Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
SOC Code: 37-3011
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workerss gather and remove litter. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 90.8/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Operation and Control, Critical Thinking, Speaking.
AI-Proof Score: 90.8 — Very High
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Median Salary
$38,090
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Job Growth
3.6%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Operation and Control
- •Critical Thinking
- •Speaking
- •Active Listening
- •Operations Monitoring
- •Coordination
- •Time Management
- •Judgment and Decision Making
- •Social Perceptiveness
Common Tasks
- ✓Gather and remove litter.
- ✓Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes.
- ✓Operate vehicles or powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chainsaws, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws.
- ✓Water lawns, trees, or plants, using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans.
- ✓Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation