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Landscaping Worker Workplace Records
Groundskeeping work may involve several properties, changing weather and different tools during the same day. A workplace timeline should explain the route and assigned tasks rather than relying only on the first and last property visited. Describe your own work and instructions, keeping client addresses and private property information out of a general employment summary.
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A record map for your role
What to organize first
Route summary
Describe properties by general work setting and sequence, with preparation and cleanup tasks separated from time spent maintaining the grounds.
Equipment assignment
List the tool or vehicle involved, the problem reported and who directed the next step, without collecting access codes or location histories.
Schedule change
Keep your own schedule and authorized messages about weather, waiting or reassignment alongside the corresponding time record.
Start with the work you actually do
Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, sprinkler installation, and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (37-3011.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers.Source task 9589 · updated 08/2026
- Operate vehicles or powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chainsaws, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws.Source task 20761 · updated 08/2026
- Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes.Source task 9592 · updated 08/2026
- Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.Source task 9593 · updated 08/2026
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (SOC 37-3011). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $14.26 | $17.13 | $18.54 | $35,630 |
| Alaska | $18.49 | $22.93 | $23.62 | $47,690 |
| Arizona | $17.92 | $18.71 | $21.69 | $38,910 |
| Arkansas | $14.49 | $17.20 | $18.76 | $35,770 |
| Connecticut | $18.05 | $21.99 | $23.39 | $45,740 |
| Delaware | $17.45 | $17.96 | $21.62 | $37,350 |
| Florida | $17.03 | $17.84 | $20.99 | $37,100 |
| Georgia | $16.52 | $18.25 | $21.33 | $37,970 |
| Hawaii | $18.14 | $22.08 | $24.25 | $45,920 |
| Idaho | $17.79 | $20.00 | $22.78 | $41,600 |
| Indiana | $16.93 | $18.30 | $22.16 | $38,070 |
| Iowa | $15.47 | $18.71 | $22.23 | $38,920 |
| Kansas | $17.15 | $18.91 | $22.39 | $39,330 |
| Kentucky | $15.02 | $17.63 | $21.31 | $36,670 |
| Louisiana | $14.24 | $16.76 | $17.78 | $34,870 |
| Maine | $18.30 | $22.10 | $23.25 | $45,970 |
| Michigan | $17.18 | $18.33 | $22.25 | $38,120 |
| Minnesota | $17.77 | $22.41 | $24.19 | $46,610 |
| Mississippi | $13.54 | $15.21 | $17.99 | $31,630 |
| Missouri | $17.22 | $18.52 | $21.78 | $38,520 |
| Montana | $17.93 | $21.80 | $24.47 | $45,350 |
| Nebraska | $17.61 | $18.82 | $22.84 | $39,140 |
| New Hampshire | $18.39 | $21.58 | $24.27 | $44,890 |
| New Mexico | $16.72 | $18.06 | $21.52 | $37,560 |
| New York | $18.05 | $21.56 | $23.33 | $44,840 |
| North Carolina | $17.23 | $18.22 | $21.40 | $37,910 |
| North Dakota | $17.23 | $19.61 | $24.22 | $40,790 |
| Ohio | $16.99 | $18.38 | $21.94 | $38,220 |
| Oklahoma | $15.01 | $17.20 | $19.29 | $35,770 |
| Pennsylvania | $17.26 | $18.99 | $22.40 | $39,500 |
| Rhode Island | $19.00 | $21.51 | $22.36 | $44,730 |
| South Dakota | $14.76 | $17.01 | $18.87 | $35,370 |
| Tennessee | $16.75 | $17.80 | $20.98 | $37,020 |
| Texas | $15.68 | $17.66 | $19.84 | $36,740 |
| Utah | $17.91 | $19.59 | $22.51 | $40,740 |
| Vermont | $20.01 | $22.23 | $23.79 | $46,230 |
| Virginia | $17.10 | $18.46 | $21.46 | $38,410 |
| West Virginia | $14.36 | $15.50 | $17.59 | $32,240 |
| Wisconsin | $17.35 | $19.82 | $22.81 | $41,230 |
| Wyoming | $15.19 | $18.42 | $21.89 | $38,310 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Map the workday by activity
List when you reported to the yard, prepared equipment, traveled with the crew and performed the assigned mowing, trimming or cleanup. Compare that sequence with your personal time entries. Note a route change separately from a change in scheduled hours. If you remember only an approximate time, mark it clearly rather than estimating every day from a usual route.
Record interruptions and reassignment
Explain a weather delay, damaged tool, unavailable vehicle or change in crew size that affected the assignment. Include when you notified the supervisor and whether you were directed to wait, move properties or perform another task. A completed-property list may not show those interruptions. Keep messages you may retain, but do not retrieve vehicle tracking or coworkers’ location histories without authorization.
Describe conditions without entering restricted areas
For a concern involving equipment or a property condition, record what you personally observed and the instruction you received. Do not revisit a property, take client records or operate equipment just to recreate evidence. Identify whether the employer was a landscape company, property owner or public organization. Similar outdoor duties do not by themselves establish the same employment arrangement or coverage.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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