How much do landscaping and groundskeeping workers make in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area?

What the Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers median says in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers median in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area at $46,180 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 37-3011 and BLS area 0800003.

BLS lists 2,180 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $48,750 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area's Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers median is 18.0% above the U.S. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers median of $39,150 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 37-3011 with area 0800003

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 37-3011 and area 0800003. SOC 37-3011 names Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Area 0800003 names Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 37-3011/0800003 row has 2,180 wage and salary jobs. There are 16.51 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 2.7. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 37-3011/0800003, the annual median is $46,180 per year, while the matching mean is $48,750 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 37-3011/0800003 10th percentile: $35,990 per year.
• 37-3011/0800003 25th percentile: $40,440 per year.
• 37-3011/0800003 median: $46,180 per year.
• 37-3011/0800003 75th percentile: $56,490 per year.
• 37-3011/0800003 90th percentile: $61,950 per year.
• 37-3011/0800003 employment RSE: 6.2%. Mean-wage RSE: 2.8%.
• 37-3011/0800003 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 0800003 facts behind this Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers page

Area 0800003 reports 132,270 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $67,230. Its annual median is $54,080. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.6%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 37-3011 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area runs from $35,250 at the 10th percentile to $108,280 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $42,780. The median is $54,080. The 75th percentile is $77,250. This is a place check, not a pay range for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers.

The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 0800003. They do not show related skills or a path into Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers.

• 1. Retail Salespersons. Area: 0800003. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 4,600. Yearly median: $40,870. Jobs per 1,000: 34.75. Location quotient: 1.39.
• 2. Waiters and Waitresses. Area: 0800003. SOC: 35-3031. Jobs: 3,780. Yearly median: $43,600. Jobs per 1,000: 28.57. Location quotient: 1.96.
• 3. Cooks, Restaurant. Area: 0800003. SOC: 35-2014. Jobs: 3,150. Yearly median: $43,030. Jobs per 1,000: 23.79. Location quotient: 2.62.
• 4. Cashiers. Area: 0800003. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 3,120. Yearly median: $37,520. Jobs per 1,000: 23.57. Location quotient: 1.19.
• 5. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 0800003. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 3,080. Yearly median: $34,870. Jobs per 1,000: 23.31. Location quotient: 0.94.
• 6. General and Operations Managers. Area: 0800003. SOC: 11-1021. Jobs: 2,540. Yearly median: $122,040. Jobs per 1,000: 19.22. Location quotient: 0.85.

Read the Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area wage ladder for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

The 10th percentile is $35,990 per year. The 25th percentile is $40,440 per year. The median is $46,180 per year. The 75th percentile is $56,490 per year. The 90th percentile is $61,950 per year.

A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.

The middle half runs from $40,440 per year to $56,490 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $25,960. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area with its state and the U.S.

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area has a annual median of $46,180 per year. Colorado has $45,760 per year. The U.S. row has $39,150 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area is 0.9% above Colorado on the same published median. Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area is 18.0% above the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.

The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.

Where Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area sits for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area ranks 6 of 137 among nonmetro areas with a published annual median for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 6 of 137 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.

The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.

• 3. Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area. The Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers median is $47,980 per year. BLS estimates 890 jobs. The location quotient is 1.63.
• 4. Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area. The Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers median is $46,550 per year. BLS estimates 2,400 jobs. The location quotient is 3.71.
• 5. North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. The Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers median is $46,220 per year. BLS estimates 1,010 jobs. The location quotient is 1.58.
• 7. North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area. The Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers median is $46,140 per year. BLS estimates 960 jobs. The location quotient is 1.44.
• 8. Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area. The Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers median is $45,750 per year. BLS estimates 890 jobs. The location quotient is 2.15.
• 9. Connecticut nonmetropolitan area. The Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers median is $45,710 per year. BLS estimates 940 jobs. The location quotient is 2.3.

Where Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers medians lead among nonmetro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 37-3011, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same nonmetro map type. Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area has the highest published median in this set, at $49,810 per year. Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area sits at $46,180 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.

Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area has a Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers median of $49,810 per year, or $3,630 above Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,120 jobs there, compared with 2,180 in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 4.44.
• 2. Alaska nonmetropolitan area has a Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers median of $48,810 per year, or $2,630 above Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 200 jobs there, compared with 2,180 in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.31.
• 3. Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area has a Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers median of $47,980 per year, or $1,800 above Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 890 jobs there, compared with 2,180 in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.63.
• 4. Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area has a Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers median of $46,550 per year, or $370 above Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 2,400 jobs there, compared with 2,180 in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 3.71.
• 5. North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers median of $46,220 per year, or $40 above Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,010 jobs there, compared with 2,180 in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.58.
• 6. Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area has a Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers median of $46,180 per year, or $0 above Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 2,180 jobs there, compared with 2,180 in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 2.7.
• 7. North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers median of $46,140 per year, or $40 below Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 960 jobs there, compared with 2,180 in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.44.
• 8. Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area has a Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers median of $45,750 per year, or $430 below Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 890 jobs there, compared with 2,180 in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 2.15.

Where BLS counts the most Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers jobs

Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has the largest published nonmetro job estimate for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in this same-source set, at 2,530 jobs. Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area has 2,180. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.

Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.

• 1. Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 2,530 estimated Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers jobs, a gap of 350 jobs from Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $36,400 per year, or $9,780 below Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.63.
• 2. Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area has 2,400 estimated Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers jobs, a gap of 220 jobs from Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $46,550 per year, or $370 above Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 3.71.
• 3. Kansas nonmetropolitan area has 2,370 estimated Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers jobs, a gap of 190 jobs from Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $37,150 per year, or $9,030 below Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.04.
• 4. Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area has 2,180 estimated Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers jobs, a gap of 0 jobs from Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $46,180 per year, or $0 above Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 2.7.
• 5. South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area has 2,170 estimated Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers jobs, a gap of 10 jobs from Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $38,960 per year, or $7,220 below Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.68.
• 6. Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area has 1,800 estimated Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers jobs, a gap of 380 jobs from Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $41,600 per year, or $4,580 below Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.52.
• 7. Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area has 1,740 estimated Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers jobs, a gap of 440 jobs from Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $39,880 per year, or $6,300 below Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.45.
• 8. Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 1,660 estimated Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers jobs, a gap of 520 jobs from Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $35,740 per year, or $10,440 below Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.03.

Where Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers takes the largest share of local jobs

Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area has the highest published location quotient in this nonmetro set, at 4.44. Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area has 2.7. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 4.44, a gap of 1.74 from Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,120 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers jobs and a median of $49,810 per year, or $3,630 above Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area.
• 2. Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 3.71, a gap of 1.01 from Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 2,400 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers jobs and a median of $46,550 per year, or $370 above Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area.
• 3. South Florida nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 3.08, a gap of 0.38 from Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,650 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers jobs and a median of $36,690 per year, or $9,490 below Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area.
• 4. Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.72, a gap of 0.02 from Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,630 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers jobs and a median of $37,160 per year, or $9,020 below Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area.
• 5. Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.7, a gap of 0.00 from Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 2,180 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers jobs and a median of $46,180 per year, or $0 above Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area.
• 6. Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.64, a gap of 0.06 from Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,560 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers jobs and a median of $44,200 per year, or $1,980 below Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area.
• 7. Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.35, a gap of 0.35 from Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,220 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers jobs and a median of $43,380 per year, or $2,800 below Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area.
• 8. Connecticut nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.3, a gap of 0.40 from Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 940 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers jobs and a median of $45,710 per year, or $470 below Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area.

How common Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers is in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area

BLS lists 2,180 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers jobs in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. It also lists 16.51 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.

The location quotient is 2.7. A value of 1 means Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.

Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers beside other roles in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area

The all-occupations median in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area is $54,080 per year. The Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers median is $46,180 per year. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers is 14.6% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.

Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.

• 1. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area median of $46,120 per year. BLS lists 1,520 jobs and a location quotient of 0.63.
• 2. Self-Enrichment Teachers, SOC 25-3021, has a Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area median of $46,840 per year. BLS lists 1,100 jobs and a location quotient of 3.89.
• 3. Counter and Rental Clerks, SOC 41-2021, has a Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area median of $45,330 per year. BLS lists 1,100 jobs and a location quotient of 3.23.
• 4. Construction Laborers, SOC 47-2061, has a Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area median of $47,320 per year. BLS lists 1,450 jobs and a location quotient of 1.55.
• 5. Customer Service Representatives, SOC 43-4051, has a Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area median of $47,760 per year. BLS lists 1,210 jobs and a location quotient of 0.55.
• 6. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2011, has a Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area median of $43,680 per year. BLS lists 1,860 jobs and a location quotient of 0.99.
• 7. Waiters and Waitresses, SOC 35-3031, has a Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area median of $43,600 per year. BLS lists 3,780 jobs and a location quotient of 1.96.
• 8. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area median of $49,260 per year. BLS lists 1,600 jobs and a location quotient of 1.1.

The largest detailed roles in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area

Retail Salespersons is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area table, at 4,600 jobs. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers has 2,180 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.

The all-occupations job count is 132,270. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. Retail Salespersons has 4,600 jobs in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,420 from Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Its median is $40,870 per year, or $5,310 below Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Its location quotient is 1.39.
• 2. Waiters and Waitresses has 3,780 jobs in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,600 from Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Its median is $43,600 per year, or $2,580 below Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Its location quotient is 1.96.
• 3. Cooks, Restaurant has 3,150 jobs in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 970 from Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Its median is $43,030 per year, or $3,150 below Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Its location quotient is 2.62.
• 4. Cashiers has 3,120 jobs in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 940 from Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Its median is $37,520 per year, or $8,660 below Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Its location quotient is 1.19.
• 5. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 3,080 jobs in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 900 from Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Its median is $34,870 per year, or $11,310 below Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Its location quotient is 0.94.
• 6. General and Operations Managers has 2,540 jobs in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 360 from Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Its median is $122,040 per year, or $75,860 above Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Its location quotient is 0.85.
• 7. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General has 2,270 jobs in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 90 from Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Its median is $53,660 per year, or $7,480 above Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Its location quotient is 1.75.
• 8. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers has 2,070 jobs in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 110 from Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Its median is $59,610 per year, or $13,430 above Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Its location quotient is 2.17.

Published role medians around Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area

General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area role table, at $122,040 per year. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers has $46,180 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $54,080 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.

The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.

• 1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $122,040 per year in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area, or $75,860 above Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. BLS lists 2,540 jobs, compared with 2,180 for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Its location quotient is 0.85.
• 2. Registered Nurses has a median of $103,610 per year in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area, or $57,430 above Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. BLS lists 1,930 jobs, compared with 2,180 for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Its location quotient is 0.67.
• 3. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $82,890 per year in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area, or $36,710 above Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. BLS lists 1,620 jobs, compared with 2,180 for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Its location quotient is 1.31.
• 4. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a median of $82,850 per year in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area, or $36,670 above Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. BLS lists 1,380 jobs, compared with 2,180 for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Its location quotient is 2.
• 5. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a median of $77,730 per year in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area, or $31,550 above Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. BLS lists 1,190 jobs, compared with 2,180 for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Its location quotient is 1.11.
• 6. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $76,400 per year in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area, or $30,220 above Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. BLS lists 1,260 jobs, compared with 2,180 for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Its location quotient is 1.37.
• 7. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $73,170 per year in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area, or $26,990 above Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. BLS lists 1,300 jobs, compared with 2,180 for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Its location quotient is 1.07.
• 8. Carpenters has a median of $66,830 per year in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area, or $20,650 above Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. BLS lists 1,120 jobs, compared with 2,180 for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Its location quotient is 1.97.

Roles with the largest local share in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area

Self-Enrichment Teachers has the highest location quotient in the bounded Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area role table, at 3.89. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers has 2.7. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Self-Enrichment Teachers has a location quotient of 3.89 in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.19 from Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. BLS lists 1,100 jobs and a median of $46,840 per year, or $660 above Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers.
• 2. Amusement and Recreation Attendants has a location quotient of 3.84 in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.14 from Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. BLS lists 1,300 jobs and a median of $41,560 per year, or $4,620 below Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers.
• 3. Counter and Rental Clerks has a location quotient of 3.23 in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.53 from Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. BLS lists 1,100 jobs and a median of $45,330 per year, or $850 below Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers.
• 4. Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators has a location quotient of 2.63 in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.07 from Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. BLS lists 1,070 jobs and a median of $62,070 per year, or $15,890 above Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers.
• 5. Cooks, Restaurant has a location quotient of 2.62 in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.08 from Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. BLS lists 3,150 jobs and a median of $43,030 per year, or $3,150 below Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers.
• 6. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers has a location quotient of 2.17 in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.53 from Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. BLS lists 2,070 jobs and a median of $59,610 per year, or $13,430 above Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers.
• 7. Bartenders has a location quotient of 2.1 in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.60 from Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. BLS lists 1,350 jobs and a median of $39,110 per year, or $7,070 below Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers.
• 8. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a location quotient of 2 in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.70 from Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. BLS lists 1,380 jobs and a median of $82,850 per year, or $36,670 above Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers.

What $46,180 may mean after the Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area price level

WageScope has no exact approved 2024 BEA price row for Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. It does not use a nearby place or a broad state value as a stand-in. The $46,180 BLS median stays a nominal wage.

No price row means no national-price-dollar proxy. It does not mean prices match the U.S. level. It does not say whether a wage goes far or not. The source is missing for this exact map key, so the price answer stays open.

You can still compare Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers with the U.S. or with like nonmetro areas on the same BLS metric. Keep that as a nominal wage comparison. Add price-level context only when an exact reviewed row exists.

How much care to use with the Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area row

The employment RSE for this Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers row is 6.2%. The mean-wage RSE is 2.8%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE belongs to the 2,180 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $48,750 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.

A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.

Use Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. It uses a Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.

Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $46,180 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.

Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.

What the Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers row for Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area does not claim

The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.

The 2,180 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 2.7 is not a growth score. Rank 6 of 137 is not a place score. A missing price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 37-3011 in BLS area 0800003. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.