Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
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.

What a landscaping and groundskeeping worker does

Become a landscaping and groundskeeping worker

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good landscaping and groundskeeping worker

  • Talking to others.
  • Changing what is done based on other people's actions.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Average hourly rate is $22 per hour with an average salary of $45,300 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $18 and $24 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $36,800 and $49,700 per year.

Landscaping And Groundskeeping Worker job outlook

  • There are 20,533 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 5,995 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

Some of these occupations may require a high school diploma or GED certificate.

Programs to get you there

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