Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers build operation and control, operations monitoring and time management skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Agricultural Equipment Operators (79%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agricultural Equipment Operators | 79% | $41,730 | +7% | None |
| 2 | Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners | 77% | $49,880 | +27% | None |
| 3 | Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | 76% | $59,850 | +53% | None |
| 4 | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | 75% | $35,660 | −9% | None |
| 5 | Roustabouts, Oil and Gas | 75% | $46,960 | +20% | None |
| 6 | Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining | 74% | $57,430 | +47% | None |
| 7 | Highway Maintenance Workers | 73% | $50,260 | +28% | None |
| 8 | Floor Sanders and Finishers | 73% | $50,440 | +29% | None |
| 9 | Rock Splitters, Quarry | 72% | $48,740 | +24% | None |
| 10 | Construction Laborers | 72% | $47,120 | +20% | None |
Compared with Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers, median $39,150. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as landscaping and groundskeeping workers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
79% skill match · $41,730 · +7% pay
Operations Monitoring · Troubleshooting · Repairing
77% skill match · $49,880 · +27% pay
Operations Monitoring · Repairing · Troubleshooting
76% skill match · $59,850 · +53% pay
Equipment Maintenance · Troubleshooting · Operation and Control
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Agricultural Equipment Operators (79% skill match, median $41,730), Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners (77% skill match, median $49,880) and Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators (76% skill match, median $59,850), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 22 pay more than landscaping and groundskeeping workers at the median. The biggest increases: Terrazzo Workers and Finishers (+95%, $76,170), Pile Driver Operators (+87%, $73,300) and Riggers (+60%, $62,640).
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.