Utilities ground worker vs ground crew

The differences between utilities ground workers and ground crews can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-12 months to become a utilities ground worker, becoming a ground crew takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a ground crew has an average salary of $33,390, which is higher than the $32,326 average annual salary of a utilities ground worker.

The top three skills for a utilities ground worker include hand tools, GRASS and snow removal. The most important skills for a ground crew are mowing, GRASS, and snow removal.

Utilities ground worker vs ground crew overview

	Utilities Ground Worker	Ground Crew
Yearly salary	$32,326	$33,390
Hourly rate	$15.54	$16.05
Growth rate	4%	5%
Number of jobs	25,011	64,779
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	34	41
Years of experience	12	2

Utilities ground worker vs ground crew salary

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

	Utilities Ground Worker	Ground Crew
Average salary	$32,326	$33,390
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $41,000	Between $26,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	Bellingham, WA	Juneau, AK
Highest paying state	Alaska	Massachusetts
Best paying company	Cargill	Elcona Pro Shop
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between utilities ground worker and ground crew education

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

	Utilities Ground Worker	Ground Crew
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Anthropology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Utilities ground worker vs ground crew demographics

Here are the differences between utilities ground workers' and ground crews' demographics:

	Utilities Ground Worker	Ground Crew
Average age	34	41
Gender ratio	Male, 89.9% Female, 10.1%	Male, 89.3% Female, 10.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 22.5% Asian, 2.5% White, 58.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%	Black or African American, 8.3% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 1.7% White, 66.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	2%	3%

Differences between utilities ground worker and ground crew duties and responsibilities

Utilities ground worker example responsibilities.

Maintain building and grounds including grass cutting, landscaping and snow removal.
Cut grass, mulch, snow removal some cleaning uses a rake, move offices
Perform mowing, trimming to antennas, guy wires and their access roads.
Trail maintenance and rehabilitation including rock wall masonry repair and asphalt repair.
Replace burned out fluorescent and incandescent lamps throughout the building using proper EAP procedures.
Load cafeteria trays/silverware/cookware into commercial dishwasher.

Ground crew example responsibilities.

Manage the maintenance for all generators: small Honda 4000 and Onan 6500K's.
Used hand saws and hand pruners as well as motorized saws to manage tree cuttings on the ground.
Used rakes, shovels, pruning saws, brush trimmers, axes, and other equipment.
Collect debris and refuge from tree trimming and removal operations into piles using shovels, rakes, and other tools.
Use landscape tools-rakes, shovels, and shrub pruners.
Synchronize missile defense operations within NATO's southern region.

Utilities ground worker vs ground crew skills

Common utilities ground worker skills

Hand Tools, 26%
GRASS, 23%
Snow Removal, 15%
Mowing, 9%
CDL, 9%
Plumbing, 6%

Common ground crew skills

Mowing, 22%
GRASS, 14%
Snow Removal, 7%
Safety Procedures, 6%
General Upkeep, 5%
Fairways, 4%