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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

$35.89K Median Salary 157.9K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 7.6% Job Growth

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About This Career

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.

Reported Job Titles

Gardener, Greenskeeper, Grounds Maintenance Worker, Grounds Person, Grounds Specialist, Grounds Worker, Groundskeeper, Landscape Specialist, Landscape Technician, Outside Maintenance Worker

Career data shown for:  
Annual Salary:
$27.55K to $48.53K
Employment:
914.23K Employed
7.6% Annual Growth
157.9K proj. annual openings
Typical Education:
No formal educational credential
More Details
Career Entry Level:
No formal educational credential
No work experience
Short-term on-the-job training

Skills You'll Need

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Abilities

Multilimb Coordination
Manual Dexterity
Trunk Strength
Arm-Hand Steadiness
Control Precision
Extent Flexibility
Static Strength
Near Vision
Problem Sensitivity
Stamina
Visualization

Knowledge

English Language
Customer and Personal Service
Chemistry

Skills

Operation and Control

Technology Skills

Spreadsheet software
Electronic mail software
Office suite software
Operating system software
Word processing software
Web page creation and editing software

Tools

Draglines
Graders or land levelers
Rakes
Lawnmowers
Shovels
Fertilizer spreaders or distributors
Soil core sampling apparatus
Power blowers
Sprayers
Tape measures
Harrows
Power trimmers
Cultivators
Power drills
Hydraulic truck cranes
Power chippers
Hedge clippers
Secateurs or pruning shears
Rollers for lawn or sports grounds
Saws
Paint sprayers
Scrubbing machines
Garden forks
Water pumps
Pipe or tube cutter
Ladders
Stencils or lettering aids
Concrete mixers or plants
Agricultural tractors
Ear clamps
Levels
Grinding wheels
Water sprinklers
Squeegees or washers
Hand sprayers
Handheld thermometer
Forestry saws
Weeders
Protective gloves
Sockets
Goggles
Precision file
Axes
Picks
All terrain vehicles tracked or wheeled
Ear plugs
Cable reels
Tarpaulins
Measuring wheels for distance
Seeder attachment
Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus
Rubber mallet
Hoes
Wheel loaders
Shielded metal arc welding or stick welding machine
Power saws
Snowplow attachments
Trowels
Front end loaders
Dump trucks
Screwdrivers
Cargo trucks
Snow blowers
Spades
Hammers
Forklifts
Gas generators
Pallet trucks
Adjustable widemouth pliers
Adjustable wrenches
Backhoes

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