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Highest Paying Industries for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

The top 100 highest paying industries for landscaping and groundskeeping workers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $51,330, transit and ground passenger transportation is the highest paying industry for landscaping and groundskeeping workers. It is followed by rail transportation industry (average annual salary $48,360). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation	$51,330	$20,340	n/a
2	Rail Transportation	$48,360	$21,030	40
3	Federal government, including USPS	$46,500	$37,500	490
4	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$46,500	$37,500	490
5	Engineering Services	$42,620	$22,810	80
6	Masonry Contractors	$35,500	$23,210	n/a
7	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$35,340	$19,020	n/a
8	General Rental Centers	$33,660	$18,720	n/a
9	Specialized Design Services	$33,220	$22,950	n/a
10	Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	$33,190	$21,870	n/a
11	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$32,760	$20,660	30
12	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$32,740	$19,260	80
13	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$32,000	$20,560	40
14	Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance	$31,750	$16,730	n/a
15	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$31,680	$20,540	130
16	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$31,340	$19,250	2,610
17	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$30,930	$18,780	60
18	Utilities	$30,810	$18,000	250
19	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$30,730	$17,660	n/a
20	Other Financial Investment Activities	$30,440	$18,810	110
21	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$30,400	$18,520	270
22	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$30,390	$18,830	6,430
23	Casino Hotels	$30,300	$19,100	1,220
24	Educational Services - Privately owned	$30,270	$18,780	9,610
25	Rental and Leasing Services	$30,050	$17,540	320
26	Beverage Manufacturing	$29,980	$18,710	590
27	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	$29,920	$18,650	600
28	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$29,910	$18,740	120
29	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$29,900	$18,440	19,850
30	Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$29,830	$18,560	30
31	Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned	$29,730	$18,350	130
32	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$29,700	$18,350	17,120
33	Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	$29,660	$18,540	90
34	Educational Services - Local government owned	$29,650	$18,440	19,760
35	Hospitals - State government owned	$29,560	$17,560	330
36	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$29,540	$19,890	1,910
37	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$29,540	$20,920	40
38	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$29,520	$19,230	2,460
39	Hospitals - Privately owned	$29,340	$19,820	2,050
40	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$29,310	$20,900	40
41	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$29,220	$19,730	2,270
42	Water, Sewage and Other Systems	$29,220	$17,490	140
43	Educational Services	$29,200	$18,550	38,800
44	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$29,200	$19,660	2,780
45	Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers	$29,070	$20,060	400
46	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$29,020	$19,360	2,670
47	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$28,920	$20,480	50
48	Support Activities for Air Transportation	$28,900	$17,750	140
49	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$28,730	$19,390	100
50	Technical and Trade Schools	$28,710	$17,110	140
51	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$28,690	$18,750	14,760
52	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$28,520	$18,810	3,550
53	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$28,410	$23,070	50
54	Educational Support Services	$28,320	$18,090	60
55	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$28,190	$19,620	90
56	Scientific Research and Development Services	$28,110	$19,160	370
57	Specialty Trade Contractors	$28,110	$19,650	7,850
58	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$28,090	$19,130	370
59	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$28,090	$19,390	330
60	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$28,020	$17,930	96,980
61	Other Information Services	$27,920	$17,910	n/a
62	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$27,900	$17,930	112,900
63	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$27,840	$18,200	170
64	Offices of Physicians	$27,760	$17,820	200
65	Transportation and Warehousing	$27,760	$18,410	640
66	Residential Building Construction	$27,740	$19,050	1,930
67	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$27,730	$17,710	520
68	Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors	$27,710	$19,450	4,380
69	Insurance Carriers	$27,670	$18,080	70
70	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$27,650	$17,830	75,850
71	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$27,580	$17,790	82,000
72	Federal, State, and Local Government	$27,580	$17,790	82,000
73	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$27,580	$18,660	8,270
74	Educational Services - State government owned	$27,560	$18,590	9,440
75	Other Personal Services	$27,440	$20,060	570
76	Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing	$27,400	$20,780	40
77	Chemical Manufacturing	$27,350	$19,980	180
78	Building Equipment Contractors	$27,310	$19,520	4,670
79	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$27,280	$18,890	50
80	Construction of Buildings	$27,270	$18,490	2,670
81	Junior colleges - State government owned	$27,260	$18,080	1,000
82	General Freight Trucking	$27,210	$21,360	100
83	Home Health Care Services	$27,190	$17,660	30
84	Construction	$27,180	$18,700	14,030
85	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$27,080	$18,980	70
86	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$27,040	$17,630	n/a
87	Support Activities for Transportation	$27,020	$18,070	260
88	Warehousing and Storage	$27,010	$23,230	n/a
89	State government, including schools and hospitals	$26,950	$17,870	15,430
90	Nonstore Retailers	$26,940	$20,520	70
91	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$26,930	$18,240	600
92	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$26,910	$20,440	90
93	Household and Institutional Furniture Manufacturing	$26,860	$19,150	n/a
94	Telephone Call Centers	$26,830	$17,870	50
95	Truck Transportation	$26,830	$18,410	140
96	Roofing Contractors	$26,820	$18,080	n/a
97	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$26,730	$19,070	80
98	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$26,720	$17,400	290
99	Manufacturing	$26,720	$18,080	2,110
100	Offices of Dentists	$26,700	$20,690	180