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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.

$37,360
Median Pay
Less than 6 months
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AI Resilience Score

Score 3/6: low AI task exposure, limited human advantage means AI will assist but humans remain essential

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How we calculated this:

AI Exposure
Low+2

2% of tasks can be accelerated by AI

Job Growth
Stable+1

+4% projected (2024-2034)

Human Advantage
Weak+0

EPOCH score: 9/25

Total Score3/6
Methodology: v2.0 - GPTs are GPTs / BLS / EPOCH Additive ScoringUpdated: 2026-01-09
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Key Responsibilities

  • 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.
  • Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders.
  • 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.
  • Trim or pick flowers and clean flower beds.
  • Attach wires from planted trees to support stakes.

Education & Training

Typical Entry Education

Less than high school

Time to Job Ready

0-0.5 years

Based on Job Zone 1. For formal education duration only, see education_duration.

Technology Skills

Timekeeping softwareGPS systemsWork order appsScheduling tools

Key Abilities

Multilimb CoordinationManual DexterityTrunk StrengthArm-Hand SteadinessControl PrecisionStatic StrengthExtent FlexibilityProblem SensitivityVisualizationStamina

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Compensation Details

$29,070
10th Percentile
$37,360
Median
$51,290
90th Percentile

Based on 929,930 employed workers

Also Known As

Athletic Field CustodianBonsai TenderBrush CutterCaretakerCemetery KeeperCemetery LaborerCemetery WardenCemetery WorkerEquipment OperatorFlower Picker

Data from O*NET 30.1 and BLS Occupational Employment Statistics

O*NET Code: 37-3011.00