Industry snapshot: Building and design jobs

Landscape contractors

Average salary: $38,600, contractors; $56,500 and up for owners but varies widely by size and range of company.

Demand: Fair to good. Budget cuts limit work in many areas, but the field is fairly resilient due to a wide range of work developing and maintaining parks, gardens, athletic fields, and hospital and university grounds.

Qualifications: Associate's or bachelor's degree in related field, experience, continuing courses in landscaping, horticulture, turf care, and business.

(Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff)
Landscape contractors Average salary: $38,600, contractors; $56,500 and up for owners but varies widely by size and range of company. Demand: Fair to good. Budget cuts limit work in many areas, but the field is fairly resilient due to a wide range of work developing and maintaining parks, gardens, athletic fields, and hospital and university grounds. Qualifications: Associate's or bachelor's degree in related field, experience, continuing courses in landscaping, horticulture, turf care, and business.