Grounds Maintenance Workers

This post summarizes key statistics on Grounds Maintenance Workers using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Income Over Career
Top Industries
Education Distribution
Top Majors
Weekly Hours Distribution

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Age	IncMed
20	15,878
25	27,976
30	31,754
35	30,898
40	32,133
45	32,412
50	32,412
55	34,023
60	32,252
65	26,877

EDUCATION	Share
Less Than High School Degree	31.4
High School Degree	37.6
Some College, No Degree	17.2
Associate's Degree	5.1
Bachelor's Degree	7.6
Master's Degree	0.9
Professional Degree (eg MD, PharmD, JD, etc)	0.2
PhD	0.1

Hours Worked	Share
0-20	11.10
20-39	17.30
39-41	52.50
41-50	12.90
50-60	4.50
More than 60	1.80

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Grounds Maintenance Workers.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share	Income	Industry
74.60	29,320	Landscape and horticultural services
5.30	24,434	Miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services
2.90	34,023	Museums, art galleries, and zoos
2.00	41,055	Elementary and secondary schools
1.70	33,002	All construction
1.50	34,023	Colleges and universities
1.50	31,332	General government, n.e.c.
1.30	25,655	Real estate, including real estate-insurance offices
1.10	31,642	Agricultural production, crops
1.10	34,398	Funeral service and crematories

This table highlights the top industries people working as Grounds Maintenance Workers work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Grounds Maintenance Workers. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

Share	Major	Median Income
91.30	No 4-Year Degree	29,171
0.50	General Business	41,055
0.50	Business Management and Administration	35,157
0.40	Plant Science and Agronomy	41,537
0.40	Biology	30,898
0.40	Criminal Justice and Fire Protection	41,055
0.30	Physical Fitness, Parks, Recreation, and Leisure	36,650
0.20	Environmental Science	37,813
0.20	Forestry	51,495
0.20	Natural Resources Management	37,871

This table highlights the top majors people working as Grounds Maintenance Workers received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Grounds Maintenance Workers. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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