AI JOB SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 37-3011.00 / model V14 rated-task + local-market engine

Will AI replace
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers?

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.

Estimated AI task exposure
5%

Low exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

19 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

5/100

Physical moat

70/100

Human moat

19/100

Rating coverage

100%

19 task statements / 19 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers.
Importance 90/100Relevance 98/100Frequency 67/100Weight 0.87
Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes.
Importance 84/100Relevance 85/100Frequency 70/100Weight 0.81
Gather and remove litter.
Importance 84/100Relevance 90/100Frequency 64/100Weight 0.81
Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.
Importance 84/100Relevance 81/100Frequency 72/100Weight 0.80
Operate vehicles or powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chainsaws, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws.
Importance 87/100Relevance 69/100Frequency 75/100Weight 0.77
Trim or pick flowers and clean flower beds.
Importance 79/100Relevance 86/100Frequency 60/100Weight 0.77
Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing, removing thatch, or trimming or edging around flower beds, walks, or walls.
Importance 83/100Relevance 57/100Frequency 67/100Weight 0.69
Rake, mulch, and compost leaves.
Importance 68/100Relevance 62/100Frequency 41/100Weight 0.59
Provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters, burial sites, or other grounds features.
Importance 66/100Relevance 48/100Frequency 60/100Weight 0.57
Maintain or repair tools, equipment, or structures, such as buildings, greenhouses, fences, or benches, using hand or power tools.
Importance 68/100Relevance 50/100Frequency 34/100Weight 0.53

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$39,150

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

952,640

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+4.7%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

150

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

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Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

5%

similar low-exposure profile • 96% profile similarity

Median wage: $33,980 Growth 2025–2035: +5.3% Annual openings: 95

similar work profile with lower modeled exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Pipelayers

5%

similar low-exposure profile • 93% profile similarity

Median wage: $49,000 Growth 2025–2035: -3.1% Annual openings: 2

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Cooks, Restaurant

5%

similar low-exposure profile • 94% profile similarity

Median wage: $37,390 Growth 2025–2035: +12.1% Annual openings: 219

similar work profile with lower modeled exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

5%

similar low-exposure profile • 95% profile similarity

Median wage: $35,510 Growth 2025–2035: +0.6% Annual openings: 176

similar work profile with lower modeled exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Segmental Pavers

5%

similar low-exposure profile • 95% profile similarity

Median wage: Not published Growth 2025–2035: Not published Annual openings: Not published

similar work profile with lower modeled exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Dishwashers

5%

similar low-exposure profile • 95% profile similarity

Median wage: $34,810 Growth 2025–2035: -1.0% Annual openings: 69

similar work profile with lower modeled exposure

Personalized career defense protocol

AI-Proofing Plan

AUTOMATE

    AUGMENT

    • administrative support tasks
    • planning and documentation

    PROTECT

    • physical-world execution
    • on-site troubleshooting
    • dexterity and equipment interaction

    LEARN

    • AI-assisted diagnostics
    • digital documentation
    • basic AI literacy

    AI-PROOFING RESOURCES

    What this score does not mean

    The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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    High exposure does not mean starting over. V11 compares your occupation with the other 922 O*NET occupations and surfaces lower-exposure options with similar work profiles.

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