Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
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) |
| 892,450 |
0.6 % |
$ 16.94 |
$ 35,240 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 11.62 |
$ 14.12 |
$ 16.55 |
$ 18.32 |
$ 22.90 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 24,170 |
$ 29,360 |
$ 34,430 |
$ 38,100 |
$ 47,630 |
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 |
545,900 |
25.36 |
$ 17.18 |
$ 35,730 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
83,330 |
7.50 |
$ 14.60 |
$ 30,370 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
74,050 |
1.38 |
$ 17.54 |
$ 36,490 |
| Real Estate |
27,200 |
1.63 |
$ 16.67 |
$ 34,670 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
14,920 |
0.18 |
$ 19.39 |
$ 40,320 |
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 |
545,900 |
25.36 |
$ 17.18 |
$ 35,730 |
| Death Care Services |
12,810 |
9.69 |
$ 16.55 |
$ 34,430 |
| RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps |
4,380 |
7.89 |
$ 14.31 |
$ 29,760 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
83,330 |
7.50 |
$ 14.60 |
$ 30,370 |
| Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores |
7,890 |
4.34 |
$ 16.80 |
$ 34,940 |
Top paying industries for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Other Investment Pools and Funds |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 33.44 |
$ 69,550 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) |
540 |
0.03 |
$ 25.56 |
$ 53,160 |
| Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services |
400 |
0.04 |
$ 24.29 |
$ 50,530 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction |
250 |
0.07 |
$ 23.27 |
$ 48,410 |
| Insurance Carriers |
40 |
(7) |
$ 22.23 |
$ 46,230 |
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 |
94,560 |
5.72 |
0.90 |
$ 19.36 |
$ 40,260 |
| Florida |
83,280 |
9.68 |
1.53 |
$ 15.24 |
$ 31,710 |
| Texas |
67,860 |
5.55 |
0.88 |
$ 15.43 |
$ 32,090 |
| New York |
45,160 |
5.21 |
0.82 |
$ 19.39 |
$ 40,340 |
| Illinois |
36,880 |
6.56 |
1.04 |
$ 16.88 |
$ 35,110 |
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 |
7,370 |
13.44 |
2.12 |
$ 18.63 |
$ 38,750 |
| Florida |
83,280 |
9.68 |
1.53 |
$ 15.24 |
$ 31,710 |
| New Hampshire |
5,960 |
9.38 |
1.48 |
$ 18.08 |
$ 37,610 |
| Rhode Island |
4,200 |
9.18 |
1.45 |
$ 19.47 |
$ 40,490 |
| Idaho |
6,840 |
9.04 |
1.43 |
$ 16.26 |
$ 33,810 |
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 |
45,680 |
5.26 |
0.83 |
$ 19.94 |
$ 41,470 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
27,750 |
6.56 |
1.03 |
$ 17.26 |
$ 35,900 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
25,650 |
4.48 |
0.71 |
$ 18.89 |
$ 39,290 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
21,530 |
6.00 |
0.95 |
$ 16.30 |
$ 33,910 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
19,760 |
8.06 |
1.27 |
$ 15.67 |
$ 32,590 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
17,230 |
6.49 |
1.02 |
$ 17.82 |
$ 37,060 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
16,150 |
5.58 |
0.88 |
$ 15.56 |
$ 32,360 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
15,500 |
6.00 |
0.95 |
$ 20.88 |
$ 43,440 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
14,720 |
5.02 |
0.79 |
$ 18.36 |
$ 38,190 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
14,540 |
6.87 |
1.08 |
$ 16.57 |
$ 34,470 |
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 |
3,990 |
26.73 |
4.22 |
$ 15.07 |
$ 31,350 |
| Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL |
3,840 |
26.24 |
4.14 |
$ 16.25 |
$ 33,800 |
| The Villages, FL |
870 |
25.89 |
4.09 |
$ 13.23 |
$ 27,530 |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
1,480 |
23.08 |
3.64 |
$ 19.00 |
$ 39,520 |
| Barnstable Town, MA |
2,170 |
22.42 |
3.54 |
$ 20.50 |
$ 42,630 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL |
1,080 |
20.97 |
3.31 |
$ 15.19 |
$ 31,590 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC |
1,550 |
20.69 |
3.27 |
$ 15.36 |
$ 31,940 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL |
4,830 |
18.12 |
2.86 |
$ 15.64 |
$ 32,540 |
| North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL |
4,560 |
15.56 |
2.46 |
$ 15.84 |
$ 32,960 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL |
2,750 |
14.14 |
2.23 |
$ 14.18 |
$ 29,490 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
11,230 |
5.01 |
0.79 |
$ 22.91 |
$ 47,650 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
4,970 |
4.65 |
0.73 |
$ 22.71 |
$ 47,240 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
10,050 |
5.24 |
0.83 |
$ 21.55 |
$ 44,830 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA |
610 |
4.69 |
0.74 |
$ 21.30 |
$ 44,300 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
15,500 |
6.00 |
0.95 |
$ 20.88 |
$ 43,440 |
| Napa, CA |
830 |
12.11 |
1.91 |
$ 20.58 |
$ 42,810 |
| Santa Rosa, CA |
1,730 |
9.03 |
1.43 |
$ 20.53 |
$ 42,700 |
| Barnstable Town, MA |
2,170 |
22.42 |
3.54 |
$ 20.50 |
$ 42,630 |
| Fairbanks, AK |
80 |
2.36 |
0.37 |
$ 20.36 |
$ 42,350 |
| New Haven, CT |
1,780 |
6.48 |
1.02 |
$ 20.32 |
$ 42,270 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers:
| Nonmetropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) |
2,580 |
8.22 |
1.30 |
$ 15.40 |
$ 32,030 |
| Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area |
2,280 |
19.53 |
3.08 |
$ 19.71 |
$ 40,990 |
| Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area |
2,270 |
25.57 |
4.04 |
$ 18.32 |
$ 38,100 |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area |
2,120 |
5.64 |
0.89 |
$ 14.47 |
$ 30,100 |
| Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area |
1,920 |
7.61 |
1.20 |
$ 15.54 |
$ 32,320 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
