DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

37-3011 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Occupational Description:

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
EDR 1 - Northwest	160	32	$13.04/hr	$0.55/hr	$8.71/hr	$10.16/hr	$12.24/hr	$16.22/hr	$18.34/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
Public Administration	40	$10.85/hr
Professional and Business Services	30	$15.88/hr

Other Regional Data For Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Geography (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Geography (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change -
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities	6,540	$13.77/hr	N/A
EDR 7W- Central	1,230	$11.75/hr	N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead	790	$10.60/hr	N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast	730	$11.55/hr	N/A
EDR 9 - South Central	540	$11.77/hr	N/A
EDR 4 - West Central	490	$10.49/hr	N/A
EDR 5 - North Central	380	$10.97/hr	N/A
EDR 7E- East Central	180	$11.16/hr	N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest	160	$10.68/hr	N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest	160	$12.24/hr	N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters	140	$11.72/hr	N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central	130	$10.68/hr	N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley	80	$10.48/hr	N/A

Related Occupations
Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Occupation (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change -
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	710	$15.37/hr	N/A
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	140	$12.14/hr	N/A
Dishwashers	40	$8.53/hr	N/A
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	20	$17.52/hr	N/A
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	N/A	N/A	N/A

Tasks for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

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.