Yard person vs keeper

The differences between yard people and keepers 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 keeper. Additionally, a yard person has an average salary of $36,083, which is higher than the $33,606 average annual salary of a keeper.

The top three skills for a yard person include building materials, rental equipment and construction equipment. The most important skills for a keeper are guest rooms, animal husbandry, and purchase orders.

Yard person vs keeper overview

	Yard Person	Keeper
Yearly salary	$36,083	$33,606
Hourly rate	$17.35	$16.16
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	33,825	3,285
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 keeper salary

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

	Yard Person	Keeper
Average salary	$36,083	$33,606
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $49,000	Between $23,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	Richmond, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	The Boston Beer Company
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between yard person and keeper education

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

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

Yard person vs keeper demographics

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

	Yard Person	Keeper
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 95.2% Female, 4.8%	Male, 47.8% Female, 52.2%
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, 10.7% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 24.8% Asian, 2.0% White, 56.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.7%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between yard person and keeper 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.

Keeper example responsibilities.

Record statistics of players and run the game clock.
Work with both African and Asian species of elephants.
Participate in USDA and AZA inspections and make corrections as needed.
Wash and sanitize dirty dishes by hand and by using a dishwasher
Assist in lab coat department administering lab coats and scrub sets to hospital personnel.
Assist with the maintenance of vary size lawns mowing, seeding, weeding, and trimming lawns.

Yard person vs keeper skills

Common yard person skills

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

Common keeper skills

Guest Rooms, 30%
Animal Husbandry, 11%
Purchase Orders, 10%
Computer System, 5%
Inventory Control, 4%
Customer Orders, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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