It is estimated that there are over 10 000 jobs in Landscaping and Grounds maintenance jobs in the City of Chicago and 21 000 in Cook County, though it can be debated whether all of these should be considered green jobs (Schrock, 2009). Overall, “moderate job growth” in the landscaping and horticulture field is projected for the region in the coming decade (Schrock, 2009). Schrock and Sundquist (2009) suggest that green infrastructure investments could build on recent increases in the number of landscaping and groundskeeping jobs in the region. However, CWIC-CJC (2010) is less optimistic about the level of new job creation that will occur, particularly in the landscaping and horticulture maintenance space, given the large number of trained but currently unemployed workers around the region.