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Job Description

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.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 37-3011.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 28,560.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 13.00
Currently, there are 906,570 people on this job

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Tasks for “Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers”

Use irrigation methods to adjust the amount of water consumption and to prevent waste.
Care for natural turf fields, making sure the underlying soil has the required composition to allow proper drainage and to support the grasses used on the fields.
Decorate gardens with stones or plants.
Maintain or repair tools, equipment, or structures, such as buildings, greenhouses, fences, or benches, using hand or power tools.
Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes.
Plant seeds, bulbs, foliage, flowering plants, grass, ground covers, trees, or shrubs and apply mulch for protection, using gardening tools.
Attach wires from planted trees to support stakes.
Plan or cultivate lawns or gardens.
Operate vehicles or powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chain-saws, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws.
Trim or pick flowers and clean flower beds.
Shovel snow from walks, driveways, or parking lots and spread salt in those areas.
Mark design boundaries and paint natural or artificial turf fields with team logos or names before events.
Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders.
Advise customers on plant selection or care.
Follow planned landscaping designs to determine where to lay sod, sow grass, or plant flowers or foliage.
Rake, mulch, and compost leaves.
Build forms and mix and pour cement to form garden borders.
Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing, removing thatch, or trimming or edging around flower beds, walks, or walls.
Maintain irrigation systems, including winterizing the systems and starting them up in spring.
Gather and remove litter.
Haul or spread topsoil or spread straw over seeded soil to hold soil in place.
Install rock gardens, ponds, decks, drainage systems, irrigation systems, retaining walls, fences, planters, or playground equipment.
Provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters, burial sites, or other grounds features.
Water lawns, trees, or plants, using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans.
Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers.
Care for artificial turf fields, periodically removing the turf and replacing cushioning pads or vacuuming and disinfecting the turf after use to prevent the growth of harmful bacteria.
Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.

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