DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Northeast Minnesota	810	117	$16.10/hr	$0.78/hr	$10.07/hr	$10.79/hr	$13.74/hr	$19.96/hr	$27.10/hr
Minnesota	15,130	681	$17.48/hr	$0.30/hr	$11.16/hr	$13.06/hr	$16.56/hr	$20.77/hr	$25.35/hr
U S	912,660	5,476	$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 Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Professional and Business Services 280 $12.38/hr Leisure and Hospitality 260 $12.78/hr Public Administration 160 $18.31/hr Education and Health Services 50 $23.86/hr Other Services 30 $25.34/hr

Other Regional Data For Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2020 - 2030 Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 9,210 $17.64/hr 7.1% Northwest Minnesota 1,350 $14.74/hr 7.9% Southeast Minnesota 1,240 $15.61/hr 6.8% Central Minnesota 1,220 $14.95/hr 8.2% Southwest Minnesota 1,170 $15.14/hr 8.6% Northeast Minnesota 810 $13.74/hr 13.1%

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2020 - 2030
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	1,220	$16.00/hr	2.7%
Dishwashers	490	$11.38/hr	14.5%
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	330	$12.58/hr	5.7%
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	N/A	$20.16/hr	5.0%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	N/A	$10.08/hr	N/A
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	N/A	N/A	N/A

• Mows lawns, using power mower.
• Digs holes for plants, mixes fertilizer or lime with dirt in holes, inserts plants, and fills holes with dirt.
• Trims and picks flowers and cleans flower beds.
• Hauls or spreads topsoil, and spreads straw over seeded soil to hold soil in place.
• Decorates garden with stones and plants.
• Attaches wires from planted trees to support stakes.
• Maintains tools and equipment.
• Seeds and fertilizes lawns.
• Shovels snow from walks and driveways.
• Builds forms and mixes and pours cement to form garden borders.
• Applies herbicides, fungicides, fertilizers, and pesticides, using spreaders or spray equipment.
• Waters lawns, trees, and plants, using portable sprinkler system, hose, or watering can.