47
Gender ratio	Male, 51.4% Female, 48.6%	Male, 91.2% Female, 8.8%
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, 11.7% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 4.7% White, 60.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	9%	2%

Differences between planter and grounds maintenance 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.

Grounds maintenance worker example responsibilities.

Manage hardscape installation team and project
Operate hand or power tools and equipment such as: lawn mowers, shovels, snow blowers, rakes and trimmers.
Used lawn equipment to maintain grass, trees, flower beds, and paper pickup around the outside of where house.
Clean grounds using rakes, brooms, and hoses.
Mow, weed whack, rake, mulch, and prune the grounds as needed.
Remove weeds, debris and trash, edge, water, mow, prune and trim park landscapes.

Planter vs grounds maintenance worker skills

Common planter skills

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

Common grounds maintenance worker skills

GRASS, 16%
Grounds Maintenance, 11%
Mowing, 9%
Hand Tools, 7%
Mowers, 4%
Blowers, 4%

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