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
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Northwest Minnesota 1,350119$15.91/hr$0.35/hr$10.95/hr$12.05/hr$14.74/hr$19.09/hr$22.94/hr
Minnesota 15,130681$17.48/hr$0.30/hr$11.16/hr$13.06/hr$16.56/hr$20.77/hr$25.35/hr
U S 912,6605,476$15.84/hr$0.05/hr$10.63/hr$12.45/hr$14.89/hr$18.34/hr$22.77/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Professional and Business Services630$16.23/hr
Leisure and Hospitality320$13.15/hr
Public Administration240$14.45/hr
Education and Health Services50$19.65/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities20$17.70/hr
Manufacturing10$13.98/hr
Other Regional Data For Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 9,210 $17.64/hr 5.5%
Northwest Minnesota 1,350 $14.74/hr 7.8%
Southeast Minnesota 1,240 $15.61/hr 7.2%
Central Minnesota 1,220 $14.95/hr 8.3%
Southwest Minnesota 1,170 $15.14/hr 5.3%
Northeast Minnesota 810 $13.74/hr 7.4%
Related Occupations
Occupation
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand4,610$16.19/hr6.0%
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment620$15.29/hr4.9%
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation140$17.73/hr1.1%
Dishwashers140$11.51/hr1.1%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse50$18.69/hrN/A
Tasks for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers