Yard person vs gardener

The differences between yard people and gardeners can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a yard person and a gardener. Additionally, a yard person has an average salary of $36,083, which is higher than the $32,912 average annual salary of a gardener.

The top three skills for a yard person include building materials, rental equipment and construction equipment. The most important skills for a gardener are GRASS, mowing, and hand tools.

Yard person vs gardener overview

	Yard Person	Gardener
Yearly salary	$36,083	$32,912
Hourly rate	$17.35	$15.82
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	33,825	5,411
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	2	2

Yard person vs gardener salary

Yard people and gardeners have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Yard Person	Gardener
Average salary	$36,083	$32,912
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $49,000	Between $22,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	-	Union City, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	UC Santa Barbara
Best paying industry	-	Media

Differences between yard person and gardener education

There are a few differences between a yard person and a gardener in terms of educational background:

	Yard Person	Gardener
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Business	Plant Sciences
Most common college	-	-

Yard person vs gardener demographics

Here are the differences between yard people' and gardeners' demographics:

	Yard Person	Gardener
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 95.2% Female, 4.8%	Male, 56.4% Female, 43.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.8% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 25.6% Asian, 1.9% White, 58.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 7.8% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 28.0% Asian, 1.8% White, 56.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between yard person and gardener duties and responsibilities

Yard person example responsibilities.

Hand dig area between old and new poles to ensure enough room to transfer wires, dips etc to new poles.
Operate self-propelled riding equipment such as trucks, utility vehicles and mechanical rakes.

Gardener example responsibilities.

Manage hardscape installation team and project
General grounds maintenance of exterior landscaping, including trimming, weed control, lawn mowing, and applying fertilizer.
Operate and maintain lawn mowers and tractors for seeding, aeration, snow removal and fertilizing of grounds.
Operate vehicles or power equipment, such as mowers, snow blowers, chain-saws, electric clippers and pruning saws.
Operate a variety of equipment including hand and power tools, blowers, mowers, and drive a vehicle around campus.
Clean grounds using rakes, brooms, trash can, and hand blower.

Yard person vs gardener skills

Common yard person skills

Building Materials, 31%
Rental Equipment, 18%
Construction Equipment, 8%
Load Trucks, 8%
Semi Trailers, 5%
Mowing, 4%

Common gardener skills

GRASS, 20%
Mowing, 10%
Hand Tools, 7%
Blowers, 7%
Rakes, 5%
Grounds Maintenance, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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