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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017
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) |
| 912,360 |
0.6 % |
$14.28 |
$29,700 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$9.59 |
$10.98 |
$13.31 |
$16.51 |
$20.61 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$19,960 |
$22,840 |
$27,670 |
$34,340 |
$42,870 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
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 |
549,140 |
26.02 |
$14.16 |
$29,450 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
87,320 |
6.86 |
$12.79 |
$26,610 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
76,470 |
1.40 |
$16.13 |
$33,540 |
| Real Estate |
28,280 |
1.80 |
$14.06 |
$29,240 |
| Employment Services |
16,390 |
0.46 |
$12.72 |
$26,460 |
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 |
549,140 |
26.02 |
$14.16 |
$29,450 |
| Death Care Services |
14,040 |
10.27 |
$14.36 |
$29,860 |
| RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps |
4,800 |
8.50 |
$12.35 |
$25,700 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
87,320 |
6.86 |
$12.79 |
$26,610 |
| Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores |
7,130 |
4.43 |
$13.98 |
$29,080 |
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.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
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 |
106,580 |
6.38 |
1.00 |
$15.91 |
$33,080 |
| Florida |
82,000 |
9.74 |
1.52 |
$12.65 |
$26,320 |
| Texas |
66,900 |
5.63 |
0.88 |
$13.21 |
$27,470 |
| New York |
45,720 |
4.97 |
0.78 |
$15.94 |
$33,140 |
| Ohio |
36,120 |
6.73 |
1.05 |
$13.43 |
$27,930 |
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 |
7,490 |
11.83 |
1.85 |
$15.78 |
$32,810 |
| Florida |
82,000 |
9.74 |
1.52 |
$12.65 |
$26,320 |
| Rhode Island |
4,230 |
8.88 |
1.39 |
$15.75 |
$32,750 |
| Montana |
4,090 |
8.87 |
1.39 |
$13.82 |
$28,740 |
| Colorado |
22,540 |
8.82 |
1.38 |
$15.27 |
$31,750 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
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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 |
24,260 |
3.62 |
0.57 |
$16.81 |
$34,970 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
17,930 |
4.05 |
0.63 |
$16.27 |
$33,840 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
16,640 |
4.54 |
0.71 |
$15.59 |
$32,420 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
16,070 |
5.49 |
0.86 |
$13.44 |
$27,950 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
14,830 |
5.66 |
0.88 |
$14.24 |
$29,610 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
14,810 |
7.48 |
1.17 |
$13.23 |
$27,510 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division |
14,010 |
8.67 |
1.35 |
$14.71 |
$30,600 |
| Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division |
13,650 |
10.47 |
1.64 |
$16.34 |
$33,980 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
13,360 |
9.31 |
1.45 |
$13.87 |
$28,850 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
13,210 |
5.30 |
0.83 |
$13.94 |
$29,000 |
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