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Commercial landscaping recruiters serving New Orleans.

Corporate and institutional campus maintenance across the metro, with stormwater management a real consideration given the region's hurricane and flood exposure.

THE STATE OF COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPING HIRING IN NEW ORLEANS

Hospital-campus growth, and hurricane-resilient design.

Metro pay for every role we recruit is in the table below. What the hub does name: corporate and institutional campus maintenance across the metro, with stormwater management a real consideration given the region's hurricane and flood exposure.

We recruit across the full org chart for commercial landscaping contractors in New Orleans against that documented context.

WHAT'S DRIVING NEW ORLEANS COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPING DEMAND

A $300M pediatric hospital, for the region's largest health system.

Institutional-campus grounds work, built for flood resilience.

  • Ochsner children's hospital $300M

    New pediatric hospital construction for the region's largest health system, requiring institutional-campus grounds work built to withstand hurricane and flood exposure.

What commercial landscaping roles pay in New Orleans.

In the New Orleans metro, BLS puts the median for landscaping and groundskeeping workers at $35,410 a year, 10% below the $39,150 national median. Among the 112 metros BLS publishes for this occupation, New Orleans ranks 108th on pay. Most of the market sits between $28,330 and $43,850. Of the other field roles, grounds crew supervisor pays the most locally, at a $48,060 median. BLS does not publish New Orleans pay for 2 of the roles below, which it withholds where a metro's sample is too small to be reliable. National benchmarks by role are in the 2026 Commercial Landscaping Salary Guide.

New Orleans medians by role
RoleNew Orleans medianTypical rangeNational medianvs. nationalEmployed locally
Landscape / Grounds Crew MemberLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (37-3011)$35,410$28,330–$43,850$39,150−10%1,440
Grounds Crew SupervisorFirst-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers (37-1012)$48,060$36,830–$72,800$58,430−18%170
Tree Trimmer / ArboristTree Trimmers and Pruners (37-3013)––$50,960––
Licensed Pesticide ApplicatorPesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation (37-3012)$26,220$26,220–$46,830$46,340−43%–
Landscape Designer / ArchitectLandscape Architects (17-1012)––$79,870––

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, New Orleans 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 IT TAKES TO WIN THE HIRE - NEW ORLEANS COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPING

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 New Orleans commercial landscaping hiring actually plays out in 2026.

Why hurricane and flood exposure is a real, named design constraint

The hub names stormwater management directly, tied to the region's hurricane and flood exposure - a factor that shapes drainage and grounds design differently than a market without that specific risk profile.

Why Ochsner's $300M hospital drives institutional-campus grounds demand

The region's largest health system building a new pediatric hospital requires dedicated institutional-campus grounds work, distinct from standard corporate maintenance.

What this means for sourcing

We source against verified hurricane/flood-resilient stormwater design and institutional-campus project history, not resume claims, given the specific scope 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.

COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPING ROLES WE RECRUIT FOR IN NEW ORLEANS

The commercial landscaping positions we fill, most often.

Across all New Orleans commercial landscaping clients, these are the highest-volume roles we've recruited for in the last 24 months.

  • Hurricane/flood-resilient stormwater designer
  • Institutional-campus grounds crew lead
  • Landscape crew foreman
  • Grounds maintenance manager

For the broader picture across every commercial trade in New Orleans, see the New Orleans 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 NEW ORLEANS

How we recruit commercial landscaping in New Orleans, plainly.

Same approach we use in every market - but tuned for what works in New Orleans's commercial landscaping segment specifically:

  1. Same-day intake call. We get the role, the project context, the budget, your dealbreakers. For New Orleans landscaping work, we also confirm whether the role requires flood-resilient stormwater experience or standard institutional grounds work.
  2. Candidate sourcing within 48 hours. We pull from our existing New Orleans commercial landscaping candidate network, filtered for verified hurricane/flood-resilient design credentials.
  3. Vetted short list (week one to several weeks). Three to five candidates. We verify real institutional-campus project history rather than a line on a resume - timeline depends on the project scope involved.
  4. Offer and close. Standard roles close in 4-6 weeks. We help with offer math against New Orleans documented general context.
New Orleans · commercial landscaping · market scale
1,440employed in the New Orleans metro
0.53concentration vs. the national rate
$35,410BLS metro median, all landscaping and groundskeeping workers

New Orleans runs 47% fewer commercial landscaping workers per job than the country as a whole — well below the national concentration. Fewer per job means the people you want are already working, and usually for someone who would rather keep them.

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.

Local market detail

How New Orleans's commercial landscaping market compares

298landscaping companies in the metro
1,374people on their payrolls
$43,337average annual pay at these firms

In 2023 the New Orleans metro had 298 landscaping companies (counted by business location), with about 1,374 people on their payrolls. Average pay at those firms was $43,337, 10.2% below the national average of $48,279 for the same kind of employer. That works out to 23 per 100,000 residents against 37 nationally. Fewer local employers means experienced people are easier to identify, but many work for firms based outside the metro.

Among the 100 metros we cover with published BLS figures, New Orleans ranks 94th for headcount, 97th for median pay and 99th for concentration for landscaping and groundskeeping workers. That makes it one of the thinnest commercial landscaping labor markets we recruit in.

Louisiana metros we cover: Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
MetroEmployedMedian payConcentrationCommercial employers
Baton Rouge2,240$36,2600.89262
New Orleans1,440$35,4100.53298

BLS OEWS occupation figures and QCEW business-location counts; a dash means not published.

What this means for hiring:For commercial landscaping employers in New Orleans, the local pool is thinner than most, so plan on recruiting some roles in from outside the metro.

Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, New Orleans metro. Employers are counted by business location.

How New Orleans's commercial landscaping market has changed since 2018.

The number of landscaping companies in New Orleans rose from 259 in 2018 to 298 in 2023, up 15%, close to the 13% national change.

New Orleans, 2018 vs 2023
Measure20182023Change
Landscaping companies: business locations259298+15%
Landscaping companies: employment–1,374–
Landscaping companies: average annual pay–$43,337–

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, private employers, annual averages. A dash means BLS did not publish the figure.

NEW ORLEANS COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPING HIRING - FAQ

Frequently asked — commercial landscaping hiring in New Orleans.

What is driving commercial landscaping demand in New Orleans right now?

Ochsner's $300M children's hospital, for the region's largest health system, is the named driver.

Why does hurricane and flood exposure matter for New Orleans landscaping work?

The metro's own data names stormwater management as a real consideration given the region's hurricane and flood exposure, a factor that shapes drainage design specifically for this market.

What do landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn in New Orleans?

BLS puts the New Orleans median for landscaping and groundskeeping workers at $35,410 a year, 10% below the $39,150 national median. That ranks 108th of 112 metros with published figures, in the bottom quarter. Pay is bunched together here, $28,330 to $43,850 across the 10th to 90th percentile and only a 1.5x gap, so small differences in an offer are noticed. No other Louisiana metro we cover pays more for this work (Baton Rouge: $36,260).

Is it hard to hire landscaping and groundskeeping workers in New Orleans?

Yes. New Orleans has 47% fewer landscaping and groundskeeping workers per job than the country as a whole, roughly 1,440 in the metro, so most of the people worth hiring are already employed. The 298 landscaping companies here average about 4.6 employees per location, mostly small shops, so candidates often know every employer in town by name. With 15% more of those firms than in 2018, more employers are competing for the same crews.

Which commercial landscaping roles pay the most in New Orleans?

Of the roles we recruit for, Grounds Crew Supervisor pays the most in New Orleans, a $48,060 median. Licensed Pesticide Applicator is the lowest-paid field role at $26,220. Licensed Pesticide Applicator trails national pay the most (43% below).

How many landscaping companies operate in New Orleans?

BLS counted 298 landscaping companies in New Orleans in 2023, employing about 1,374 people between them. Up from 259 in 2018, a 15% increase against 13% growth nationally. That averages 4.6 people per location, so most are small shops. They pay an average of $43,337, 10% below the $48,279 national average for the same kind of employer.

Which nearby metros compete with New Orleans for landscaping and groundskeeping workers?

The closest metros we cover with published figures are Baton Rouge (74 miles, about 2,240, $36,260 median) and Pensacola (174 miles, about 1,220, $36,160 median). Baton Rouge has the larger pool, so it is the first place to look for senior people willing to move.

Hiring commercial landscaping talent in New Orleans?

Tell us the role. We'll tell you timeline and where we'd source the candidate - in under 30 minutes.

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