Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (37-3011) in Connecticut



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State of Connecticut (1Q 2018)
All Industry
Estimated employment		13,860
Mean wage		$17.90
Entry wage		$12.42
10th percentile wage		$11.39
50th percentile wage		$16.42
90th percentile wage		$25.97

Top Employing Industries
Industry	Employment Percent
Administrative and Support Services	8,910	64.3%
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	1,680	12.1%
Public Administration	1,470	10.6%
Specialty Trade Contractors	530	3.8%

Best Paying Industries
Industry	Employment Median Wage
Educational Services	250	$23.68
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction		$22.28
Hospitals	20	$22.02
Construction of Buildings		$19.81

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
Year	This Occupation		Compared to Occupational Group		Difference
Current	$16.42		$15.13		$1.29
2017	$16.21	+1.3%	$14.94	+1.3%	$1.27
2016	$15.69	+3.3%	$14.46	+3.3%	$1.23
2015	$15.16	+3.5%	$13.97	+3.5%	$1.19
2014	$14.90	+1.7%	$13.73	+1.7%	$1.17
2013	$14.61	+2.0%	$13.46	+2.0%	$1.15
2012	$14.42	+1.3%	$13.29	+1.3%	$1.13
2011	$14.21	+1.5%	$13.09	+1.5%	$1.12
2010	$14.01	+1.4%	$12.91	+1.4%	$1.10
2009	$13.86	+1.1%	$12.78	+1.1%	$1.09
Year	This Occupation		Compared to All Occupations		Difference
Current	$16.42		$22.55		-$6.13
2017	$16.21	+1.3%	$22.31	+1.1%	-$6.10
2016	$15.69	+3.3%	$21.71	+2.8%	-$6.02
2015	$15.16	+3.5%	$21.22	+2.3%	-$6.05
2014	$14.90	+1.7%	$20.77	+2.1%	-$5.87
2013	$14.61	+2.0%	$20.33	+2.2%	-$5.72
2012	$14.42	+1.3%	$19.92	+2.1%	-$5.49
2011	$14.21	+1.5%	$19.58	+1.7%	-$5.36
2010	$14.01	+1.4%	$19.27	+1.6%	-$5.25
2009	$13.86	+1.1%	$18.95	+1.7%	-$5.08

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2018

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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