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Estimated employment3,640
Mean wage$15.11
Entry wage$10.44
10th percentile wage$9.73
50th percentile wage$13.36
90th percentile wage$24.55
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Professional and Business Services2,30063.2%
Leisure and Hospitality43011.9%
Public Administration3509.7%
Education and Health Services1103.1%
Financial Activities1102.9%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Public Administration350$20.18
Education and Health Services110$20.12
Trade, Transportation and Utilities$14.87
Construction$14.02
Financial Activities110$13.71
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$13.36 $14.01  -$0.64
2015$13.00+2.7%$13.64 +2.7%-$0.63
2014$12.75+2.0%$13.37 +2.0%-$0.62
2013$12.58+1.3%$13.20 +1.3%-$0.61
2012$12.40+1.5%$13.00 +1.5%-$0.60
2011$12.23+1.4%$12.82 +1.4%-$0.59
2010$12.10+1.1%$12.69 +1.1%-$0.58
2009$11.86+2.0%$12.44 +2.0%-$0.57
2008$11.54+2.8%$12.10 +2.8%-$0.56
2007$11.09+4.1%$11.63 +4.1%-$0.53
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$13.36 $22.30  -$8.94
2015$13.00+2.7%$21.68 +2.9%-$8.67
2014$12.75+2.0%$21.21 +2.2%-$8.46
2013$12.58+1.3%$20.78 +2.1%-$8.20
2012$12.40+1.5%$20.43 +1.7%-$8.02
2011$12.23+1.4%$20.11 +1.6%-$7.87
2010$12.10+1.1%$19.77 +1.7%-$7.66
2009$11.86+2.0%$19.50 +1.4%-$7.63
2008$11.54+2.8%$19.00 +2.6%-$7.46
2007$11.09+4.1%$18.40 +3.3%-$7.30
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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