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AI exposure Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

Will AI replace landscaping and groundskeeping workers?

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. US occupation 37-3011.

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of the time landscaping and groundskeeping workers spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of landscaping and groundskeeping workers' working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.

Ranked 346 of 756 US occupations. No AI use seen in the work yet, along with 410 other occupations.No handover started yet, along with 410 other occupations.

Average US job 7.7%

Among the least exposed jobs there are.Still waiting for liberation.

What AI already does for landscaping and groundskeeping workersWhat landscaping and groundskeeping workers no longer do alone

O*NET lists 19 tasks for landscaping and groundskeeping workers. None of them shows meaningful AI use at work yet.

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

19 of the 19 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Gather and remove litter.Core task
  • Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers.Core task
  • Operate vehicles or powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chainsaws, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws.Core task
  • Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.Core task
  • Trim or pick flowers and clean flower beds.Core task
  • Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes.Core task
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  • Attach wires from planted trees to support stakes.
  • Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing, removing thatch, or trimming or edging around flower beds, walks, or walls.
  • Care for natural turf fields, making sure the underlying soil has the required composition to allow proper drainage and to support the grasses.
  • Follow planned landscaping designs to determine where to lay sod, sow grass, or plant flowers or foliage.
  • Haul or spread topsoil, or spread straw over seeded soil to hold soil in place.
  • Maintain or repair tools, equipment, or structures, such as buildings, greenhouses, fences, or benches, using hand or power tools.
  • Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders.
  • Plan or cultivate lawns or gardens.
  • Plant seeds, bulbs, foliage, flowering plants, grass, ground covers, trees, or shrubs, and apply mulch for protection, using gardening tools.
  • Provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters, burial sites, or other grounds features.
  • Rake, mulch, and compost leaves.
  • Shovel snow from walks, driveways, or parking lots, and spread salt in those areas.
  • Water lawns, trees, or plants, using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans.

How that compares

Among the 8 building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations, landscaping and groundskeeping workers rank 5. The group averages 2.5%, and its most exposed job is First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers at 10.8%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.

All 756 occupations, ranked

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  1. 346Labor Relations Specialists 0.0%
  2. 346Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 0.0%
  3. 346Landscape Architects 0.0%

What this does and does not mean

Exposure is observed use, not a forecast. Anthropic maps work conversations with Claude onto the tasks O*NET lists for each job and asks, of the tasks AI could speed up, which are actually being used for at work. A use that does the task outright counts in full and a use that assists a person counts half. The task scores are averaged into the occupation figure by the share of time spent on each task.

A high figure means AI is already part of how this work gets done. It does not mean anyone has been replaced. Anthropic's own reading of the labour market finds no systematic rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting exposed jobs.No measurable rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting these jobs. Gap years for everyone. Labor market impacts, 5 March 2026.

Task list and titles from O*NET 31.0 by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Scores from the Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Checked 1 November 2026. How the ranking works.