Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance · SOC 37-3011
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 37-3011 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 44/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $39,150
- H-1B offered wage $29,120; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 173,600
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +3.6%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 1
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 215,391 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Transition context
- 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.
AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
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
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.
Common titles: Gardener, Greenskeeper, Grounds Maintenance Worker, Grounds Person, Grounds Specialist, Grounds Worker
Representative Tasks
- •Gather and remove litter.
- •Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes.
- •Operate vehicles or powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chainsaws, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws.
- •Water lawns, trees, or plants, using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans.
- •Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Dispose of trash or waste materials.
- •Operate grounds maintenance equipment.
- •Irrigate lawns, trees, or plants.
- •Drive trucks or other vehicles to or at work sites.
- •Trim trees or other vegetation.
Tools & Technologies
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 | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 100% Bright |
| Median Salary | $39,150 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |