Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
37-3011 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
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).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 912,660 |
0.6 % |
$15.56 |
$32,360 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$10.44 |
$12.23 |
$14.63 |
$18.02 |
$22.37 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$21,710 |
$25,450 |
$30,440 |
$37,480 |
$46,530 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Services to Buildings and Dwellings |
560,710 |
25.58 |
$15.60 |
$32,440 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
82,870 |
6.14 |
$13.81 |
$28,720 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
77,560 |
1.40 |
$16.69 |
$34,710 |
| Real Estate |
27,120 |
1.63 |
$15.21 |
$31,650 |
| Employment Services |
15,340 |
0.42 |
$14.21 |
$29,550 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Services to Buildings and Dwellings |
560,710 |
25.58 |
$15.60 |
$32,440 |
| Death Care Services |
13,800 |
10.08 |
$15.41 |
$32,050 |
| RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps |
4,390 |
7.42 |
$13.06 |
$27,160 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
82,870 |
6.14 |
$13.81 |
$28,720 |
| Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores |
6,560 |
3.98 |
$15.35 |
$31,920 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
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States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
106,550 |
6.13 |
0.99 |
$17.51 |
$36,420 |
| Florida |
83,960 |
9.55 |
1.54 |
$13.99 |
$29,090 |
| Texas |
66,350 |
5.34 |
0.86 |
$14.18 |
$29,480 |
| New York |
44,730 |
4.70 |
0.76 |
$17.36 |
$36,110 |
| Ohio |
37,830 |
6.94 |
1.12 |
$14.84 |
$30,870 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hawaii |
7,970 |
12.54 |
2.02 |
$18.25 |
$37,960 |
| Florida |
83,960 |
9.55 |
1.54 |
$13.99 |
$29,090 |
| Montana |
4,250 |
9.07 |
1.46 |
$15.38 |
$32,000 |
| Rhode Island |
4,370 |
9.04 |
1.46 |
$16.77 |
$34,880 |
| New Hampshire |
5,870 |
8.88 |
1.43 |
$15.98 |
$33,240 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Massachusetts |
21,040 |
5.81 |
0.94 |
$19.10 |
$39,720 |
| Washington |
19,020 |
5.73 |
0.92 |
$18.33 |
$38,120 |
| Alaska |
880 |
2.79 |
0.45 |
$18.27 |
$38,000 |
| Hawaii |
7,970 |
12.54 |
2.02 |
$18.25 |
$37,960 |
| Connecticut |
13,770 |
8.27 |
1.33 |
$18.22 |
$37,890 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
47,030 |
4.87 |
0.78 |
$17.75 |
$36,930 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
31,280 |
5.01 |
0.81 |
$17.38 |
$36,150 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
26,450 |
5.66 |
0.91 |
$16.34 |
$33,990 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
21,400 |
5.85 |
0.94 |
$15.23 |
$31,680 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
20,640 |
7.81 |
1.26 |
$14.20 |
$29,530 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
18,210 |
6.33 |
1.02 |
$16.60 |
$34,530 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
17,410 |
8.21 |
1.32 |
$14.47 |
$30,090 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
16,880 |
5.31 |
0.85 |
$16.25 |
$33,810 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
15,320 |
5.02 |
0.81 |
$13.93 |
$28,980 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
14,380 |
9.35 |
1.50 |
$15.46 |
$32,170 |
United States Department of Labor
