Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Landscape workers maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. They 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.
What is landscaping work? The gathering and removing litter, using hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes, operating vehicles or powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snowblowers, chainsaws, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws and watering lawns, trees, or plants, using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans are all landscaping work.
Landscape workers prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws. They require knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations along with an understanding of customer & personal service. Landscaping and groundskeeping workers require controlling operations of equipment or systems skills.
To be successful as landscape workers you need a high-school diploma or GED certificate. The landscaping and groundskeeping workers salary for this job profile is commensurate with the position and the experience. A good number of job openings are foreseen for this job profile.
Qualifications
Every career requires an element of study and academic qualification, and there can be several study routes and pathways you can take. In following any academic pathway you will study subjects that contribute to the specialised knowledge required to achieve your career goals. These qualifications provide a future employer with the evidence that you have the desired knowledge, understanding and experience of their industry, so it’s important to consider the various types of qualifications available to you and to understand how they can boost your career and create opportunities for you.
- NSQF Level 3 Assistant Gardener
- NSQF Level 4 Gardener
Tasks
- Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers.
- Shovel snow from walks, driveways, or parking lots and spread salt in those areas.
- Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing, removing thatch, or trimming or edging around flower beds, walks, or walls.
- Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes.
- Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.
- Gather and remove litter.
- Maintain or repair tools, equipment, or structures, such as buildings, greenhouses, fences, or benches, using hand or power tools.
- Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders.
- 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.
Progression Routes
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