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
EDR 7W- Central	1,230	205	$12.52/hr	$0.42/hr	$9.08/hr	$10.17/hr	$11.75/hr	$14.03/hr	$17.80/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 770 $11.42/hr Leisure and Hospitality 120 $11.74/hr Public Administration 100 $11.68/hr Education and Health Services 50 $19.42/hr

Other Regional Data For Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Geography (click title for details) OES Projections 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
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	2,520	$11.46/hr	N/A
Dishwashers	540	$8.67/hr	N/A
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	380	$11.38/hr	N/A
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	80	$8.86/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.