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Landscaper: what the job is, what it pays, and how to get hired.

The work, the skills that matter, the tools in demand and the pay range, from U.S. government data, plus every TryHired page for the role.

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Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · O*NET 31.0
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Median percentile pay

Half of landscapers earn more than this and half earn less.

Annual
$39,150
Hourly
$18.82
Source
BLS May 2025
Quick answer

Landscapers landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. The median pay is $39,150 a year ($18.82 an hour) (BLS, May 2025).

Median pay
$39,150
BLS May 2025
Employed in the U.S.
952,640
BLS May 2025
Preparation
Job Zone 1-2 of 5
very little to some preparation

Data Government data groups this job as Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (O*NET-SOC 37-3011.00). Figures on this page are for that occupation.

Key facts

Landscapers at a glance

  • Landscaping and groundskeeping workers in the United States earned a median annual wage of $39,150 in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • In its 2025–35 employment projections, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics lists no formal educational credential as the typical entry-level education for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in the United States.

    Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35

  • BLS projects employment of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in the United States to grow 4.7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 149,500 openings a year on average, including replacement openings.

    Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35

  • BLS estimates that less than 0.5% of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in the United States had the ability to telework in 2025, a preliminary estimate of whether the job allows it, not a count of remote jobs.

    Source: BLS Occupational Requirements Survey, 2025 preliminary

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The work

What landscapers do day to day

Data Core tasks rated most important by workers in the role (O*NET).

  1. Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers.
  2. Operate vehicles or powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chainsaws, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws.
  3. Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes.
  4. Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.
  5. Gather and remove litter.
  6. Trim or pick flowers and clean flower beds.
Job requirements

What the job requires

Data BLS figures for landscaping and groundskeeping workers (SOC 37-3011), 2025 preliminary BLS Occupational Requirements Survey.

Telework available
less than 0.5%
of workers had the ability to telework
Workday sitting
22.2%
mean share of the day required to sit
Most common strength level
Medium
70.5% of workers
Can pause work
57.6%
of workers could take short, unscheduled breaks
Self-paced workload
1.3%
of workers set their own workload
Employer-changed schedules
58.7%
of workers had schedules changed by the employer week to week

On TryHired lists: Jobs that don't require experience.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Requirements Survey. Estimates are preliminary; ranges are shown as published.

Where this career works

Industries that employ it

Data Share of all landscaper jobs in each industry, 2025 (BLS Employment Matrix).

  1. Administrative and support services48.5% of all jobs in this occupation · +4.5% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $42,760
  2. Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries8.1% of all jobs in this occupation · +7.7% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $37,280
  3. Government, excluding state and local education and hospitals8.0% of all jobs in this occupation · +8.5% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $43,530
  4. Educational services; state, local, and private2.8% of all jobs in this occupation · +1.3% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $46,480
  5. Real estate2.4% of all jobs in this occupation · +5.6% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $41,900
  6. Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations1.6% of all jobs in this occupation · +3.2% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $41,520

Sources: BLS 2025–35 National Employment Matrix (share of the occupation's jobs, projected change) and BLS OEWS May 2025 industry estimates (mean wage). Different industry estimates are not a pay forecast for any person.

Skills that matter

Ranked by importance to the job

Data O*NET importance ratings. The first three are core.

Operation and ControlcoreCritical ThinkingcoreOperations MonitoringcoreActive ListeningSpeakingMonitoringSocial PerceptivenessCoordinationEquipment Selection
Tools and technology

Software landscapers use

Data Examples reported for the role; employer demand flags from O*NET.

  • FacebookWeb page creation and editing softwareHot technology
  • Microsoft ExcelSpreadsheet softwareHot technology
  • Microsoft Office softwareOffice suite softwareHot technology
  • Microsoft WindowsOperating system softwareHot technology
  • Microsoft WordWord processing softwareHot technology
  • IBM NotesElectronic mail software

Also called: Athletic Fieldskeeper, Greenskeeper, Grounds Maintenance Worker, Grounds Specialist, Groundskeeper, Groundsman.

Method

How this page is built

Tasks, skills, tools, education and related roles come from O*NET 31.0. Pay and employment come from the BLS OEWS May 2025 national estimates. The skill-match score is our calculation: Skill match is the cosine similarity of the two occupations' skill profiles: for each of 35 O*NET skills (10 essential, 25 transferable) we multiply importance by level and subtract the average across all occupations, then compare the direction of the two profiles. 100 means identical shape; 0 means unrelated or opposite (negative values are shown as 0). Only occupations that O*NET itself lists as related are compared.

What this page can't tell you
  • How a specific employer defines the job.
  • Pay for self-employed workers (OEWS covers employees).
  • Your own chances: data describes the occupation, not you.
Sources
  1. O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. TryHired selected, ranked and combined the data; O*NET is not responsible for these pages.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).

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