Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Career

Vocational Programs for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
930K	$19.13	$39,790

The role of Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers is to landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment The average annual wage of the occupations is $39,790 and $19 per hour. 7 vocational programs could be taken for the Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 929,930 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers is $9,530. The average length of the programs is 750 hours and the average completion time is 9.00 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Career

The following 7 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations	141	$9,530	$150	750 Hours	9.00 Months
Ornamental Horticulture	10	-	-	-	-
Greenhouse Operations and Management	17	-	-	-	-
Landscaping and Groundskeeping	94	-	-	-	-
Plant Nursery Operations and Management	34	-	-	-	-
Turf and Turfgrass Management	36	-	-	-	-
Golf Course Operation and Grounds Management	7	-	-	-	-

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations

141

$9,530

$150

750 Hours

9.00 Months

Ornamental Horticulture

Greenhouse Operations and Management

Landscaping and Groundskeeping

Plant Nursery Operations and Management

Turf and Turfgrass Management

Golf Course Operation and Grounds Management

Schools offering voational programs for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

The following 211 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.