Building & grounds maintenance · SOC 37-3012
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
BLS projects 25,700 jobs in 2025 to become 26,700 by 2035 — +3.9%, against +3.5% across all occupations.
+3.9%
projected change to 2035
About 1,000 more jobs
3,300
openings a year
12.8% of the occupation a year, counting people who retire or move on
$46,340
median annual pay
Usually entered with: high school diploma or equivalent
2025 to 2035
Employment at the start and end of the projection, in jobs.
- 2025 employment25,700
- 2035 projected26,700
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program, 2025–2035 projections.
Other building & grounds maintenance occupations
The largest occupations in the same group, by projected change to 2035.
- Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners2,432,600+2.2%
- Maids and housekeeping cleaners1,332,100+0.6%
- Landscaping and groundskeeping workers1,188,600+4.7%
- First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers265,200+3.2%
- First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers243,300+4.0%
- Pest control workers108,700+5.5%
- Tree trimmers and pruners70,600+4.2%
- Building cleaning workers, all other18,600+2.0%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program.