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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (37-3011) in Hartford Labor Market Area
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Hartford LMA (1Q 2023)
All Industry
Estimated employment3,970
Mean wage$20.59
Entry wage$16.32
10th percentile wage$15.39
50th percentile wage$18.68
90th percentile wage$28.37
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Administrative and Support Services2,60065.5%
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries44011.2%
Public Administration42010.5%
Educational Services601.6%
 Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Educational Services60$25.33
Public Administration420$24.47
Hospitals10$20.52
Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers30$19.02
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
YearThis OccupationCompared to Occupational GroupDifference
Current  $18.68 $18.18 $0.50
2022$17.87+4.5%$17.39+4.5%$0.48
2021$16.47+8.5%$16.03+8.5%$0.44
2020$15.61+5.5%$15.19+5.5%$0.42
2019$15.05+3.7%$14.65+3.7%$0.40
2018$14.44+4.3%$14.05+4.3%$0.39
2017$13.93+3.6%$13.56+3.6%$0.37
2016$13.49+3.3%$13.13+3.3%$0.36
2015$13.10+3.0%$12.75+3.0%$0.35
2014$12.82+2.2%$12.48+2.2%$0.34
YearThis OccupationCompared to All OccupationsDifference
Current  $18.68 $26.35 -$7.67
2022$17.87+4.5%$25.47+3.4%-$7.60
2021$16.47+8.5%$24.10+5.7%-$7.63
2020$15.61+5.5%$23.28+3.5%-$7.66
2019$15.05+3.7%$22.62+2.9%-$7.56
2018$14.44+4.3%$21.96+3.0%-$7.52
2017$13.93+3.6%$21.33+2.9%-$7.39
2016$13.49+3.3%$20.83+2.4%-$7.34
2015$13.10+3.0%$20.30+2.6%-$7.20
2014$12.82+2.2%$19.87+2.2%-$7.05
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 2023
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
New Haven $22.67  2,030  
Bridgeport-Stamford $19.44  4,510  
Waterbury $18.91  390  
Norwich-New London $18.76  810  
Hartford $18.68  3,970  
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stamford $19.44  4,510  
Hartford $18.68  3,970  
New Haven $22.67  2,030  
Danbury $18.64  970  
Norwich-New London $18.76  810  
Wages in other areas
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