Jobs / Physical work / 37-3011.00
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.
- US jobs
- 952,640
- Median wage
- $39,150 a year
- Job family
- Physical work
Can agents do the work of landscaping and groundskeeping workers?
We read the evidence at the level of the job family, Physical work:
- Task levelUnexploredNo benchmark in our collection covers this work yet.
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Unexplored territory
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Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers.
- Operate vehicles or powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chainsaws, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws.
- 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.
- Trim or pick flowers and clean flower beds.
- Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing, removing thatch, or trimming or edging around flower beds, walks, or walls.
- Follow planned landscaping designs to determine where to lay sod, sow grass, or plant flowers or foliage.
- Water lawns, trees, or plants, using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans.
- Maintain or repair tools, equipment, or structures, such as buildings, greenhouses, fences, or benches, using hand or power tools.
- Rake, mulch, and compost leaves.
- Provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters, burial sites, or other grounds features.
Other job titles for this occupation (73)
Athletic Fieldskeeper · Greenskeeper · Grounds Maintenance Worker · Grounds Specialist · Groundskeeper · Groundsman · Landscape Specialist · Landscape Technician (Landscape Tech) · Landscaper · Outside Maintenance Worker · Athletic Field Custodian · Bonsai Tender · Brush Cutter · Cemetery Keeper · Cemetery Laborer · Flower Picker · Golf Course Keeper · Golf Course Laborer · Golf Course Maintenance Worker · Grass Cutter · Greens Cutter · Greens Laborer · Greenskeeper Laborer · Greensman · Grounds Caretaker · Grounds Cleaner · Grounds Crewman · Groundskeeping Laborer · Groundskeeping Maintenance Worker · Groundskeeping Yardman · Groundsperson · Hedge Trimmer · Indoor Landscaper · Industrial Commercial Groundskeeper · Interior Plant Caretaker · Land Clearer · Landscape Gardener · Landscape Laborer · Landscape Management Technician (Landscape Management Tech) · Landscaping Assistant · Landscaping Specialist · Lawn Care Professional · Lawn Care Specialist · Lawn Care Technician (Lawn Care Tech) · Lawn Care Worker · Lawn Caretaker · Lawn Maintenance Worker · Lawn Mower · Lawn Mower Operator · Lawn Service Worker · Lawn Sprinkler Installer · Lawn Sprinkler Servicer · Lawn Technician (Lawn Tech) · Maintenance Groundman · Maintenance Groundskeeper · Mall Plant Caretaker · Mower Operator · Mowing Machine Operator · Park Keeper · Plant Care Worker · Sexton · Shrub Planter · Sod Cutter · Sod Layer · Sod Stripper · Sodder · Sprinkler Installer · Turfgrass Technician (Turfgrass Tech) · Yard Laborer · Yard Person · Yard Worker · Yardman · Yardwork Laborer