Commercial landscaping recruiters serving Minneapolis.
Corporate campus and cold-climate-adapted design, with snow and ice management contracts a substantial winter revenue stream for Twin Cities firms.
A year-round business, not a growing-season one.
Metro pay for every role we recruit is in the table below. What the hub does name: corporate campus and cold-climate-adapted design, with snow and ice management contracts a substantial winter revenue stream for Twin Cities commercial landscape firms.
We recruit across the full org chart for commercial landscaping contractors in Minneapolis against that documented context.
Snow and ice management, not a single megaproject.
This market's landscaping demand is defined by a business model, not a named building.
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The hub names snow and ice management contracts as a substantial winter revenue stream for Twin Cities commercial landscape firms - a distinguishing feature of this market, not a single named construction project.
What commercial landscaping roles pay in Minneapolis.
In the Minneapolis metro, BLS puts the median for landscaping and groundskeeping workers at $47,160 a year, 20% above the $39,150 national median. Among the 112 metros BLS publishes for this occupation, Minneapolis ranks 7th on pay. Most of the market sits between $32,020 and $62,140. Of the other field roles, tree trimmer / arborist pays the most locally, at a $77,460 median. National benchmarks by role are in the 2026 Commercial Landscaping Salary Guide.
| Role | Minneapolis median | Typical range | National median | vs. national | Employed locally |
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| Landscape / Grounds Crew MemberLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (37-3011) | $47,160 | $32,020–$62,140 | $39,150 | +20% | 11,820 |
| Grounds Crew SupervisorFirst-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers (37-1012) | $64,990 | $53,620–$94,340 | $58,430 | +11% | – |
| Tree Trimmer / ArboristTree Trimmers and Pruners (37-3013) | $77,460 | $69,250–$77,460 | $50,960 | +52% | – |
| Licensed Pesticide ApplicatorPesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation (37-3012) | $47,560 | $36,580–$62,490 | $46,340 | +3% | 320 |
| Landscape Designer / ArchitectLandscape Architects (17-1012) | $61,010 | $40,500–$127,450 | $79,870 | −24% | 320 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Minneapolis metro. Range is 10th to 90th percentile. Headcount is shown for field occupations only; management, estimating and supervisory codes are counted across every industry in the metro.
What candidates expect. What credentials matter. What kills offers.
We don't tell prospective clients who their competitors are hiring - that's a discipline our clients value, and we'll honor it on a call. What we will share publicly: how Minneapolis commercial landscaping hiring actually plays out in 2026.
Why this page centers on a business model, not a project
Most of our landscaping pages anchor to a named capital project. Minneapolis's hub data instead names a distinguishing business-model feature - snow and ice management as a substantial winter revenue stream - so that's what we report.
Why cold-climate design is its own discipline here
Corporate campus landscaping in the Twin Cities has to account for extreme-cold-climate-adapted design year-round, not just winter snow removal - a different skill set than warm-climate commercial landscaping.
What this means for sourcing
We source against verified cold-climate corporate campus landscaping and snow/ice management contract experience, not resume claims, given the specific business model named by the hub.
Realistic timelines
Standard commercial landscaping roles: 4-6 weeks intake to signed offer, consistent with the region's broader hiring timeline. First slate of vetted candidates within 48 hours regardless.
The commercial landscaping positions we fill, most often.
Across all Minneapolis commercial landscaping clients, these are the highest-volume roles we've recruited for in the last 24 months.
- Snow and ice management contract manager
- Cold-climate corporate campus landscape designer
- Landscape crew foreman
- Grounds maintenance manager
For the broader picture across every commercial trade in Minneapolis, see the Minneapolis metro overview. To learn more about commercial landscaping generally (across all 100+ markets we serve), see our Commercial Landscaping industry page.
How we recruit commercial landscaping in Minneapolis, plainly.
Same approach we use in every market - but tuned for what works in Minneapolis's commercial landscaping segment specifically:
- Same-day intake call. We get the role, the project context, the budget, your dealbreakers. For Minneapolis landscaping work, we also confirm whether the role covers growing-season maintenance, winter snow/ice management, or both.
- Candidate sourcing within 48 hours. We pull from our existing Minneapolis commercial landscaping candidate network, filtered for verified cold-climate design or snow/ice management contract experience where relevant.
- Vetted short list (week one to several weeks). Three to five candidates. We verify real cold-climate project history rather than a line on a resume - timeline depends on the seasonal scope involved.
- Offer and close. Standard roles close in 4-6 weeks. We help with offer math against Minneapolis's documented general context.
Minneapolis sits at about the national rate for commercial landscaping — neither unusually deep nor unusually thin.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 , Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Metro-wide figures for the base occupation; the wage table above is role-specific and commercial.
How Minneapolis's commercial landscaping market compares
In 2023 the Minneapolis metro had 1,435 landscaping companies (counted by business location). BLS publishes that count but withholds headcount and pay here, which it does when a category is small enough that the figures could identify individual employers. That works out to 39 per 100,000 residents, close to the 37 national rate.
Among the 100 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Minneapolis ranks 15th for headcount, 6th for median pay and 51st for concentration for landscaping and groundskeeping workers. Pay here is among the highest we see, so offers need to start near the top of the range.
What this means for hiring:For commercial landscaping employers in Minneapolis, the pool is about the national norm for its size, so difficulty depends on the role more than the market.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Minneapolis metro. Employers are counted by business location.
How Minneapolis's commercial landscaping market has changed since 2018.
The number of landscaping companies in Minneapolis rose from 1,265 in 2018 to 1,435 in 2023, up 13%, close to the 13% national change. Headcount and pay for those firms are withheld in Minneapolis, so the occupation figures above are the better guide to what hiring costs.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
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| Landscaping companies: business locations | 1,265 | 1,435 | +13% |
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, private employers, annual averages. A dash means BLS did not publish the figure.
Frequently asked — commercial landscaping hiring in Minneapolis.
Why is snow and ice management such a big deal for Minneapolis landscaping firms?
The metro's own data names it directly: snow and ice management contracts are a substantial winter revenue stream for Twin Cities commercial landscape firms, distinct from the summer corporate-campus maintenance work.
What is driving commercial landscaping demand in Minneapolis right now?
Corporate campus and cold-climate-adapted design work year-round, plus snow and ice management contracts as a substantial winter revenue stream - the two named drivers in the hub's own data.
What do landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn in Minneapolis?
BLS puts the Minneapolis median for landscaping and groundskeeping workers at $47,160 a year, 20% above the $39,150 national median. That ranks 7th of 112 metros with published figures, in the top quarter. Most of the market sits between $32,020 and $62,140, a 1.9x gap and a moderate spread, so a few thousand dollars over the median buys real experience.
Is it hard to hire landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Minneapolis?
It is about average. Landscaping and groundskeeping workers are as common in Minneapolis as they are nationally (location quotient 0.99), with about 11,820 in the metro. With 13% more of those firms than in 2018, more employers are competing for the same crews.
Which commercial landscaping roles pay the most in Minneapolis?
Of the roles we recruit for, Tree Trimmer / Arborist pays the most in Minneapolis, a $77,460 median. Landscape / Grounds Crew Member is the lowest-paid field role at $47,160. Relative to national pay, Tree Trimmer / Arborist is the strongest-paying role here (52% above). Landscape Designer / Architect trails national pay the most (24% below).
How many landscaping companies operate in Minneapolis?
BLS counted 1,435 landscaping companies in Minneapolis in 2023. Up from 1,265 in 2018, a 13% increase against 13% growth nationally. BLS withholds their combined headcount and pay here, which it does when a category is small enough that the figures could identify individual employers.
Which nearby metros compete with Minneapolis for landscaping and groundskeeping workers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Madison (233 miles, about 2,330, $44,440 median), Des Moines (234 miles, about 2,230, $45,180 median) and Omaha (291 miles, about 3,870, $45,970 median). Minneapolis out-pays Madison, an advantage when recruiting from there.
We have not closed a commercial landscaping search in Minneapolis yet. Here is what we have closed.
These are other trades in the same market. We would rather show you the searches we have actually run in Minneapolis than imply a record in this trade that we do not have yet.
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