Landscaping

Is an Online Landscaping Education Possible?

Yes! Penn Foster Career School is an accredited US institution offering programs to train individuals to become outstanding landscapers, landscape architects, landscape designers, landscape supervisors, etc. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, at present there are 859,960 people employed as landscaping and groundskeeping workers alone in America, and their average annual salary is $25,340. Grounds maintenance workers make on average $28,400 per year and there are about 12,840 of them employed today. Online schools like Penn Foster Career School have been proven to help successfully launch workers into this field.

Landscaping Common Job Tasks
  • digging holes
  • planting flowers
  • watering plants
  • ordering supplies
  • removing weeds
  • applying fertilizer
  • transporting equipment
  • applying mulch
  • raking leaves
  • trimming branches
Popular Journals & Magazines Landscaping Organizations Related Professions Currently in Demand
  • Head of Business Development
  • Experienced Gardener
  • Contracts Managers
  • Soft Landscape Foreman
  • Grounds Maintenance Workers
  • Landscape Project Manager
  • Landscape Products Supervisor
  • Landscape Supply Sales
  • Landscape Team Leader
  • Gardener
Top Cities for Landscaping
  • New York
  • San Luis Obispo
  • Seattle
  • Bridgeport
  • Orlando
  • Oakland
  • Denver
  • Santa Ana
  • San Francisco
  • Boston
Top States for Landscaping
  • Arizona
  • California
  • Washington
  • Nevada
  • Massachusetts
  • New York
  • Illinois
  • Texas
  • Georgia
  • Florida
Common Landscaping Degree Program Names
  • BS in Landscape Architecture
  • Urban and Regional Planning Degrees
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Associate Degree in Landscape Design
  • Bachelors in Landscaping and Housekeeping
  • Floriculture/Floristry Operations Management
  • Turf and Turfgrass Management
  • Ornamental Horticulture
  • Plant Nursery Operations and Management
  • Greenhouse Operations and Management
Common Landscaping Course Titles
  • Cultural Landscape
  • Geomorphology
  • Hardscape
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Landscape Ecology
  • Landscape Design
  • Landscape History
  • Natural Landscape
  • Softscape
  • Landscape Ecology

List of Vocational Subjects

Landscaping Programs by State & City