Yard person vs ground crew

The differences between yard people and ground crews 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 ground crew. Additionally, a yard person has an average salary of $36,083, which is higher than the $33,390 average annual salary of a ground crew.

The top three skills for a yard person include building materials, rental equipment and construction equipment. The most important skills for a ground crew are mowing, GRASS, and snow removal.

Yard person vs ground crew overview

	Yard Person	Ground Crew
Yearly salary	$36,083	$33,390
Hourly rate	$17.35	$16.05
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	33,825	64,779
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	2	2

Yard person vs ground crew salary

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

	Yard Person	Ground Crew
Average salary	$36,083	$33,390
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $49,000	Between $26,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	Juneau, AK
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Elcona Pro Shop
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between yard person and ground crew education

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

	Yard Person	Ground Crew
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Yard person vs ground crew demographics

Here are the differences between yard people' and ground crews' demographics:

	Yard Person	Ground Crew
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 95.2% Female, 4.8%	Male, 89.3% Female, 10.7%
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, 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	3%	3%

Differences between yard person and ground crew 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.

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.

Yard person vs ground crew skills

Common yard person skills

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

Common ground crew skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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