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Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers

Also called: Grounds Maintenance Worker, Grounds Worker, Groundskeeper, Outside Maintenance Worker

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What they do:
Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, sprinkler installation, and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units.
On the job, you would:
  • Gather and remove litter.
  • Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes.
  • Operate vehicles or powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chainsaws, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws.

Knowledge

Arts and Humanities
  • English language
Business
  • customer service
Math and Science
  • chemistry

Skills

Basic Skills
  • talking to others
Social
  • changing what is done based on other people's actions

Abilities

Hand and Finger Use
  • hold or move items with your hands
  • keep your arm or hand steady
Endurance
  • exercise for a long time without getting out of breath

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
  • Attention to Detail
  • Integrity
  • Cooperation
  • Self Control
  • Dependability
  • Achievement/Effort

Technology

You might use software like this on the job:

Spreadsheet software
  • Microsoft Excel Hot Technology
Electronic mail software
  • IBM Notes
Office suite software
  • Microsoft Office software Hot Technology

Education

Education: (rated 1 of 5)
no high school diploma/GED or
certificate after high school
usually needed

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Job Outlook

Bright Outlook
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
Salary
$34,430
$24,170
$47,630
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