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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
37-3011 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
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).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 906,570 |
0.6 % |
$13.73 |
$28,560 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$9.21 |
$10.48 |
$12.65 |
$15.76 |
$19.74 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$19,160 |
$21,800 |
$26,320 |
$32,790 |
$41,070 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Services to Buildings and Dwellings |
533,810 |
25.72 |
$13.56 |
$28,200 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
88,040 |
7.14 |
$12.25 |
$25,490 |
| Local Government (OES Designation) |
77,880 |
1.45 |
$15.64 |
$32,540 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
17,710 |
0.21 |
$16.65 |
$34,630 |
| Employment Services |
17,360 |
0.48 |
$12.17 |
$25,320 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Services to Buildings and Dwellings |
533,810 |
25.72 |
$13.56 |
$28,200 |
| Death Care Services |
15,030 |
11.01 |
$14.02 |
$29,170 |
| RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps |
5,100 |
9.54 |
$11.99 |
$24,940 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
88,040 |
7.14 |
$12.25 |
$25,490 |
| Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores |
7,430 |
4.64 |
$13.25 |
$27,560 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
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States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
104,820 |
6.56 |
1.02 |
$15.11 |
$31,440 |
| Florida |
82,520 |
10.04 |
1.55 |
$12.13 |
$25,220 |
| Texas |
66,770 |
5.68 |
0.88 |
$12.89 |
$26,800 |
| New York |
46,440 |
5.10 |
0.79 |
$15.55 |
$32,340 |
| Ohio |
35,550 |
6.66 |
1.03 |
$12.76 |
$26,530 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hawaii |
7,020 |
11.11 |
1.72 |
$14.73 |
$30,640 |
| Florida |
82,520 |
10.04 |
1.55 |
$12.13 |
$25,220 |
| Colorado |
23,070 |
9.20 |
1.42 |
$14.51 |
$30,180 |
| Vermont |
2,750 |
9.01 |
1.40 |
$15.29 |
$31,800 |
| Idaho |
5,900 |
8.89 |
1.38 |
$14.55 |
$30,270 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
24,830 |
3.77 |
0.58 |
$16.00 |
$33,280 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
17,400 |
4.12 |
0.64 |
$15.70 |
$32,660 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
17,360 |
4.77 |
0.74 |
$15.20 |
$31,610 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
16,000 |
5.45 |
0.84 |
$12.94 |
$26,920 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
14,650 |
5.74 |
0.89 |
$13.83 |
$28,760 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
14,160 |
5.69 |
0.88 |
$14.70 |
$30,570 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division |
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