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
Southeast Balance of State	830	68	$15.92/hr	$1.29/hr	$10.29/hr	$10.45/hr	$14.10/hr	$20.27/hr	$25.37/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 490 $14.58/hr Public Administration 130 $12.94/hr Leisure and Hospitality 110 $12.51/hr Other Services 40 $13.87/hr Education and Health Services 30 $22.15/hr

Other Regional Data For Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 10,350 $17.42/hr N/A Northwest Balance of State 1,060 $14.53/hr N/A Fargo ND-MN MSA 870 $17.64/hr N/A Southeast Balance of State 830 $14.10/hr N/A Duluth MN-WI MSA 640 $12.79/hr N/A Southwest Balance of State 580 $14.79/hr N/A Rochester MN MSA 530 $16.14/hr N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 460 $14.81/hr N/A Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 400 $14.18/hr N/A St Cloud MN MSA 370 $15.06/hr N/A Northeast Balance of State 330 $14.97/hr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA 240 $14.95/hr N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	2,250	$16.26/hr	N/A
Dishwashers	360	$11.50/hr	N/A
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	130	$19.60/hr	N/A
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	90	$14.02/hr	N/A
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	N/A	$15.41/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.