Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Tasks Include:
- Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers.
- Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing, removing thatch, or trimming or edging around flower beds, walks, or walls.
- Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes.
- Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.
- Gather and remove litter.
- Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders.
- Water lawns, trees, or plants, using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans.
- Trim or pick flowers and clean flower beds.
- Rake, mulch, and compost leaves.
- Follow planned landscaping designs to determine where to lay sod, sow grass, or plant flowers or foliage.
- Plant seeds, bulbs, foliage, flowering plants, grass, ground covers, trees, or shrubs, and apply mulch for protection, using gardening tools.
- Decorate gardens with stones or plants.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +7.8%
National: +4.8%
Education
Less than a High School Diploma
Job Zone:
One: Little or No Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Moderately High ($36,000 - $49,999)
Median Earnings:
National
$35,890.00
State
$35,640.00
Regional
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Description
Career Cluster: | Architecture & Construction |
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.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Education
Required Level of Education
- Less than a High School Diploma = 39.15%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 31.20%
- Bachelor's Degree = 18.33%
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 8.22%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 3.10%
Related Work Experience
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 39.86%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 22.15%
- None = 17.04%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 13.15%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 3.49%
- Over 10 years = 3.20%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 0.80%
- Up to and including 1 month = 0.30%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- None = 29.65%
- Up to and including 1 month = 19.01%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 18.69%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 18.57%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 7.52%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 3.35%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 2.39%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 0.80%
On-the-Job Training
- None or short demonstration = 34.57%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 18.12%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 16.14%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 13.10%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 10.60%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 4.27%
- Over 10 years = 2.39%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 0.80%
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers.
- Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing, removing thatch, or trimming or edging around flower beds, walks, or walls.
- Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes.
- Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.
- Gather and remove litter.
- Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders.
- Water lawns, trees, or plants, using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans.
- Trim or pick flowers and clean flower beds.
- Rake, mulch, and compost leaves.
- Follow planned landscaping designs to determine where to lay sod, sow grass, or plant flowers or foliage.
- Plant seeds, bulbs, foliage, flowering plants, grass, ground covers, trees, or shrubs, and apply mulch for protection, using gardening tools.
- Decorate gardens with stones or plants.
- Attach wires from planted trees to support stakes.
- Operate vehicles or powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chainsaws, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Shovel snow from walks, driveways, or parking lots, and spread salt in those areas.
- Maintain or repair tools, equipment, or structures, such as buildings, greenhouses, fences, or benches, using hand or power tools.
- Provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters, burial sites, or other grounds features.
- Maintain irrigation systems, including winterizing the systems and starting them up in spring.
- Care for natural turf fields, making sure the underlying soil has the required composition to allow proper drainage and to support the grasses.
- Use irrigation methods to adjust the amount of water consumption and to prevent waste.
- Haul or spread topsoil, or spread straw over seeded soil to hold soil in place.
- Advise customers on plant selection or care.
- Care for artificial turf fields, periodically removing the turf and replacing cushioning pads or vacuuming and disinfecting the turf after use to prevent the growth of harmful bacteria.
- Plan or cultivate lawns or gardens.
- Install rock gardens, ponds, decks, drainage systems, irrigation systems, retaining walls, fences, planters, or playground equipment.
- Mark design boundaries, and paint natural or artificial turf fields with team logos or names before events.
- Build forms and mix and pour cement to form garden borders.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Adjustable wrenches
- Hydraulic truck cranes (Aerial lift trucks)
- Rakes (Arena rakes)
- Rakes (Artificial turf groomers)
- Axes
- Backhoes
- Hand sprayers (Backpack pump sprayers)
- Graders or land levelers (Box blades)
- Weeders (Brush trimmers)
- Wheel loaders (Bucket loaders)
- Graders or land levelers (Bunker rakes)
- Cargo trucks
- Power saws (Chain saws)
- Concrete mixers or plants (Concrete mixers)
- Cultivators
- Handheld thermometer (Digital soil thermometers)
- Shovels (Dirt shovels)
- Draglines (Drag brooms)
- Draglines (Drag leveling bars)
- Draglines (Drag mats)
- Draglines (Drag spikers)
- Graders or land levelers (Drawn box scrapers)
- Dump trucks
- Welders (Electric air welders)
- Cable reels (Electrical cord reels)
- Ladders (Extension ladders)
- Fertilizer spreaders or distributors (Fertilizer spreaders)
- Tape measures (Field layout systems)
- Stencils or lettering aids (Field painting stencils)
- Lawnmowers (Flail mowers)
- Harrows (Flexible chain-link harrows)
- Forklifts
- Front end loaders
- Gas generators
- Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus (Gas welders)
- Lawnmowers (Greens mowers)
- Picks (Ground picks)
- Tarpaulins (Ground tarps)
- Power drills (Hammer drills)
- Hammers
- Files (Hand files)
- Fertilizer spreaders or distributors (Hand spreaders)
- Saws (Handsaws)
- Hedge clippers (Hedge shears)
- Hedge clippers (Hedge trimmers)
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Hex pluggers)
- Hoes
- Hydraulic truck cranes (Hydraulic booms)
- Rakes (Infield grooming rakes)
- Rakes (Iron rakes)
- Grinding wheels (Knife sharpeners)
- Ladders
- Graders or land levelers (Land levelers)
- Graders or land levelers (Land planes)
- Graders or land levelers (Landscape rakes)
- Power blowers (Leaf blowers)
- Power chippers (Leaf-grinding machines)
- Secateurs or pruning shears (Loppers)
- Lawnmowers (Manual mowers)
- Tape measures (Measuring tapes)
- Measuring wheels for distance (Measuring wheels)
- Levels (Mound slope gauges)
- Garden forks (Mulching forks)
- Draglines (Nail drags)
- Seeder attachment (Overseed enhancing tools)
- Paint sprayers (Paint sprayguns)
- Pallet trucks
- Draglines (Plow pan spikers)
- Saws (Pole saws)
- Power drills
- Graders or land levelers (Power rakes)
- Power saws
- Scrubbing machines (Power sweepers)
- Sprayers (Pressurized sprayers)
- Ear plugs (Protective ear plugs)
- Forestry saws (Pruning saws)
- Water pumps (Puddle pumps)
- Lawnmowers (Push mowers)
- Rakes
- Harrows (Reversible spike harrows)
- Lawnmowers (Riding mowers)
- Squeegees or washers (Roller squeegees)
- Protective gloves (Safety gloves)
- Goggles (Safety goggles)
- Fertilizer spreaders or distributors (Salt spreaders)
- Screwdrivers
- Hoes (Scuffle hoes)
- Snow blowers
- Shovels (Snow shovels)
- Snowplow attachments
- Sockets (Socket wrenches)
- Shovels (Sod lifters)
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Soil probes)
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Soil profilers)
- Cultivators (Soil pulverizers)
- Spades
- Water sprinklers (Sprinklers)
- Power trimmers (String trimmers)
- Cultivators (Tillers)
- Scrubbing machines (Tractor broom attachments)
- Agricultural tractors (Tractors)
- Trowels
- Sprayers (Truck-mounted chemical sprayers)
- Rollers for lawn or sports grounds (Turf rollers)
- Rollers for lawn or sports grounds (Turf striping rollers)
- Rakes (Turf sweepers)
- All terrain vehicles tracked or wheeled (Utility vehicles)
- Paint sprayers (Wheeled paint sprayers)
- Power chippers (Wood chippers)
- Draglines (X-drags)
Technologies Include:
- Electronic mail software
- IBM Lotus Notes
- Operating system software
- Microsoft Windows
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Additional Resources
For career and certification information on tree trimmers and pruners, contact:
National Arborist Association
3 Perimeter Rd.
Unit I
Manchester, NH 03103
http://www.natlarb.com
For information on work as a landscaping and groundskeeping worker, contact:
Profesinal Landcare Network (PLANET)
950 Herndon Parkway
Suite 450
Herndon, VA 20170
(703) 736-9666 or (800) 395-2522
http://www.landcarenetwork.org/
Associated Landscape Contractors of America
150 Elden St.
Suite 270
Herndon, VA 20170
The data sources for the information displayed here include: Virginia Career VIEW Research. (Using onet28)
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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60.00 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
56.00 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
49.75 | Chemistry | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
53.00 | Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
65.50 | Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
59.50 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
56.25 | Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing. |
53.00 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
53.00 | Extent Flexibility | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
53.00 | Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
53.00 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
50.00 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
50.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
50.00 | Stamina | The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath. |
50.00 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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72.50 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
69.75 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
66.25 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
65.50 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
65.00 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
63.75 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
61.25 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
61.00 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
61.00 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
60.25 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
59.75 | Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment | Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles. |
59.50 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
58.50 | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment | Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
57.75 | Assisting and Caring for Others | Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients. |
55.50 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
53.50 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
52.00 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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79.25 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
78.75 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
73.25 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
73.00 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
71.50 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
71.00 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
70.50 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
69.75 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
66.75 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
66.25 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
63.75 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
63.00 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
61.25 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
55.00 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
51.25 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
50.00 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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99.60 | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather | How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
94.80 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
94.80 | Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? |
90.80 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
89.40 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
86.60 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
85.40 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
84.00 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
80.60 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
80.20 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
79.60 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
79.60 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
77.20 | In an Open Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or equipment (e.g., tractor)? |
77.00 | Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.) |
70.20 | Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? |
66.20 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
66.00 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
65.60 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
64.40 | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? |
64.00 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
63.80 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
63.80 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
63.60 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
63.40 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
63.40 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
63.20 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
60.20 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
58.20 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
57.80 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
55.00 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
54.40 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
54.20 | Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling | How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling? |
53.40 | Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions? |
50.60 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
49.80 | Degree of Automation | How automated is the job? |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Job Zone One: Little or No Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Little or no previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, a person can become a waiter or waitress even if he/she has never worked before.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few days to a few months of training. Usually, an experienced worker could show you how to do the job.
- Examples
- These occupations involve following instructions and helping others. Examples include food preparation workers, dishwashers, floor sanders and finishers, landscaping and groundskeeping workers, logging equipment operators, and baristas.
- Education
- Some of these occupations may require a high school diploma or GED certificate.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $27,550.00 | $35,890.00 | $42,020.00 |
Virginia | $27,720.00 | $35,640.00 | $39,400.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | $33,594.03 | $39,555.90 | $47,978.18 |
Bay Consortium | $28,415.02 | $37,788.45 | $42,624.63 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $27,802.53 | $34,098.86 | $39,481.69 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $26,880.66 | $30,760.47 | $35,970.83 |
Crater Area | $28,790.25 | $33,820.84 | $39,217.25 |
Greater Peninsula | $28,578.08 | $32,610.49 | $38,619.39 |
Hampton Roads | $28,944.94 | $32,486.11 | $38,999.84 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $25,291.94 | $30,684.17 | $36,070.13 |
Northern Virginia | $34,998.79 | $39,804.65 | $47,579.96 |
Piedmont Workforce | $30,110.35 | $37,516.69 | $42,056.03 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | $26,572.32 | $31,416.86 | $37,932.69 |
Southwestern Virginia | $24,164.16 | $29,902.35 | $35,484.81 |
West Piedmont | $25,678.67 | $30,254.59 | $35,811.96 |
Western Virginia | $27,029.08 | $30,678.94 | $35,735.66 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 1,191,600 | 1,248,500 | +4.8% |
Virginia | 30,124 | 32,465 | +7.8% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | 319 | 396 | +24.1% |
Bay Consortium | 1,401 | 1,530 | +9.2% |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | 4,926 | 5,341 | +8.4% |
Central VA/Region2000 | 937 | 1,016 | +8.4% |
Crater Area | 403 | 407 | +1.0% |
Greater Peninsula | 1,819 | 1,937 | +6.5% |
Hampton Roads | 3,547 | 4,025 | +13.5% |
New River/Mt. Rogers | 1,322 | 1,348 | +2.0% |
Northern Virginia | 9,253 | 9,895 | +6.9% |
Piedmont Workforce | 1,905 | 1,936 | +1.6% |
Shenandoah Valley | 2,321 | 2,513 | +8.3% |
South Central | 765 | 756 | -1.2% |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | 438 | 418 | -4.6% |
Western Virginia | 1,305 | 1,362 | +4.4% |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Related Occupations
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- Boilermakers
- Commercial Divers
- Construction and Related Workers, All Other
- Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
- Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
- Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
- First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
- Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other
- Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
- Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
- Highway Maintenance Workers
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
- Mechanical Door Repairers
- Millwrights
- Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
- Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
- Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians
- Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
- Weatherization Installers and Technicians
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Titles
- Athletic Field Custodian
- Athletic Fieldskeeper
- Athletic Turf Manager
- Backhoe Operator
- Bonsai Tender
- Brush Cutter
- Care Taker
- Caretaker
- Cemetery Keeper
- Cemetery Laborer
- Cemetery Sexton
- Cemetery Warden
- Cemetery Worker
- Equipment Operator
- Flower Picker
- Flower Planter
- Gardener
- Golf Course Keeper
- Golf Course Laborer
- Grass Cutter
- Grave Cleaner
- Greenhouse Worker
- Greens Cutter
- Greens Keeper
- Greens Laborer
- Greenskeeper
- Greenskeeper Laborer
- Greensman
- Ground Crewman
- Ground Worker
- Grounds Caretaker
- Grounds Cleaner
- Grounds Keeper
- Grounds Maintenance Worker
- Grounds Person
- Grounds Supervisor
- Grounds Worker
- Grounds/Maintenance Specialist
- Groundskeeper
- Groundskeeping Maintenance
- Groundskeeping Maintenance Worker
- Groundskeeping Yardman
- Groundsman
- Heavy Equipment Operator
- Hedge Trimmer
- Horticultural Worker
- Horticulture Worker
- Hydroelectric Plant Maintainer
- Indoor Landscaper/Gardener
- Industrial-Commercial Groundskeeper
- Interior Plant Caretaker
- Irrigation Technician
- Laborer
- Land Clearer
- Landscape and Yardwork Laborer
- Landscape Gardener
- Landscape Laborer
- Landscape Management Technician
- Landscape Specialist
- Landscape Technician
- Landscaper
- Landscaper Helper
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Laborer
- Landscaping Specialist
- Lawn Care Worker
- Lawn Caretaker
- Lawn Maintenance Worker
- Lawn Mower
- Lawn Mower Operator
- Lawn Service Worker
- Lawn Sprinkler Installer
- Lawn Sprinkler Servicer
- Maintenance Aide
- Maintenance Groundman
- Maintenance Technician
- Maintenance Worker
- Mall Plant Caretaker
- Mower Operator
- Mowing Machine Operator
- Nursery Helper
- Orchid Transplanter
- Outside Maintenance Worker
- Park Keeper
- Plant Care Worker
- Sexton
- Sexton Helper
- Shrub Planter
- Sod Cutter
- Sod Layer
- Sod Stripper
- Sodder
- Sprinkler Installer
- Tree Surgeon Helper
- Turfgrass Technician
- Utility Worker
- Weed Burner
- Weed Controller
- Weed Cutter
- Weed Thinner
- Weeder
- Yard Laborer
- Yard Person
- Yard Worker
- Yardman
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Related Schools
- Danville Community College
- J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
- Mountain Empire Community College
- Northern Virginia Community College
- Southside Virginia Community College
- Southwest Virginia Community College
- Tidewater Community College
- Virginia Highlands Community College
- Virginia Western Community College
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