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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Texas

Want to work in Texas as a Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker? Read this first!

18.0% Jobs Projection
$27,110 Median Salary
12,580 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Work in Texas?

67,360 people worked as Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in 2018 in this state.

There were 66,900 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 460 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Texas

Jobs for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 18.0% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 11.3%.

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Texas Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 12,580 annual job openings, and 101,110 total jobs in 2026 for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in this state.

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

What do Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Make in Texas?

In 2018 wages for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers ranged from $19,860 to $38,190 with $27,110 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.55 to $18.36. The median hourly rate was $13.03.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $12.36 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.67.

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

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Top Texas 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
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 20,630 $27,580
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 15,870 $27,260
Austin-Round Rock, TX 7,230 $29,250
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 5,090 $28,090
El Paso, TX 1,370 $20,780
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 1,030 $23,120
College Station-Bryan, TX 950 $26,950
Corpus Christi, TX 920 $25,460
Tyler, TX 850 $24,800
Lubbock, TX 780 $25,290
Waco, TX 770 $23,500
Killeen-Temple, TX 730 $26,520
Amarillo, TX 690 $27,480
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 660 $23,520
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 630 $21,570
Longview, TX 520 $27,450
Abilene, TX 420 $22,540
Laredo, TX 410 $23,600
Midland, TX 380 $28,820
Wichita Falls, TX 360 $28,400
Texarkana, TX-AR 270 $23,260
San Angelo, TX 270 $24,720
Victoria, TX 250 $23,330
Odessa, TX 230 $32,460
Sherman-Denison, TX 190 $24,040

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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