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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Georgia

Want to work as a Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Georgia? Here’s what the data says. 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. Excludes “Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse” (45-2092).

What do Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Make in Georgia?

For a landscaping and groundskeeping workers working in Georgia, wages run about $36,830 per year (or roughly $17.71/hour).Earnings range from $29,390 at the 10th percentile to $46,130 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$29,390	$14.13
25th percentile	$31,520	$15.15
Median (50th)	$36,830	$17.71
75th percentile	$43,570	$20.95
90th percentile	$46,130	$22.18

Location quotient — how concentrated this career is in Georgia nationwide is 0.74, indicating fewer landscaping and groundskeeping workers per worker than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn a median of $43,138 per year ($20.74/hour), below the Georgia median.

Employment Outlook

National employment for 142,343 landscaping and groundskeeping workers nationwide. In Georgia alone, around 22,100 people work in this role. That’s more than the typical state, which employs around 11,930 landscaping and groundskeeping workers.

Top Georgia Metros for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

These are the Georgia metros with the most landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Georgia.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	12,740	$37,460
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	1,530	$35,160
Savannah, GA	930	$36,440
Gainesville, GA	690	$36,290
Athens-Clarke County, GA	590	$35,010
Macon-Bibb County, GA	520	$33,950
Columbus, GA-AL	500	$30,660
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	440	$34,250
Warner Robins, GA	340	$36,120
Valdosta, GA	280	$30,310
Dalton, GA	220	$36,330
Albany, GA	210	$29,570
Rome, GA	200	$33,770
Hinesville, GA	80	$36,350

Top States for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Employment

These states have the highest employment of landscaping and groundskeeping workers work.

State	Number Employed
California	103,570
Florida	84,250
Texas	68,700
New York	49,430
Ohio	35,340
Illinois	35,120
Pennsylvania	34,310
North Carolina	33,450
Michigan	31,350
New Jersey	28,940
Virginia	25,790
Colorado	22,960
Washington	22,430
Georgia	22,100
Arizona	20,990
Massachusetts	20,850
Indiana	20,120
Wisconsin	18,590
Missouri	17,660
Tennessee	17,330

Highest-Paying States for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

These states pay the most for landscaping and groundskeeping workers.

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$47,320
Massachusetts	$47,050
Minnesota	$46,730
Alaska	$46,510
Washington	$46,200
Maine	$45,470
Colorado	$44,950
Connecticut	$44,920
Hawaii	$44,800
New York	$44,690

Skills

Top landscaping and groundskeeping workers skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Core knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

Top abilities for landscaping and groundskeeping workers, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Common tasks include:

• 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.
• Plant seeds, bulbs, foliage, flowering plants, grass, ground covers, trees, or shrubs, and apply mulch for protection, using gardening tools.
• Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers.

Work Activities

• Handling and Moving Objects
• Controlling Machines and Processes
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
• Performing General Physical Activities
• Getting Information
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
• Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
• Thinking Creatively

Tools & Technology

Technologies frequently used: Hot technologies: Facebook

Related Careers

Careers similar to landscaping and groundskeeping workers include:

• First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
• Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
• Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation
• Tree Trimmers and Pruners
• Agricultural Equipment Operators
• Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Also Known As

Athletic Field Custodian, Bonsai Tender, Brush Cutter, Caretaker, Cemetery Keeper, Cemetery Laborer, Cemetery Warden, Cemetery Worker, Equipment Operator, Flower Picker, Flower Planter, Gardener, Golf Course Keeper, Golf Course Laborer, Golf Course Maintenance Worker.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 37-3011.00