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
Northwest Minnesota	1,350	119	$15.91/hr	$0.35/hr	$10.95/hr	$12.05/hr	$14.74/hr	$19.09/hr	$22.94/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 630 $16.23/hr Leisure and Hospitality 320 $13.15/hr Public Administration 240 $14.45/hr Education and Health Services 50 $19.65/hr Trade, Transportation and Utilities 20 $17.70/hr Manufacturing 10 $13.98/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	4,610	$16.19/hr	6.0%
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	620	$15.29/hr	6.0%
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	140	$17.73/hr	N/A
Dishwashers	140	$11.51/hr	17.2%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	50	$18.69/hr	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.