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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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)
929,930 0.5 % $ 19.13 $ 39,790 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 13.98 $ 16.25 $ 17.96 $ 21.81 $ 24.66
Annual Wage (2) $ 29,070 $ 33,810 $ 37,360 $ 45,350 $ 51,290

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 564,160 25.12 $ 19.46 $ 40,480
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries 88,310 6.47 $ 16.53 $ 34,390
Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) 76,540 1.39 $ 20.08 $ 41,770
Real Estate 27,740 1.53 $ 18.55 $ 38,590
Employment Services 18,640 0.50 $ 16.61 $ 34,550

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 564,160 25.12 $ 19.46 $ 40,480
Death Care Services 12,590 9.17 $ 18.97 $ 39,460
RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps 4,200 6.52 $ 16.64 $ 34,600
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries 88,310 6.47 $ 16.53 $ 34,390
Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Retailers 7,660 3.96 $ 18.35 $ 38,160

Top paying industries for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) 540 0.03 $ 28.02 $ 58,290
Insurance Carriers 60 0.01 $ 26.16 $ 54,410
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 170 0.04 $ 25.87 $ 53,800
Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services 30 0.02 $ 25.24 $ 52,500
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing 50 0.01 $ 25.13 $ 52,260

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.



Map of employment of landscaping and groundskeeping workers by state, May 2023


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 105,790 5.89 0.96 $ 21.48 $ 44,680
Florida 82,770 8.65 1.41 $ 17.42 $ 36,230
Texas 68,500 5.05 0.83 $ 17.13 $ 35,630
New York 49,160 5.23 0.85 $ 21.28 $ 44,250
Illinois 37,290 6.20 1.01 $ 20.46 $ 42,550


Map of location quotient of landscaping and groundskeeping workers by state, May 2023


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 6,870 11.14 1.82 $ 20.67 $ 42,980
Rhode Island 4,480 9.18 1.50 $ 21.10 $ 43,880
Vermont 2,710 9.01 1.47 $ 21.21 $ 44,120
Idaho 7,300 8.87 1.45 $ 19.13 $ 39,800
Florida 82,770 8.65 1.41 $ 17.42 $ 36,230


Map of annual mean wages of landscaping and groundskeeping workers by state, May 2023


Top paying states for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts 21,460 5.89 0.96 $ 23.44 $ 48,760
District of Columbia 530 0.75 0.12 $ 23.11 $ 48,060
Washington 21,890 6.26 1.02 $ 23.08 $ 48,010
Alaska 920 2.96 0.48 $ 22.29 $ 46,360
Connecticut 13,550 8.16 1.33 $ 21.79 $ 45,330



Map of employment of landscaping and groundskeeping workers by area, May 2023


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 51,790 5.45 0.89 $ 21.87 $ 45,480
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 28,920 6.42 1.05 $ 20.89 $ 43,460
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 27,930 4.51 0.74 $ 20.93 $ 43,530
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 21,810 5.50 0.90 $ 18.14 $ 37,730
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 20,490 7.53 1.23 $ 17.75 $ 36,920
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 18,430 6.51 1.06 $ 19.76 $ 41,110
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 16,680 5.39 0.88 $ 20.55 $ 42,750
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 16,050 5.05 0.82 $ 16.91 $ 35,160
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 15,270 6.67 1.09 $ 18.73 $ 38,950
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 14,680 5.31 0.87 $ 23.59 $ 49,070


Map of location quotient of landscaping and groundskeeping workers by area, May 2023


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)
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 4,230 25.94 4.24 $ 18.59 $ 38,670
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC 1,840 22.85 3.73 $ 17.88 $ 37,180
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 1,180 21.31 3.48 $ 17.19 $ 35,750
Barnstable Town, MA 2,000 19.71 3.22 $ 23.57 $ 49,030
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 5,260 18.12 2.96 $ 17.67 $ 36,750
Ocean City, NJ 710 17.75 2.90 $ 19.72 $ 41,010
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 1,340 17.66 2.88 $ 21.92 $ 45,590
The Villages, FL 630 16.56 2.70 $ 16.30 $ 33,900
Homosassa Springs, FL 510 14.60 2.38 $ 15.50 $ 32,230
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 4,710 14.57 2.38 $ 17.76 $ 36,950