Also called: Field Crew, Groundskeeper
Helps maintain sports fields: mowing, raking, rolling the tarp, and painting lines.
Crew members drag the infield, pull the tarp during rain delays, and repair the field after games. It's hard outdoor work and a path to head groundskeeper.
Based on BLS landscaping and groundskeeping workers, May 2024 estimates.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. A high school diploma is typical, and teens are often hired; you learn mowing, raking, tarp work and line painting in paid on-the-job training.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Turfgrass Science.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years). About average growth.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Robot line-painters and mowers take over some tasks; tarp pulls, raking and game-day fixes stay human.
Age 16+. One way to start: Apply to a minor-league team, college or city parks grounds crew, especially for spring and summer
Classes: Agriculture or FFA, Physical education, Biology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 37-3011.
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