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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
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 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Industry profile for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Geographic profile for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
National estimates for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
872,370 |
0.7 % |
$ 16.25 |
$ 33,800 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$ 10.96 |
$ 13.01 |
$ 15.26 |
$ 18.72 |
$ 23.23 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$ 22,800 |
$ 27,060 |
$ 31,730 |
$ 38,930 |
$ 48,310 |
Industry profile for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Services to Buildings and Dwellings |
555,470 |
26.11 |
$ 16.30 |
$ 33,900 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
74,950 |
1.39 |
$ 17.22 |
$ 35,820 |
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
64,380 |
6.35 |
$ 14.21 |
$ 29,560 |
Real Estate |
25,390 |
1.54 |
$ 15.97 |
$ 33,210 |
Employment Services |
15,460 |
0.48 |
$ 15.01 |
$ 31,220 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Services to Buildings and Dwellings |
555,470 |
26.11 |
$ 16.30 |
$ 33,900 |
Death Care Services |
13,030 |
9.97 |
$ 16.10 |
$ 33,490 |
RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps |
3,700 |
7.29 |
$ 13.73 |
$ 28,550 |
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
64,380 |
6.35 |
$ 14.21 |
$ 29,560 |
Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores |
5,730 |
3.47 |
$ 16.36 |
$ 34,020 |
Top paying industries for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers:
Geographic profile for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
100,760 |
6.13 |
0.98 |
$ 18.68 |
$ 38,850 |
Florida |
84,940 |
10.06 |
1.60 |
$ 14.53 |
$ 30,220 |
Texas |
63,870 |
5.28 |
0.84 |
$ 15.04 |
$ 31,280 |
New York |
43,090 |
4.96 |
0.79 |
$ 18.14 |
$ 37,730 |
Ohio |
34,720 |
6.76 |
1.08 |
$ 15.35 |
$ 31,930 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Hawaii |
7,420 |
12.93 |
2.06 |
$ 18.87 |
$ 39,250 |
Florida |
84,940 |
10.06 |
1.60 |
$ 14.53 |
$ 30,220 |
Maine |
5,350 |
9.31 |
1.48 |
$ 16.99 |
$ 35,330 |
Idaho |
6,550 |
9.11 |
1.45 |
$ 15.66 |
$ 32,580 |
Montana |
4,060 |
8.91 |
1.42 |
$ 16.89 |
$ 35,120 |
Top paying states for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
45,020 |
5.10 |
0.81 |
$ 18.58 |
$ 38,650 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
28,740 |
4.94 |
0.79 |
$ 19.04 |
$ 39,590 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
24,490 |
5.62 |
0.90 |
$ 16.89 |
$ 35,120 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
21,370 |
5.95 |
0.95 |
$ 16.49 |
$ 34,290 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
20,270 |
8.08 |
1.29 |
$ 14.82 |
$ 30,820 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
17,450 |
8.28 |
1.32 |
$ 14.91 |
$ 31,010 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
16,750 |
6.21 |
0.99 |
$ 16.87 |
$ 35,090 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
15,810 |
5.23 |
0.83 |
$ 17.19 |
$ 35,760 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
14,520 |
4.89 |
0.78 |
$ 14.69 |
$ 30,560 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
14,020 |
5.39 |
0.86 |
$ 20.13 |
$ 41,860 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Port St. Lucie, FL |
4,450 |
30.40 |
4.85 |
$ 14.74 |
$ 30,660 |
The Villages, FL |
870 |
29.11 |
4.64 |
$ 12.34 |
$ 25,660 |
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL |
3,610 |
24.77 |
3.95 |
$ 17.47 |
$ 36,350 |
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC |
1,820 |
24.45 |
3.90 |
$ 16.91 |
$ 35,170 |
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
1,550 |
23.14 |
3.69 |
$ 18.26 |
$ 37,980 |
Barnstable Town, MA |
2,110 |
22.78 |
3.63 |
$ 19.81 |
$ 41,200 |
Ocean City, NJ |
730 |
21.06 |
3.36 |
$ 16.96 |
$ 35,280 |
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL |
1,070 |
20.93 |
3.34 |
$ 14.72 |
$ 30,630 |
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL |
4,860 |
18.60 |
2.97 |
$ 14.77 |
$ 30,730 |
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL |
3,370 |
17.53 |
2.80 |
$ 13.58 |
$ 28,250 |
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