Also called: Grounds Maintenance Worker, Landscape Laborer
Mows, plants, mulches, and keeps yards, campuses, parks, and cemeteries looking good.
You spend your day outdoors running mowers, trimmers, and blowers, planting shrubs, and spreading mulch. It's a classic first job; many groundskeepers move up to crew leader or start their own company.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. No formal education required.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Grounds maintenance workers.
Medium risk for 10 years. Robot mowers already cut flat lawns at parks and campuses; trimming, planting and cleanup stay human, with smaller crews.
Age 14+. One way to start: Mow and rake for neighbors (any age); landscaping crews, golf courses and parks usually hire at 16
Classes: Horticulture CTE, Small engines.
Official data: O*NET occupation 37-3011.
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