Occupational Employment Statistics

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37-3011 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Occupational Description:
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).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2025

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Northeast Minnesota	760	48	$20.33/hr	$13.85/hr	$16.87/hr	$18.68/hr	$22.55/hr	$28.47/hr
Minnesota	17,120	651	$22.14/hr	$14.80/hr	$18.04/hr	$22.85/hr	$24.46/hr	$29.95/hr
U S	943,430	5,661	$19.99/hr	$14.66/hr	$17.24/hr	$18.62/hr	$22.42/hr	$26.35/hr

Leading Industries for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	N/A	N/A
Construction	140	$23.72/hr
Manufacturing	20	$20.41/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	330	$23.13/hr
Information	N/A	N/A
Financial Activities	760	$18.12/hr
Professional and Business Services	10,380	$23.62/hr
Education and Health Services	480	$25.15/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	2,670	$17.19/hr
Other Services	360	$20.27/hr
Public Administration	1,940	$19.99/hr

Other Regional Data for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	230	$22.23/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	290	$22.24/hr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	320	$19.73/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	410	$19.14/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	490	$18.33/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	550	$22.58/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	590	$18.55/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	620	$20.34/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	760	$18.68/hr	7.4%
Fargo ND-MN MSA	890	$21.69/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	900	$18.13/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	950	$21.35/hr	5.3%
Southeast Minnesota	1,270	$19.17/hr	7.2%
Northwest Balance of State	1,690	$21.73/hr	N/A
Central Minnesota	1,910	$22.56/hr	8.3%
Northwest Minnesota	1,910	$21.67/hr	7.8%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	10,130	$23.47/hr	5.5%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	11,650	$23.47/hr	N/A
Minnesota	17,120	$22.85/hr	6.3%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	390	$24.36/hr	-19.0%
Helpers--Production Workers	3,040	$20.65/hr	-6.3%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	1,040	$19.05/hr	-0.5%

Task for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Gather and remove litter.
Provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters, burial sites, or other grounds features.
Operate vehicles or powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chain-saws, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws.
Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes.
Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing, removing thatch, or trimming or edging around flower beds, walks, or walls.
Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers.
Use irrigation methods to adjust the amount of water consumption and to prevent waste.
Water lawns, trees, or plants, using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans.
Water lawns, trees, or plants, using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans.
Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders.