First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers

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Pay by education level. Among full-time, year-round first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers ages 25 to 64, median yearly pay is $52,800 with a high school diploma or GED, $60,900 with some college or an associate's degree and $64,000 with a bachelor's degree (Census Bureau American Community Survey, 2024 dollars). Pay differs for many reasons besides education, such as experience, employer and location.

Industries that employ this career. The largest shares of first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers work in Administrative, Support and Waste Management (79%), Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (12%), Other Services (except Public Administration) (2%) and Public Administration (1%) (Census Bureau American Community Survey, 2024).

Where the jobs are, and what they pay by industry. Nationwide, the industries that employ the most first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers are Services to Buildings and Dwellings (70% of the jobs counted, median pay $56,940), Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (8% of the jobs counted, median pay $66,270), Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (8% of the jobs counted, median pay $62,330), Death Care Services (1% of the jobs counted, median pay $57,570) (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). Among large industries, the highest median pay is in Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals ($66,270), Other Amusement and Recreation Industries ($62,330), Services to Buildings and Dwellings ($56,940). Pay differs by industry for many reasons, including the mix of jobs and where employers are located.

What workers studied. Among first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers with a bachelor's degree or higher, the most common fields of the bachelor's degree are Plant Science and Agronomy (12%), Agriculture Production and Management (7%), Business Management and Administration (6%) and General Business (6%) (Census Bureau American Community Survey, 2024).

Injury and illness rates. For first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers, employers reported 141.8 nonfatal injury and illness cases with days away from work per 10,000 full-time workers, compared with 94.6 for all U.S. workers; the median case kept the worker away 12 days (all workers: 8) (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2023-2024). Rates reflect the work setting as well as the occupation.

Union membership. In the broad group "Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance", which includes this career, 8.2% of wage and salary workers belong to a union (all U.S. workers: 10.0%); median weekly pay is $924 for union members and $744 for workers not in a union (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, 2025). This is a group figure, not specific to first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers.

Employer benefits. In the broad group "Service", which includes this career, 52% of civilian workers had access to an employer retirement plan, 51% had access to employer medical care benefits, and 70% had paid sick leave, 60% paid vacation and 59% paid holidays (all civilian workers: 75%, 74%, 83%, 77% and 79%) (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, March 2026). This is a group figure, not specific to first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers, and having access to a benefit does not mean every worker uses it. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has not endorsed this presentation. Employers spent about $27.17 per hour worked on total compensation for the occupational group "Service" in June 2026 ($19.59 in wages and salaries and $7.58 in benefits, 27.9% of the total; all civilian workers: $49.46, with 31.6% in benefits) (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation).

Work environment. In O*NET's survey of workers in this occupation, the conditions most often placed at the two highest levels for first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers are: outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions (100%), exposed to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings (93%), face-to-face discussions with individuals and within teams (93%), telephone conversations (90%), coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities (90%), time pressure (88%). Each percentage is the share of respondents choosing the top two levels for that condition (for example 'most of the time' or 'continually'), so it describes how common the condition is in the job, not how a particular workplace is (O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Dept. of Labor, ETA, CC BY 4.0).

Typical preparation. In O*NET's survey of workers in this occupation, for related work experience, the most common answer (28% of 18 respondents) was "over 2 years, up to and including 4 years"; for on-site or in-plant training, the most common answer (35% of 18 respondents) was "up to and including 1 month"; for on-the-job training, the most common answer (33% of 18 respondents) was "anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month". These are what workers report is needed to do the job; employers' requirements and individual paths vary (O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Dept. of Labor, ETA, CC BY 4.0).

Related careers. O*NET lists these occupations as similar to first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers in the work done and the skills used: First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers, First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers, First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers, First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers, First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators, First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services, First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand (O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Dept. of Labor, ETA, CC BY 4.0).

Pay by state. See what first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers earn in each state, with the pay range and number of jobs: First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers salary by state (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025).

Compare first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers with other careers (pay, growth, openings and education side by side).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 PUMS (MajorPays' own estimates from the survey; Census is credited as the source of the original data and has not endorsed them); BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses; BLS Current Population Survey; BLS National Compensation Survey (employee benefits); HRSA National Center for Health Workforce Analysis; U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (LCA disclosure data, FY2025). MajorPays has selected and reorganized these figures; these agencies have not approved or endorsed them. See it interactively →