Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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 2024

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	16,880	506	$21.40/hr	$14.34/hr	$17.85/hr	$21.63/hr	$24.14/hr	$28.84/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	330	$20.55/hr
Manufacturing	20	$19.88/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	220	$23.31/hr
Financial Activities	450	$19.10/hr
Professional and Business Services	10,320	$22.86/hr
Education and Health Services	390	$25.59/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	3,050	$16.05/hr
Other Services	580	$18.15/hr
Public Administration	1,400	$21.90/hr

Other Regional Data for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	240	$21.07/hr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	330	$18.70/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	380	$18.62/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	380	$21.34/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	420	$19.09/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	520	$19.42/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	540	$18.47/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	560	$18.19/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	760	$18.26/hr	7.4%
Southeast Balance of State	890	$18.46/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	900	$21.41/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	960	$18.74/hr	5.3%
Southeast Minnesota	1,300	$18.59/hr	7.2%
Northwest Balance of State	1,560	$18.60/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	1,800	$18.69/hr	7.8%
Central Minnesota	1,900	$21.83/hr	8.3%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	9,620	$22.83/hr	5.5%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	11,200	$22.83/hr	N/A
Minnesota	16,880	$21.63/hr	6.3%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	190	$23.73/hr	-19.0%
Tire Builders	N/A	N/A	N/A
Helpers--Production Workers	3,150	$19.57/hr	-6.3%

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.