Landscaper apprenticeships in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is one of Massachusetts's largest labor markets for landscapers. It is the 11th-largest metro area in the United States by population. This page collects what adults switching into a career as a landscaper inside the Boston metro need first: how local pay compares to the state, what the available labor-market data says about six-figure work, and which statewide programs and licensing rules apply locally.

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH landscapers earn a median of $47,360 (BLS OEWS Boston MSA, May 2024). For Massachusetts context, statewide pay runs from $17/hr at entry to $25/hr at the state median and $44/hr at the experienced end. Statewide headline: $52K avg salary. The Boston metro is one of the country's 15 largest; local wages can diverge from the statewide rollup in either direction, so treat the state snapshot as context rather than a local estimate.

In the Boston metro, estimated six-figure landscaper jobs: ~2 of 14K (~0%). Confidence: high. Log-normal fit residual is within tolerance. ACS 2024 5-year PUMS estimates ~549 $100K+ annual earners (~4.0% of employed landscapers, ACS PUMS WAGP+SEMP). Projections Central long-term pressure score: 58/100 (Moderate, low confidence). Bachelor's-plus in the metro labor force: 1.75M (ACS 2022 5-year). For statewide context: Massachusetts shows ~5 of 21K (~0%). Sources: BLS OEWS, Census ACS PUMS, Projections Central, Census ACS.

Statewide landscaper programs and employer-sponsored paths are listed on the Massachusetts programs page; none are flagged as metro-exclusive. Metro program and association references are inherited from sourced state pages unless a metro-exclusive entity is explicitly sourced. Treat them as orientation, not a complete local inventory, and verify current intake details with the statewide source or sponsor before relying. Licensing is set at the state level: Massachusetts rules apply in the Boston metro unless a local authority says otherwise. Metro pages use state-level licensing and program context unless a city, county, or sponsor rule is explicitly sourced. Verify current licensing, local add-ons, and sponsor requirements with the official state or local authority before relying. Most landscaper apprenticeship sites in the Boston metro sit within a 30-45 minute commute from the urban core; long-distance applicants typically register at the program nearest their employer rather than the dispatcher's office.