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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in South Dakota

Want to work as a Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in South Dakota? 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 South Dakota?

For a landscaping and groundskeeping workers working in South Dakota, the median annual wage is $31,420 per year (or roughly $15.11/hour).Annual wages span from $27,710 at the 10th percentile to $44,810 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$27,710	$13.32
25th percentile	$28,760	$13.83
Median (50th)	$31,420	$15.11
75th percentile	$37,570	$18.06
90th percentile	$44,810	$21.54

Location quotient — how concentrated this career is in South Dakota relative to the national average — is 0.96.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn a median of $43,138 per year ($20.74/hour), lower than the South Dakota median.

Employment Outlook

There are roughly 142,343 landscaping and groundskeeping workers nationwide. In South Dakota alone, around 2,660 people work in this role. That trails the typical state, which employs around 11,930 landscaping and groundskeeping workers.

Top South Dakota Metros for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

The largest metro-area employers of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in South Dakota.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	960	$36,550
Rapid City, SD	500	$29,980

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

Where landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn the most: 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

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

Knowledge Areas

Important 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

Day-to-day, landscaping and groundskeeping workers typically:

• 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

Software and systems commonly involved: Hot technologies: Facebook

Related Careers

Related occupations 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