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  2. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
  3. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Prospects: Very Favorable

*According to projected annual openings and year-over-year growth
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).

Current openings

Grounds Caretaker 2
Grounds Maintenance Worker 31
Lawn Maintenance Worker 5
Lawn Mower 2
Lawn Service Worker 1

Number of positions

2012: 8,900    2014: 9,210

Annual job postings

New: 150    Replacement: 150
(Total: 300)   

Salaries in NYC

Starting at:
$22,620
($10/hour)
Middle:
$35,460
($17/hour)
Up to:
$42,240
($20/hour)
Average:
$35,700
($17/hour)

Educational requirements

Minimum education:
Less than high school

Work experience:
None

On-the-job training:
Short-term on-the-job training

Education level achieved by workers

 

Sources: New York State Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor.