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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Role Overview

Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, sprinkler installation, and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units. Excludes “Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse” (45-2092).

Recommended Majors

Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General. Ornamental Horticulture. Greenhouse Operations and Management. Landscaping and Groundskeeping. Plant Nursery Operations and Management. Turf and Turfgrass Management. Golf Course Operation and Grounds Management.

Related Careers

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations Building Cleaning and Pest Control Workers Building Cleaning Workers Building Cleaning Workers, All Other First-Line Supervisors of Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Workers First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers

Salary by State (top paying)

State	Median salary
District of Columbia	$47,320
Massachusetts	$47,050
Minnesota	$46,730
Alaska	$46,510
Washington	$46,200
Maine	$45,470
Colorado	$44,950
Connecticut	$44,920
Hawaii	$44,800
New York	$44,690
Rhode Island	$44,610
New Hampshire	$44,540
California	$44,340
Oregon	$43,170
Illinois	$43,120

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BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), BLS Employment Projections.

Median Annual Salary

$38,090

Projected Growth (10yr)

+3.6%

Avg. annual openings

158.2k

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