Yard person vs lawn technician

The differences between yard people and lawn technicians 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 lawn technician. Additionally, a yard person has an average salary of $36,083, which is higher than the $32,360 average annual salary of a lawn technician.

The top three skills for a yard person include building materials, rental equipment and construction equipment. The most important skills for a lawn technician are lawn care, mowing, and quality customer service.

Yard person vs lawn technician overview

	Yard Person	Lawn Technician
Yearly salary	$36,083	$32,360
Hourly rate	$17.35	$15.56
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	33,825	32,938
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 59%	High School Diploma, 43%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	2	2

Yard person vs lawn technician salary

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

	Yard Person	Lawn Technician
Average salary	$36,083	$32,360
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $49,000	Between $25,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	Spokane, WA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Hulett Environmental Services
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between yard person and lawn technician education

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

	Yard Person	Lawn Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 59%	High School Diploma, 43%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Yard person vs lawn technician demographics

Here are the differences between yard people' and lawn technicians' demographics:

	Yard Person	Lawn Technician
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 95.2% Female, 4.8%	Male, 95.3% Female, 4.7%
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, 11.1% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% Asian, 1.7% White, 61.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between yard person and lawn technician 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.

Lawn technician example responsibilities.

Manage hardscape installation team and project
Use hand tools such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws hedge and brush trimmers, and axes.
Perform lawn maintenance using various types of mowers, weed-eaters, blowers, and hedge trimmers.
Supervise crew responsible for mowing, aerating lawns, chemical applications, pest control, and monitoring plant growth and care.
Pull weeds prune plants and bushes, and create landscape designs.
lay sod, install sprinklers and remove old or out date equipment.

Yard person vs lawn technician skills

Common yard person skills

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

Common lawn technician skills

Lawn Care, 17%
Mowing, 16%
Quality Customer Service, 10%
Weed Control, 9%
Fertilize Lawns, 7%
Pest Control, 4%

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