Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (37-3011) in Connecticut

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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (37-3011) in Connecticut

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State of Connecticut (1Q 2023)
All Industry
Estimated Employment		13,900
Mean wage		$21.18
Entry wage		$16.77
10th percentile wage		$15.77
50th percentile wage		$19.11
90th percentile wage		$28.85

Top Employing Industries
Industry	Employment / Percent
Administrative and Support Services	9,340	67.2%
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	1,430	10.3%
Public Administration	1,160	8.3%
Real Estate	480	3.4%

Best Paying Industries
Industry	Employment / Median Wage
Educational Services	290	$26.41
Truck Transportation		$24.54
Construction of Buildings	190	$23.14
Public Administration	1,160	$22.79

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. Excludes "Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse" (45-2092).


Median Wage History
Year	This Occupation		Compared to Occupational Group		Difference
Current	$19.11		$18.33		$0.78
2022	$18.28	+4.5%	$17.54	+4.5%	$0.75
2021	$16.85	+8.5%	$16.16	+8.5%	$0.69
2020	$15.97	+5.5%	$15.32	+5.5%	$0.65
2019	$15.40	+3.7%	$14.77	+3.7%	$0.63
2018	$14.77	+4.3%	$14.17	+4.3%	$0.60
2017	$14.25	+3.6%	$13.67	+3.6%	$0.58
2016	$13.80	+3.3%	$13.23	+3.3%	$0.56
2015	$13.40	+3.0%	$12.85	+3.0%	$0.55
2014	$13.11	+2.2%	$12.58	+2.2%	$0.54
Year	This Occupation		Compared to All Occupations		Difference
Current	$19.11		$25.76		-$6.65
2022	$18.28	+4.5%	$24.90	+3.4%	-$6.62
2021	$16.85	+8.5%	$23.56	+5.7%	-$6.71
2020	$15.97	+5.5%	$22.76	+3.5%	-$6.78
2019	$15.40	+3.7%	$22.11	+2.9%	-$6.71
2018	$14.77	+4.3%	$21.46	+3.0%	-$6.69
2017	$14.25	+3.6%	$20.85	+2.9%	-$6.60
2016	$13.80	+3.3%	$20.37	+2.4%	-$6.56
2015	$13.40	+3.0%	$19.85	+2.6%	-$6.44
2014	$13.11	+2.2%	$19.43	+2.2%	-$6.31

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2023

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.


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