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, 2013

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	12,540	640	$13.47/hr	$0.19/hr	$8.64/hr	$10.14/hr	$12.40/hr	$16.04/hr	$20.29/hr
U S	830,640	4,984	$12.59/hr	$0.04/hr	$8.43/hr	$9.50/hr	$11.47/hr	$14.55/hr	$18.38/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 5,400 $13.11/hr Leisure and Hospitality 2,320 $10.59/hr Public Administration 1,840 $12.57/hr Education and Health Services 790 $17.37/hr Trade, Transportation and Utilities 700 $12.01/hr Financial Activities 650 $13.01/hr Other Services 410 $10.95/hr Construction 230 $14.13/hr Manufacturing 20 $12.94/hr

Other Regional Data For Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2010 - 2020 Minnesota 12,540 $12.40/hr 19.2% Minneapolis-Saint Paul MN-WI MSA 7,610 $13.41/hr N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 6,540 $13.77/hr 17.4% Northwest Balance of State 1,420 $11.06/hr N/A Northwest Minnesota 1,170 $10.95/hr 23.6% Central Minnesota 990 $11.58/hr 28.3% Southeast Balance of State 910 $11.20/hr N/A Northeast Minnesota 790 $10.60/hr 18.0% Southwest Minnesota 780 $11.32/hr 14.8% Southeast Minnesota 730 $11.55/hr 20.2% Duluth-Superior MN-WI MSA 650 $10.84/hr N/A Fargo-Moorhead ND-MN MSA 560 $11.06/hr N/A Southwest Balance of State 500 $10.62/hr N/A Northeast Balance of State 410 $10.04/hr N/A Saint Cloud MN MSA 400 $11.35/hr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA 360 $11.74/hr N/A Mankato-North Mankato, MN MetroSA 340 $12.97/hr N/A Rochester MN MSA 320 $12.94/hr N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 220 $11.70/hr N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2010 - 2020
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	31,510	$12.85/hr	14.0%
Dishwashers	8,880	$8.89/hr	4.0%
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	7,060	$10.66/hr	12.1%
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	1,150	$15.70/hr	10.3%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	680	$10.91/hr	5.0%
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	330	$18.57/hr	23.1%

• 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.