Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers

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2020 Workforce

125k

Average Age

42.9

Estimated Job Growth

11.4%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$49,301

Average Male Salary

$50,079

Average Female Salary

$37,840

About

Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers are most often employed by the Landscaping services industry. The average yearly wage for Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers was $49,301 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers by wage are Postal service mail sorters, processors, & processing machine operators, Actors, and Other therapists, including exercise physiologists.

Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers are part of the Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of housekeeping & janitorial workers, Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers, Maids & housekeeping cleaners, Janitors & building cleaners, Pest control workers, and 3 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers are Randolph County PUMA, NC, Baldwin County PUMA, AL, and Easley & Clemson Cities PUMA, SC. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers are Randolph County PUMA, NC, Baldwin County PUMA, AL, and Huntsville City (Central & South) PUMA, AL.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Landscaping services is the industry that employs the most Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers, by average wage, is Spectator sports. Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers are paid most in Fairfield, New Canaan, Wilton, Weston & Easton Towns PUMA, CT but are relatively concentrated in Randolph County PUMA, NC.

Yearly Wage

$49,301

AVERAGE SALARY

± $3,054

In 2020, Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers earned an average of $49,301, $6,653 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Postal service mail sorters, processors, & processing machine operators make somewhat more than Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers while Other therapists, including exercise physiologists make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.361

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.361, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers, by number of employees, are Landscaping services, Amusement & Recreation, Museums, art galleries, historical sites, & similar institutions, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, Elementary & secondary schools, Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers, Funeral homes, & cemeteries & crematories , Services to buildings & dwellings (except cleaning during construction & immediately after construction), Executive offices & legislative bodies, Other general government & support, and Architectural, engineering & related services.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers, by average wage, are Spectator sports, Waste management & remediation services, and Electric power generation, transmission & distribution.

Industries by Share

125k

2020 Workforce

± 8,670

0.693%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 9.77%

The number of people employed as Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers has been growing at a rate of 0.693%, from 123,955 people in 2019 to 124,814 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers employed by various industries. Landscaping services employs the largest share of Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers at 78%, followed by Amusement & Recreation with 9.61% and Museums, art galleries, historical sites, & similar institutions with 1.3%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers in the US. The average age of male Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers in the workforce is 42.7 and of female Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers is 45.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

117k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 8,390

7.94k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 2,188

93.6% of Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Other (Hispanic)

69% of Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 12.6% of Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers.

Age by Sex

42.7

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.891

45.4

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 3.55

The median age of Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers is 42.9, and Male employees are generally 2.69 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers is Business but a relatively high number of Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers hold a major in Agriculture.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers need many skills, but most especially Coordination, Critical Thinking, and Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Firstline supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, & groundskeeping workers need more than the average amount of Management of Material Resources, Management of Personnel Resources, and Management of Financial Resources.

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Projections

Projections on job growth for First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers are expected to see a growth of 11.4% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers.

11.4%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.