Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

What Does a Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 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.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Gather and remove litter.
• 2Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes.
• 3Operate vehicles or powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chainsaws, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws.
• 4Water lawns, trees, or plants, using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans.
• 5Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.
• 6Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders.
• 7Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing, removing thatch, or trimming or edging around flower beds, walks, or walls.
• 8Follow planned landscaping designs to determine where to lay sod, sow grass, or plant flowers or foliage.

Required Skills

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• Microsoft Office software
• Microsoft Windows
• Microsoft Word

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Salary