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
Saint Cloud MN MSA	400	48	$12.84/hr	$0.80/hr	$8.31/hr	$9.50/hr	$11.35/hr	$16.58/hr	$18.88/hr
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 190 $11.34/hr Leisure and Hospitality 80 $10.03/hr Public Administration 30 $12.01/hr Education and Health Services 30 $17.58/hr Financial Activities 20 $9.38/hr

Other Regional Data For Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  Minneapolis-Saint Paul MN-WI MSA 7,610 $13.41/hr N/A Northwest Balance of State 1,420 $11.06/hr N/A Southeast Balance of State 910 $11.20/hr N/A 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  -
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	1,220	$10.97/hr	N/A
Dishwashers	300	$8.71/hr	N/A
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	230	$11.17/hr	N/A
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	30	$10.97/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.