Building & Grounds

Groundskeeping Contractors

SOC 37-3011

Run a landscaping business serving commercial or residential clients.

The job

Median pay

$39k

$36k to $47k typical range

Outlook, 2025 to 2035

Growing fast

+4.7% projected

Openings a year

150k

BLS projection

Typical education

High school

Our model

AI displacement risk

Low

How much of this job AI may do instead of the person

Works with AI

7/100

AI alongside the person rather than instead of them

AI exposure

5th pct

More exposed than 5% of occupations · modeled estimate · 9th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

51/100

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Key skills

Speaking
Critical Thinking
Active Listening
Monitoring
Reading Comprehension
Active Learning

Pay and jobs by state

BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.

State	Jobs	Per 1,000	vs national	Median pay
California	106,180	5.8	0.9×	$46k
Florida	86,040	8.7	1.4×	$37k
Texas	63,430	4.5	0.7×	$37k
New York	47,600	4.9	0.8×	$45k
Pennsylvania	34,850	5.7	0.9×	$40k
Illinois	34,780	5.7	0.9×	$44k
Ohio	34,420	6.2	1.0×	$38k
North Carolina	32,730	6.6	1.1×	$38k
Michigan	32,330	7.3	1.2×	$38k
New Jersey	30,470	7.1	1.2×	$41k

All 51 states

State	Jobs	Per 1,000	vs national	Median pay
Georgia	25,510	5.2	0.8×	$38k
Virginia	25,180	6.1	1.0×	$38k
Massachusetts	22,880	6.3	1.0×	$49k
Washington	22,550	6.4	1.0×	$47k
Arizona	22,450	6.9	1.1×	$39k
Colorado	21,990	7.7	1.3×	$46k
Indiana	19,260	6.0	1.0×	$38k
Wisconsin	18,970	6.4	1.1×	$41k
Missouri	18,310	6.2	1.0×	$39k
Tennessee	18,250	5.6	0.9×	$37k
Minnesota	17,610	6.0	1.0×	$47k
Maryland	17,440	6.3	1.0×	$39k
South Carolina	15,600	6.8	1.1×	$37k
Connecticut	13,490	8.0	1.3×	$46k
Utah	12,850	7.4	1.2×	$41k
Alabama	12,020	5.7	0.9×	$36k
Oregon	11,870	6.0	1.0×	$45k
Nevada	9,980	6.4	1.1×	$39k
Kansas	9,480	6.6	1.1×	$39k
Oklahoma	9,280	5.4	0.9×	$36k
Kentucky	8,920	4.5	0.7×	$37k
Iowa	8,800	5.6	0.9×	$39k
Louisiana	8,510	4.4	0.7×	$35k
Idaho	7,980	9.3	1.5×	$42k
Nebraska	7,280	7.1	1.2×	$39k
Hawaii	7,040	11.2	1.8×	$46k
Arkansas	6,610	5.1	0.8×	$36k
Maine	6,410	10.0	1.6×	$46k
New Hampshire	6,050	8.9	1.4×	$45k
New Mexico	5,030	5.8	0.9×	$38k
Mississippi	4,940	4.2	0.7×	$32k
Montana	4,270	8.3	1.4×	$45k
Delaware	4,130	8.5	1.4×	$37k
Rhode Island	4,040	8.1	1.3×	$45k
West Virginia	3,340	4.8	0.8×	$32k
South Dakota	2,980	6.5	1.1×	$35k
Vermont	2,700	8.9	1.4×	$46k
North Dakota	2,100	4.9	0.8×	$41k
Wyoming	1,790	6.4	1.0×	$38k
Alaska	1,080	3.3	0.5×	$48k
Washington DC	800	1.1	0.2×	$49k

Top metro areas

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ50,410 jobs · $46k median
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA27,860 jobs · $45k median
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN25,160 jobs · $45k median
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL21,170 jobs · $37k median
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX19,750 jobs · $38k median
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD17,700 jobs · $42k median
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV17,140 jobs · $43k median
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ16,850 jobs · $39k median

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.