First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance · SOC 37-1012
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 37-1012 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 10.8%
- Medium · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 58/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $58,430
- No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
- Projected openings
- 24,300
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +2.3%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 0
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 35,096 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
Best transitions from here
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AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~35.5% of this role but only ~10.8% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in landscaping or groundskeeping activities. Work may involve reviewing contracts to ascertain service, machine, and workforce requirements; answering inquiries from potential customers regarding methods, material, and price ranges; and preparing estimates according to labor, material, and machine costs.
Common titles: Field Manager, Golf Course Superintendent, Grounds Crew Supervisor, Grounds Foreman, Grounds Maintenance Supervisor, Grounds Manager
Representative Tasks
- •Establish and enforce operating procedures and work standards that will ensure adequate performance and personnel safety.
- •Schedule work for crews, depending on work priorities, crew or equipment availability, or weather conditions.
- •Tour grounds, such as parks, botanical gardens, cemeteries, or golf courses, to inspect conditions of plants and soil.
- •Monitor project activities to ensure that instructions are followed, deadlines are met, and schedules are maintained.
- •Direct activities of workers who perform duties, such as landscaping, cultivating lawns, or pruning trees and shrubs.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Establish work standards.
- •Plan employee work schedules.
- •Inspect work to ensure standards are met.
- •Inspect buildings or grounds to determine condition.
- •Supervise maintenance workers.
Tools & Technologies
Related Occupations
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 10.8% | 0.6% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 100% Bright |
| Median Salary | $58,430 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 89/100 | N/A |