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.

$38,470

Median Annual Pay

Jobs growth:

+4% projected 2024–2034

What They Do

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers create and maintain attractive outdoor spaces for homes, businesses, parks, and institutions. They spend their days working outdoors in all types of weather, performing a wide variety of physical tasks. On any given day, they might mow lawns, trim hedges and trees, plant flowers and shrubs, install irrigation systems, or lay fresh sod. They also rake leaves, remove weeds, apply fertilizers and pesticides, and ensure walkways and grounds remain clean and safe.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services(bachelors)Colorado State University-Fort Collins, CO

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services(bachelors)Delaware Valley University, PA

Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management(masters)University of Arkansas, AR

Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management(masters)Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, PA

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services(bachelors)Brigham Young University, UT

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services(bachelors)University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE

Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management(bachelors)Southern Connecticut State University, CT

Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management(masters)North Carolina State University at Raleigh, NC

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services(bachelors)Purdue University-Main Campus, IN

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services(bachelors)Farmingdale State College, NY

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services(bachelors)Kent State University at Salem, OH

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services(bachelors)Mississippi State University, MS

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services(bachelors)Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte, NC

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services(bachelors)Johnson & Wales University-Providence, RI

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services(bachelors)Oklahoma State University-Main Campus, OK

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services(bachelors)Eastern Kentucky University, KY

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services(bachelors)Kent State University at Kent, OH

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services(bachelors)New Mexico State University-Main Campus, NM

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services(bachelors)North Dakota State University-Main Campus, ND

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services(bachelors)Clemson University, SC

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services(bachelors)Concordia University-Wisconsin, WI

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services(bachelors)Andrews University, MI

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services(bachelors)North Carolina State University at Raleigh, NC

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services(bachelors)Florida Southern College, FL

Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services(bachelors)Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, GA

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