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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in California

Is California a good place for you to work as a Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker?

9.6% Jobs Projection
$31,540 Median Salary
18,550 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in California are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in California is growing faster than average.

  • Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in California earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Work in California?

106,630 people worked as Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in 2018 in this state.

There were 106,580 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 50 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 11,880 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers working in it, which means California has more Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 9.6% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 11.3%.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 18,550 annual Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers job openings in California, and 152,400 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 163,000 annual jobs and 1,333,100 total jobs in 2026.

What do Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers ranged from $23,550 to $50,880 with $31,540 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.32 to $24.46. The median hourly rate was $15.16.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $14.26 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.90.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 31,790 $31,260
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 13,990 $27,340
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 13,570 $36,510
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 11,110 $29,500
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 7,960 $31,420
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 4,780 $39,270
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 3,480 $30,660
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 2,420 $30,830
Santa Rosa, CA 2,050 $37,200
Fresno, CA 1,920 $27,170
Bakersfield, CA 1,370 $30,440
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 1,120 $35,100
Salinas, CA 1,060 $35,560
Stockton-Lodi, CA 1,040 $28,560
Napa, CA 940 $33,460
Modesto, CA 910 $32,000
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 850 $29,050
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 680 $29,360
Visalia-Porterville, CA 630 $28,650
Chico, CA 520 $28,870
Merced, CA 420 $35,200
Redding, CA 380 $29,090
Yuba City, CA 260 $32,710
El Centro, CA 240 $29,000
Madera, CA 200 $28,270
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 160 $34,220

Top States for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Employment

View the list below to see where most Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 106,630 $31,540
Florida 84,490 $25,860
Texas 67,360 $27,110
New York 44,570 $32,400
Ohio 36,420 $27,500
Illinois 33,710 $30,020
Pennsylvania 32,360 $29,150
North Carolina 31,760 $27,410
Michigan 30,210 $28,020
New Jersey 28,690 $30,530
Virginia 25,920 $28,600
Georgia 23,030 $28,010
Colorado 22,170 $32,260
Arizona 21,690 $27,230
Massachusetts 21,370 $36,020
Washington 19,100 $34,730
Missouri 17,190 $29,020
Indiana 17,130 $26,880
Maryland 17,060 $30,990
Wisconsin 16,200 $30,100

Below are the states where Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $37,520
Massachusetts $36,020
Washington $34,730
Connecticut $34,720
Minnesota $34,380
Rhode Island $33,000
Hawaii $32,800
District of Columbia $32,690
New York $32,400
Colorado $32,260

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