Grounds maintenance workers

Detailed Occupation

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2017 Workforce

1.07M

Average Age

38.6

Average Salary

$23,339

Average Male Salary

$23,550

Average Female Salary

$19,927

About

Grounds maintenance workers are most often employed by the Landscaping services industry. The average yearly wage for Grounds maintenance workers was $23,339 in 2017.

The locations that employ the most Grounds maintenance workers are Riverside County (East)--Indio, Coachella, Blythe & La Quinta (East) Cities PUMA, CA, Palm Beach County (East Central)--Lake Worth City, Lantana Town & Atlantis City PUMA, FL, and Orange County (Central)--Santa Ana City (East) PUMA, CA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Grounds maintenance workers are Lee County (Southeast)--Bonita Springs City & Estero (East) PUMA, FL, Riverside County (East)--Indio, Coachella, Blythe & La Quinta (East) Cities PUMA, CA, and Palm Beach County (East Central)--Lake Worth City, Lantana Town & Atlantis City PUMA, FL.

Service Occupations Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations

Employment and salary information for the Grounds maintenance workers workforce. Grounds maintenance workers workforce in 2017 was 1,067,427 people, of which 5.83% were women and 94.2% were men. Grounds maintenance workers are paid most in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Lee County (Southeast)--Bonita Springs City & Estero (East) PUMA, FL.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

1,005,196

Male Workforce

± 24.5k

62,231

Female Workforce

± 6.12k

The Grounds maintenance workers workforce in 2017 was 1,067,427 people (5.83% women and 94.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of 2.69% between 2014 (1,039,438) and 2017 (1,067,427).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Grounds maintenance workers.

During 2017, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were South Dakota ($30,883), North Dakota ($29,950), and District of Columbia ($29,199).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$23,339

AVERAGE WAGE

#N/A in the ranking (N/A)

$67,727

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2017, Grounds maintenance workers earned an average of $23,339, $44,388 less than the average national salary of $67,727

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.383

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Grounds maintenance workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.383, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Grounds maintenance workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Grounds maintenance workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Grounds maintenance workers and on wages for those in the field. Landscaping services is the industry that employs the most Grounds maintenance workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Grounds maintenance workers, by average wage, is Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers ($64,682).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

1.07M

2017 Workforce

± 25,271

0.295%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 3.34%

This graphic shows the share of Grounds maintenance workers employed by various industries. Landscaping services employs the largest share of Grounds maintenance workers at 82.6%, followed by Amusement & Recreation with 9.69% and Museums, art galleries, historical sites, & similar institutions with 4.78%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Grounds maintenance workers in the US. The workforce of Grounds maintenance workers in 2017 was 1,067,427 people, with 5.83% woman, and 94.2% men. The average age of male Grounds maintenance workers in the workforce is 38.5 and of female Grounds maintenance workers is 41.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Grounds maintenance workers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Grounds maintenance workers in 2017 was 1,067,427 people, with 5.83% woman, and 94.2% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (151,087 people), 25 to 29 years (138,532 people), and 30 to 34 years (130,081 people). Among them they concentrated 39.3% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2017, 42.3% of Grounds maintenance workers workers were Hispanic and 57.7% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (70.8%), Guatemalan (8.12)%, and Salvadoran (6.58)%

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Races

In 2017, 73.2% of the Grounds maintenance workers workforce were White, of which 6.23% were women and 93.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Other (14.4%) and Black (7.83%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Grounds maintenance workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Grounds maintenance workers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2017 were Agriculture.

Among the necessary skills for Grounds maintenance workers, Operation and Control stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Grounds maintenance workers need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Grounds maintenance workers in 2017 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (11,460 people), Agriculture (6,741 people), and Education (5,498 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Grounds maintenance workers workers were High School or Equivalent (389,703 people), Secondary Education (208,201 people), and Some college (188,816 people).

The graphic shows the Grounds maintenance workers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Grounds maintenance workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Grounds maintenance workers need many skills, but most especially Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Critical Thinking.