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Estimated employment4,820
Mean wage$17.38
Entry wage$12.07
10th percentile wage$10.71
50th percentile wage$15.62
90th percentile wage$22.98
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Professional & Business Services3,34069.4%
Leisure and Hospitality4208.7%
Public Administration4108.5%
Construction2805.8%
Education & Health Services501.1%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education & Health Services50$18.33
Construction280$16.13
Other Services$15.71
Leisure and Hospitality420$15.44
Professional & Business Services3,340$15.34
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).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$15.62 $14.46  $1.16
2015$15.20+2.7%$14.08 +2.7%$1.13
2014$14.90+2.0%$13.80 +2.0%$1.11
2013$14.71+1.3%$13.62 +1.3%$1.09
2012$14.50+1.5%$13.42 +1.5%$1.08
2011$14.30+1.4%$13.24 +1.4%$1.06
2010$14.15+1.1%$13.10 +1.1%$1.05
2009$13.87+2.0%$12.84 +2.0%$1.03
2008$13.49+2.8%$12.49 +2.8%$1.00
2007$12.96+4.1%$12.00 +4.1%$0.96
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$15.62 $22.98  -$7.36
2015$15.20+2.7%$22.34 +2.9%-$7.13
2014$14.90+2.0%$21.86 +2.2%-$6.95
2013$14.71+1.3%$21.42 +2.1%-$6.70
2012$14.50+1.5%$21.05 +1.7%-$6.55
2011$14.30+1.4%$20.72 +1.6%-$6.42
2010$14.15+1.1%$20.37 +1.7%-$6.22
2009$13.87+2.0%$20.10 +1.4%-$6.22
2008$13.49+2.8%$19.58 +2.6%-$6.09
2007$12.96+4.1%$18.96 +3.3%-$5.99
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 2016
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
New Haven $16.87 1,890
Danbury $15.77 790
Bridgeport $15.62 4,820
Waterbury $14.84 430
Hartford $13.36 3,640
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport $15.62 4,820
Hartford $13.36 3,640
New Haven $16.87 1,890
Norwich-NL $13.36 870
Danbury $15.77 790
Wages in other areas
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