Building & Grounds MaintenanceO*NET: 37-3011.00
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.
84out of 100
Critical Risk
AI Risk Score
84/100
Risk Level
Critical
Job Zone
2/5
Entry
Total Tasks Analyzed
14
🤖 What AI Can Do
- â–¸Automate routine data processing tasks in landscaping and groundskeeping workers roles
- â–¸Generate reports and analyze structured data
- â–¸Handle repetitive document processing and filing
- â–¸Assist with scheduling and calendar management
- â–¸Draft initial communications and correspondence
- â–¸Provide data-driven insights and recommendations
👤 What Requires Humans
- â–¸Follow planned landscaping designs to determine where to lay sod, sow grass, or plant flowers or foliage.
- â–¸Plant seeds, bulbs, foliage, flowering plants, grass, ground covers, trees, or shrubs, and apply mulch for protection, using gardening tools.
Task Breakdown
👤Requires Humans (2)
- Follow planned landscaping designs to determine where to lay sod, sow grass, or plant flowers or foliage.
- Plant seeds, bulbs, foliage, flowering plants, grass, ground covers, trees, or shrubs, and apply mulch for protection, using gardening tools.
âš¡AI-Assisted (12)
- Gather and remove litter.
- Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes.
- Operate vehicles or powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chainsaws, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws.
- Water lawns, trees, or plants, using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans.
- Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.
- Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders.
- Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing, removing thatch, or trimming or edging around flower beds, walks, or walls.
- Trim or pick flowers and clean flower beds.
Key Skills Analysis
Operation and Control
Importance: 3.12/5.00
Speaking
Importance: 2.88/5.00
Critical ThinkingAI-Resistant
Importance: 2.88/5.00
Active Listening
Importance: 2.75/5.00
CoordinationAI-Resistant
Importance: 2.75/5.00
Operations MonitoringAI-Vulnerable
Importance: 2.75/5.00
Time ManagementAI-Resistant
Importance: 2.62/5.00
Monitoring
Importance: 2.50/5.00
Social PerceptivenessAI-Resistant
Importance: 2.50/5.00
Service OrientationAI-Resistant
Importance: 2.50/5.00
Judgment and Decision MakingAI-Resistant
Importance: 2.50/5.00
Reading ComprehensionAI-Vulnerable
Importance: 2.25/5.00
Active LearningAI-Resistant
Importance: 2.25/5.00
Complex Problem SolvingAI-Resistant
Importance: 2.25/5.00
Repairing
Importance: 2.25/5.00
Related Occupations
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation
86/100 — Critical Risk
Tree Trimmers and Pruners
85/100 — Critical Risk
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
78/100 — High Risk
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
27/100 — Low Risk
Agricultural Equipment Operators
48/100 — Medium Risk
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Frequently Asked Questions
Based on our analysis, Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers have a critical risk of AI replacement with a score of 84/100. Many routine tasks in this role can be automated, but human oversight remains important.
Last updated: 2026-03-28· Data from O*NET 30.2 & Frey/Osborne automation research