Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Career

The role of Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers is to landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $39,790 and $19 per hour. 7 vocational programs could be taken for the Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 929,930 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers is $9,530. The average length of the programs is 750 hours and the average completion time is 9.00 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations	141	$9,530	$150	750 Hours	9.00 Months
Ornamental Horticulture	10	$27,312	-	-	-
Greenhouse Operations and Management	17	-	-	-	-
Landscaping and Groundskeeping	94	$26,474	-	-	-
Plant Nursery Operations and Management	34	$29,073	-	-	-
Turf and Turfgrass Management	36	$29,729	-	-	-
Golf Course Operation and Grounds Management	7	$25,457	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers.

Related Occupations toLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Soil and Plant Scientists	15,800	$77,080	$37
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	126K	$58,920	$28
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,173K	$36,250	$17
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	23,520	$44,480	$21
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	50,270	$52,850	$25
Agricultural Equipment Operators	28,910	$41,850	$20
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	259K	$36,140	$17
Fallers	4,800	$61,190	$29
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	204K	$57,410	$28
Construction Laborers	1,019K	$49,280	$24
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	43,080	$55,170	$27
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	450K	$62,180	$30
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	216K	$52,110	$25
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	436K	$67,840	$33
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	7,700	$38,750	$19
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	45,300	$39,460	$19
Highway Maintenance Workers	151K	$49,070	$24
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	27,900	$49,590	$24
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	36,830	$52,120	$25
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,503K	$49,650	$24

Vocational Programs for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Career

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Vocational Programs to Prepare Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Career

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