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
EDR 10 - Southeast	1,240	90	$16.49/hr	$0.90/hr	$10.30/hr	$11.93/hr	$15.61/hr	$19.75/hr	$24.98/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 720 $16.46/hr Public Administration 240 $12.58/hr Leisure and Hospitality 90 $13.24/hr Education and Health Services 50 $20.86/hr Trade, Transportation and Utilities 40 $17.84/hr

Other Regional Data For Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 9,210 $17.64/hr N/A EDR 10 - Southeast 1,240 $15.61/hr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 810 $13.74/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central 800 $14.55/hr N/A EDR 4 - West Central 660 $14.65/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central 540 $15.46/hr N/A EDR 5 - North Central 420 $14.60/hr N/A EDR 7E- East Central 350 $16.10/hr N/A EDR 8 - Southwest 210 $15.97/hr N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters 140 $17.23/hr N/A EDR 1 - Northwest 120 $14.57/hr N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central 80 $15.13/hr N/A EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 40 $12.86/hr N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	2,970	$16.51/hr	N/A
Dishwashers	650	$11.48/hr	N/A
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	620	$15.10/hr	N/A
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	90	$18.92/hr	N/A
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	80	$14.79/hr	N/A
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	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.