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First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers

	Median Wage (USD, 2024)	Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)	Projected Growth (2023-2033)
National Statistics	$56,170	24000	3.5%
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Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$56,170

Median Wage (USD, 2023)

24000

Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)

3.5%

Projected Growth (2023-2033)

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.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree

Related Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years

On-Site or In-Plant Training: Up to and including 1 month

On-the-Job Training: Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month

Detailed Work Activities

Establish work standards.
Inspect work to ensure standards are met.
Supervise maintenance workers.
Plan employee work schedules.
Plant greenery to improve landscape appearance.
Irrigate lawns, trees, or plants.
Trim trees or other vegetation.
Inspect work to ensure standards are met.
Instruct staff in work policies or procedures.
Assist skilled construction or extraction personnel.
Inventory materials or equipment.
Confer with coworkers to coordinate maintenance or cleaning activities.
Evaluate current or prospective maintenance employees.
Prepare chemicals for work application.
Determine resource needs.
Document work hours or activities.
Document work hours or activities.
Investigate work related complaints to determine corrective actions.
Establish work standards.
Inspect landscaping to determine treatment needs.
Investigate work related complaints to determine corrective actions.
Supervise maintenance workers.
Remove snow.
Document work hours or activities.
Recommend organizational process or policy changes.
Confer with coworkers to coordinate maintenance or cleaning activities.
Provide information about landscaping services or costs.
Provide information about landscaping services or costs.
Estimate maintenance service requirements or costs.
Inspect buildings or grounds to determine condition.
Estimate maintenance service requirements or costs.
Supervise maintenance workers.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

Establish and enforce operating procedures and work standards that will ensure adequate performance and personnel safety.
Schedule work for crews, depending on work priorities, crew or equipment availability, or weather conditions.
Tour grounds, such as parks, botanical gardens, cemeteries, or golf courses, to inspect conditions of plants and soil.
Monitor project activities to ensure that instructions are followed, deadlines are met, and schedules are maintained.
Direct activities of workers who perform duties, such as landscaping, cultivating lawns, or pruning trees and shrubs.
Inspect completed work to ensure conformance to specifications, standards, and contract requirements.
Plant or maintain vegetation through activities such as mulching, fertilizing, watering, mowing, or pruning.
Direct or perform mixing or application of fertilizers, insecticides, herbicides, or fungicides.
Train workers in tasks such as transplanting or pruning trees or shrubs, finishing cement, using equipment, or caring for turf.
Prepare service estimates based on labor, material, and machine costs and maintain budgets for individual projects.
Identify diseases or pests affecting landscaping and order appropriate treatments.
Inventory supplies of tools, equipment, or materials to ensure that sufficient supplies are available and items are in usable condition.
Maintain required records, such as personnel information or project records.
Perform personnel-related activities, such as hiring workers, evaluating staff performance, or taking disciplinary actions when performance problems occur.
Provide workers with assistance in performing duties as necessary to meet deadlines.
Prepare or maintain required records, such as work activity or personnel reports.
Investigate work-related complaints to verify problems and to determine responses.
Perform administrative duties, such as authorizing leaves or processing time sheets.
Confer with other supervisors to coordinate work activities with those of other departments or units.
Direct or assist workers engaged in the maintenance or repair of equipment, such as power tools or motorized equipment.
Review contracts or work assignments to determine service, machine, or workforce requirements for jobs.
Order the performance of corrective work when problems occur and recommend procedural changes to avoid such problems.
Confer with managers or landscape architects to develop plans or schedules for landscaping maintenance or improvement.
Recommend changes in working conditions or equipment used to increase crew efficiency.
Answer inquiries from current or prospective customers regarding methods, materials, or price ranges.
Install or maintain landscaped areas, performing tasks such as removing snow, pouring cement curbs, or repairing sidewalks.
Design or supervise the installation of sprinkler systems, calculating water pressure, or valve and pipe coverage needs.
Negotiate with customers regarding fees for landscaping, lawn service, or groundskeeping work.

Work Styles

Achievement/Effort

Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.

Persistence

Initiative

Leadership

Cooperation

Concern for Others

Social Orientation

Self-Control

Stress Tolerance

Adaptability/Flexibility

Dependability

Attention to Detail

Integrity

Independence

Innovation

Analytical Thinking

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