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All Industry
Estimated employment420
Mean wage$15.57
Entry wage$12.15
10th percentile wage$10.74
50th percentile wage$14.81
90th percentile wage$20.27
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Professional and Business Services22053.3%
Public Administration408.7%
Leisure and Hospitality306.9%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Leisure and Hospitality3017.26
Public Administration4014.75
Professional and Business Services22013.99
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (37-3011)
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. Exclude "Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse" (45-2092).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$14.81 $14.90  -$0.08
2016$14.14+4.7%$14.23 +4.7%-$0.08
2015$13.90+1.7%$13.98 +1.7%-$0.08
2014$13.62+2.0%$13.71 +2.0%-$0.08
2013$13.45+1.3%$13.53 +1.3%-$0.08
2012$13.26+1.5%$13.34 +1.5%-$0.08
2011$13.07+1.4%$13.15 +1.4%-$0.07
2010$12.93+1.1%$13.01 +1.1%-$0.07
2009$12.68+2.0%$12.76 +2.0%-$0.07
2008$12.33+2.8%$12.41 +2.8%-$0.07
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$14.81 $18.48  -$3.67
2016$14.14+4.7%$17.89 +3.3%-$3.74
2015$13.90+1.7%$17.51 +2.1%-$3.61
2014$13.62+2.0%$17.14 +2.2%-$3.51
2013$13.45+1.3%$16.79 +2.1%-$3.34
2012$13.26+1.5%$16.51 +1.7%-$3.25
2011$13.07+1.4%$16.25 +1.6%-$3.17
2010$12.93+1.1%$15.97 +1.7%-$3.04
2009$12.68+2.0%$15.76 +1.4%-$3.07
2008$12.33+2.8%$15.35 +2.6%-$3.02
Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2017
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
New Haven$19.291,860
Danbury$16.95770
Bridgeport-Stamford$16.374,560
Waterbury$14.81420
Norwich-New London$14.67890
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stamford$16.374,560
Hartford$14.323,690
New Haven$19.291,860
Norwich-New London$14.67890
Danbury$16.95770
Wages in other areas
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