Planter vs lawn technician

The differences between planters and lawn technicians 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 lawn technician. Additionally, a planter has an average salary of $34,417, which is higher than the $32,360 average annual salary of a lawn technician.

The top three skills for a planter include water plants, assembly line and community outreach. The most important skills for a lawn technician are lawn care, mowing, and quality customer service.

Planter vs lawn technician overview

	Planter	Lawn Technician
Yearly salary	$34,417	$32,360
Hourly rate	$16.55	$15.56
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	375	32,938
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	High School Diploma, 43%
Average age	43	41
Years of experience	2	2

Planter vs lawn technician salary

Planters and lawn technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Planter	Lawn Technician
Average salary	$34,417	$32,360
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $47,000	Between $25,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	Spokane, WA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Hulett Environmental Services
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between planter and lawn technician education

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

	Planter	Lawn Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 33%	High School Diploma, 43%
Most common major	Theology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Planter vs lawn technician demographics

Here are the differences between planters' and lawn technicians' demographics:

	Planter	Lawn Technician
Average age	43	41
Gender ratio	Male, 51.4% Female, 48.6%	Male, 95.3% Female, 4.7%
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, 11.1% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% Asian, 1.7% White, 61.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	3%

Differences between planter and lawn technician 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.

Lawn technician example responsibilities.

Manage hardscape installation team and project
Use hand tools such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws hedge and brush trimmers, and axes.
Perform lawn maintenance using various types of mowers, weed-eaters, blowers, and hedge trimmers.
Supervise crew responsible for mowing, aerating lawns, chemical applications, pest control, and monitoring plant growth and care.
Pull weeds prune plants and bushes, and create landscape designs.
lay sod, install sprinklers and remove old or out date equipment.

Planter vs lawn technician skills

Common planter skills

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

Common lawn technician skills

Lawn Care, 17%
Mowing, 16%
Quality Customer Service, 10%
Weed Control, 9%
Fertilize Lawns, 7%
Pest Control, 4%