Skilled Trades
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.
Median salary
$38,090
Typical range
$30k – $54k
Job outlook
+4% (faster than average)
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Education
Typical entry: No degree required
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Junior Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Entry / Junior
$29,990
~2 yrs to advance
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Established
$38,090
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Senior
$45,995
Key skills
A typical day
- •Gather and remove litter.
- •Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes.
- •Operate vehicles or powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chainsaws, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws.
- •Water lawns, trees, or plants, using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans.
- •Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Skilled Trades
Explore all- Purdue University50% admit · $78,000 grad pay
- Ohio State University53% admit · $68,000 grad pay
- Pennsylvania State University55% admit · $70,000 grad pay
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