First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, & Groundskeeping Workers
Golf Course Superintendent, Grounds Supervisor, Landscape Manager, Landscape Supervisor
What they do:
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in landscaping or groundskeeping activities. Work may involve reviewing contracts to ascertain service, machine, and workforce requirements; answering inquiries from potential customers regarding methods, material, and price ranges; and preparing estimates according to labor, material, and machine costs.
On the job, you would:
- Monitor project activities to ensure that instructions are followed, deadlines are met, and schedules are maintained.
- Establish and enforce operating procedures and work standards that will ensure adequate performance and personnel safety.
- Inspect completed work to ensure conformance to specifications, standards, and contract requirements.
Arts and Humanities
Business
- management
- customer service
Math and Science
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Social
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
- understanding people's reactions
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- use rules to solve problems
Attention
- do two or more things at the same time
- pay attention to something without being distracted
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People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Initiative
- Self Control
- Leadership
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You might use software like this on the job:
Spreadsheet software
Electronic mail software
Office suite software
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associate's degree or
certificate after high school
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are likely in the future.
$45,740
per year, on average
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