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 Third Quarter, 2012
					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
EDR 7W- Central	780	107	$13.28/hr	$0.76/hr	$8.32/hr	$9.61/hr	$12.39/hr	$16.08/hr	$20.73/hr
Minnesota	12,520	588	$13.59/hr	$0.19/hr	$8.57/hr	$10.10/hr	$12.52/hr	$16.44/hr	$20.37/hr
U S	821,750	4,931	$12.55/hr	$0.04/hr	$8.37/hr	$9.44/hr	$11.46/hr	$14.54/hr	$18.39/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	380	$12.23/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	130	$9.18/hr
Public Administration	100	$12.99/hr
Construction	40	$13.15/hr
Financial Activities	20	$9.32/hr
Education and Health Services	20	$19.35/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	7,260	$13.61/hr	N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead	800	$11.10/hr	N/A
EDR 7W- Central	780	$12.39/hr	N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast	660	$11.48/hr	N/A
EDR 4 - West Central	380	$10.15/hr	N/A
EDR 9 - South Central	310	$11.39/hr	N/A
EDR 5 - North Central	280	$10.90/hr	N/A
EDR 7E- East Central	230	$11.14/hr	N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central	150	$10.58/hr	N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest	150	$11.00/hr	N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters	120	$11.57/hr	N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest	100	$10.65/hr	N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley	70	$10.37/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	2,130	$12.19/hr	N/A
Dishwashers	610	$8.78/hr	N/A
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	490	$11.35/hr	N/A
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	70	$8.90/hr	N/A
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	20	$14.78/hr	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.