Trade family

Land & Outdoor

Outside work, rain or shine, all year in Texas.

A day in the life

Grading and planting, running irrigation, climbing and pruning trees, and setting fence. All outside, all seasons, with machinery and hand tools.

Typical hourly ranges across Dallas–Fort Worth.

Apprentice$15–19/hr

Journeyman$20–28/hr

Master$32–48/hr

Per hour · DFW average

1–3 years on the job; arborists earn ISA certifications and irrigators a Texas license.

Full sun and heat, lifting, digging, climbing — the most weather-exposed family.

Irrigators need a Texas Irrigator license; arborists earn ISA credentials; landscapers and fence builders follow city permitting.

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Take a short intro course, or get matched with a master and earn while you learn.