Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (37-3011) in Connecticut



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State of Connecticut (1Q 2022)
All Industry
Estimated Employment		12,520
Mean wage		$21.03
Entry wage		$16.04
10th percentile wage		$15.22
50th percentile wage		$19.40
90th percentile wage		$25.59

Top Employing Industries
Industry	Employment Percent
Administrative and Support Services	8,030	64.1%
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	1,500	12.0%
Public Administration	1,170	9.4%
Educational Services	450	3.6%

Best Paying Industries
Industry	Employment Median Wage
Educational Services	450	$24.58
Specialty Trade Contractors		$24.46
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	80	$22.80
Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	30	$19.78

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	$19.40		$18.74		$0.66
2021	$18.20	+6.6%	$17.58	+6.6%	$0.62
2020	$17.25	+5.5%	$16.66	+5.5%	$0.59
2019	$16.63	+3.7%	$16.06	+3.7%	$0.57
2018	$15.95	+4.3%	$15.41	+4.3%	$0.54
2017	$15.39	+3.6%	$14.87	+3.6%	$0.52
2016	$14.90	+3.3%	$14.39	+3.3%	$0.51
2015	$14.47	+3.0%	$13.98	+3.0%	$0.49
2014	$14.16	+2.2%	$13.68	+2.2%	$0.48
2013	$14.00	+1.2%	$13.52	+1.2%	$0.48
Year	This Occupation		Compared to All Occupations		Difference
Current	$19.40		$24.37		-$4.97
2021	$18.20	+6.6%	$23.42	+4.0%	-$5.22
2020	$17.25	+5.5%	$22.62	+3.5%	-$5.37
2019	$16.63	+3.7%	$21.98	+2.9%	-$5.35
2018	$15.95	+4.3%	$21.34	+3.0%	-$5.38
2017	$15.39	+3.6%	$20.73	+2.9%	-$5.33
2016	$14.90	+3.3%	$20.24	+2.4%	-$5.34
2015	$14.47	+3.0%	$19.73	+2.6%	-$5.25
2014	$14.16	+2.2%	$19.31	+2.2%	-$5.14
2013	$14.00	+1.2%	$18.96	+1.9%	-$4.96

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2022

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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