Trim technician vs lawn care worker

The differences between trim technicians and lawn care 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 trim technician and a lawn care worker. Additionally, a trim technician has an average salary of $33,242, which is higher than the $29,667 average annual salary of a lawn care worker.

The top three skills for a trim technician include hand tools, mask and CNC. The most important skills for a lawn care worker are GRASS, mowing, and water lawns.

Trim technician vs lawn care worker overview

	Trim Technician	Lawn Care Worker
Yearly salary	$33,242	$29,667
Hourly rate	$15.98	$14.26
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	31,248	88,268
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	High School Diploma, 41%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	2	2

Trim technician vs lawn care worker salary

Trim technicians and lawn care workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Trim Technician	Lawn Care Worker
Average salary	$33,242	$29,667
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $42,000	Between $23,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Fargo, ND
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Lawn Doctor
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between trim technician and lawn care worker education

There are a few differences between a trim technician and a lawn care worker in terms of educational background:

	Trim Technician	Lawn Care Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	High School Diploma, 41%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Trim technician vs lawn care worker demographics

Here are the differences between trim technicians' and lawn care workers' demographics:

	Trim Technician	Lawn Care Worker
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 78.7% Female, 21.3%	Male, 77.5% Female, 22.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 19.6% Asian, 1.6% White, 63.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 19.5% Asian, 1.5% White, 63.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between trim technician and lawn care worker duties and responsibilities

Trim technician example responsibilities.

Maintain numerous automate scripts to assist in managing Linux systems.
Install complete HVAC systems in residential homes.
Service and maintain residential HVAC equipment on a daily basis.
Mask, paper, or grease components to be protect from paint.
Perform repairs on PCs produce at a Hewlett Packard manufacturing facility.
Compose written reports of data collect from patient evaluation and present to department chief for thorough analysis of patient diagnosis.

Lawn care worker example responsibilities.

Accomplish mowing lawns and all job relate requests given by managers precisely and accurately.
Winter property care equipment include snow blowers, shoveling, and salting.
Provide services such as mowing grass, seed lawns, applying fertilizer and pest control, and trimming hedges and trees.
Mow neighbor's lawns, trim lawn edge, clean driveway and sidewalk from cut grass, and bag cut grass.
Help to trim shrubs and prune dead branches.
Used snow shovels to clear sidewalks and small parking lots.

Trim technician vs lawn care worker skills

Common trim technician skills

Hand Tools, 42%
Mask, 28%
CNC, 17%
General Maintenance, 7%
Assembly Line, 3%
HVAC, 3%

Common lawn care worker skills

GRASS, 17%
Mowing, 16%
Water Lawns, 10%
Lawn Care, 9%
CPR, 6%
Program Rules, 5%

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