Field
Building & grounds
What is this page & how do I use it?
This is a sector view — every building & grounds career CareerStar rates, on the same neutral baseline, with field-level stats up top so you can size up the whole field at a glance.
How to use it: the table is ranked best-first. Click any career for its full report, and watch the moat column — 🏰 wide means well-shielded from AI, — means broadly exposed.
Careers
8
Median score
40
Avg growth
+2.9%
Wide moats
0/8
Every building & grounds career, on a neutral baseline · median pay $45k · click a career for its full report · moat = how shielded from AI (🏰 wide = well-defended, 🛡 narrow = some shelter, — = broadly exposed)
| Career | Rating | Moat | Growth | Pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tree trimmers and pruners | ★3.5 · 45 | 🛡 Narrow | +3.3% | $50k |
| Pest control workers | ★3.5 · 43 | — | +4.9% | $45k |
| Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation | ★3.5 · 43 | 🛡 Narrow | +3.8% | $45k |
| First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers | ★3.0 · 40 | 🛡 Narrow | +2.3% | $56k |
| First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers | ★3.0 · 38 | — | +2.5% | $48k |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | ★3.0 · 38 | 🛡 Narrow | +3.6% | $38k |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | ★2.5 · 31 | 🛡 Narrow | +2% | $36k |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners | ★2.0 · 27 | 🛡 Narrow | +0.4% | $35k |