First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
Tasks Include:
- Establish and enforce operating procedures and work standards that will ensure adequate performance and personnel safety.
- Inspect completed work to ensure conformance to specifications, standards, and contract requirements.
- Direct activities of workers who perform duties, such as landscaping, cultivating lawns, or pruning trees and shrubs.
- Schedule work for crews, depending on work priorities, crew or equipment availability, or weather conditions.
- Plant or maintain vegetation through activities such as mulching, fertilizing, watering, mowing, or pruning.
- Monitor project activities to ensure that instructions are followed, deadlines are met, and schedules are maintained.
- Train workers in tasks such as transplanting or pruning trees or shrubs, finishing cement, using equipment, or caring for turf.
- Provide workers with assistance in performing duties as necessary to meet deadlines.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +4.8%
National: +3.3%
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone:
Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$50,810.00
State
$49,200.00
Regional
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
Description
Career Cluster: | Architecture & Construction |
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.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
Education
Required Level of Education
- Bachelor's Degree = 32.32%
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 19.95%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 13.55%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 13.23%
- Some College Courses = 10.38%
- Post-Master's Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Master's degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctoral level. = 6.34%
- Less than a High School Diploma = 4.22%
Related Work Experience
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 28.11%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 25.89%
- Up to and including 1 month = 12.51%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 10.64%
- None = 8.44%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 8.25%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 6.16%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Up to and including 1 month = 35.05%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 25.08%
- None = 17.82%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 14.43%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 4.22%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 3.40%
On-the-Job Training
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 32.96%
- None or short demonstration = 16.40%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 13.61%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 13.55%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 11.67%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 6.16%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 4.22%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 1.42%
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Establish and enforce operating procedures and work standards that will ensure adequate performance and personnel safety.
- Inspect completed work to ensure conformance to specifications, standards, and contract requirements.
- Direct activities of workers who perform duties, such as landscaping, cultivating lawns, or pruning trees and shrubs.
- Schedule work for crews, depending on work priorities, crew or equipment availability, or weather conditions.
- Plant or maintain vegetation through activities such as mulching, fertilizing, watering, mowing, or pruning.
- Monitor project activities to ensure that instructions are followed, deadlines are met, and schedules are maintained.
- Train workers in tasks such as transplanting or pruning trees or shrubs, finishing cement, using equipment, or caring for turf.
- Provide workers with assistance in performing duties as necessary to meet deadlines.
- Inventory supplies of tools, equipment, or materials to ensure that sufficient supplies are available and items are in usable condition.
- Confer with other supervisors to coordinate work activities with those of other departments or units.
- Perform personnel-related activities, such as hiring workers, evaluating staff performance, or taking disciplinary actions when performance problems occur.
- Direct or perform mixing or application of fertilizers, insecticides, herbicides, or fungicides.
- Review contracts or work assignments to determine service, machine, or workforce requirements for jobs.
- Maintain required records, such as personnel information or project records.
- Prepare or maintain required records, such as work activity or personnel reports.
- Order the performance of corrective work when problems occur and recommend procedural changes to avoid such problems.
- Identify diseases or pests affecting landscaping and order appropriate treatments.
- Investigate work-related complaints to verify problems and to determine responses.
- Direct or assist workers engaged in the maintenance or repair of equipment, such as power tools or motorized equipment.
- Install or maintain landscaped areas, performing tasks such as removing snow, pouring cement curbs, or repairing sidewalks.
- Perform administrative duties, such as authorizing leaves or processing time sheets.
- Recommend changes in working conditions or equipment used to increase crew efficiency.
- Confer with managers or landscape architects to develop plans or schedules for landscaping maintenance or improvement.
- Answer inquiries from current or prospective customers regarding methods, materials, or price ranges.
- Prepare service estimates based on labor, material, and machine costs and maintain budgets for individual projects.
- Tour grounds, such as parks, botanical gardens, cemeteries, or golf courses, to inspect conditions of plants and soil.
- Design or supervise the installation of sprinkler systems, calculating water pressure, or valve and pipe coverage needs.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Negotiate with customers regarding fees for landscaping, lawn service, or groundskeeping work.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Adjustable wrenches (Adjustable hand wrenches)
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Graders or land levelers (Bed shapers)
- Cutting machines (Brick cutters)
- Articulating boom lift (Bucket trucks)
- Power saws (Chainsaws)
- Hammers (Claw hammers)
- Power drills (Cordless drills)
- Desktop computers
- Dump trucks
- Flatbed trailers (Equipment trailers)
- Agricultural tractors (Farm tractors)
- Fertilizer spreaders or distributors (Fertilizer spreaders)
- Forklifts
- Spades (Garden spades)
- Hoes (Gardening hoes)
- Shovels (Gardening shovels)
- Grease guns
- Saws (Hand saws)
- Hedge clippers (Hedge trimmers)
- Sprayers (Herbicide sprayers)
- Hand sprayers (Insecticide sprayers)
- Irrigation pipes or tubes (Irrigation systems)
- Levels (Laser levels)
- Power blowers (Leaf blowers)
- Light trucks or sport utility vehicles (Light pickup trucks)
- Measuring wheels for distance (Measuring wheels)
- Special purpose telephones (Multi-line telephone systems)
- Vacuum cleaners (Outdoor vacuums)
- Personal computers
- Screwdrivers (Phillips head screwdrivers)
- Axes (Pick axes)
- Pressure or steam cleaners (Pressure washers)
- Forestry saws (Pruning saws)
- Rakes
- Lawnmowers (Riding mowers)
- Cultivators (Rototillers)
- Planters (Seed distributors)
- Vacuum cleaners (Sidewalk sweepers)
- Skid steer loaders
- Skid steer loaders (Skip loaders)
- Snowplow attachments (Snowplows)
- Socket sets (Socket wrench sets)
- Spades
- Screwdrivers (Straight screwdrivers)
- Disks (Tractor disc attachments)
- Backhoes (Tractors with backhoe attachments)
- Trenching machines (Trenchers)
- Two way radios
- Hedge clippers (Weed whackers)
- Wheel loaders
Technologies Include:
- Electronic mail software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Facilities management software
- Work order software
- Inventory management software
- Inventory management software
- Office suite software
- Microsoft Office software
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Time accounting software
- Payroll software
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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75.00 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
73.00 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
71.25 | Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
67.75 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
67.50 | Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
62.75 | Personnel and Human Resources | Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. |
61.25 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
57.25 | Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
56.00 | Chemistry | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
54.75 | Building and Construction | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. |
51.50 | Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
51.00 | Administrative | Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology. |
49.75 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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75.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
75.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
72.00 | Management of Personnel Resources | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
72.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
68.75 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
68.75 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
68.75 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
56.25 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
56.25 | Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. |
56.25 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
53.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
53.00 | Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
53.00 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
53.00 | Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
53.00 | Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
53.00 | Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
53.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
50.00 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
50.00 | Operations Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
50.00 | Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
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75.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
72.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
68.75 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
59.50 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
56.25 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
56.25 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
56.25 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
56.25 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
53.00 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
53.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
53.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
53.00 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
53.00 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
53.00 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
53.00 | Time Sharing | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). |
53.00 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
53.00 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
50.00 | Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
50.00 | Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
50.00 | Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
50.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
50.00 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
50.00 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
50.00 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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86.00 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
84.00 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
83.25 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
83.00 | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment | Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
83.00 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
81.50 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
79.25 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
79.00 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
79.00 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
78.75 | Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates | Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. |
77.00 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
77.00 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
75.00 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
74.25 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
74.25 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
74.00 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
73.75 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
71.75 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
71.50 | Monitoring and Controlling Resources | Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money. |
70.75 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
70.50 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
70.50 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
69.00 | Performing for or Working Directly with the Public | Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests. |
68.00 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
66.25 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
66.00 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
65.00 | Staffing Organizational Units | Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting employees in an organization. |
64.75 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
64.75 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
63.75 | Providing Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
63.50 | Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment | Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles. |
63.25 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
62.75 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
62.50 | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
52.00 | Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment | Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used. |
51.25 | Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment | Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles. |
50.50 | Performing Administrative Activities | Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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86.00 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
83.00 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
80.50 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
79.50 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
79.00 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
78.25 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
77.50 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
75.00 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
74.25 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
73.25 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
69.75 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
67.00 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
63.50 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
62.75 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
60.75 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
57.50 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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72.17 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
66.67 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
52.83 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
50.00 | 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. |
50.00 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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99.00 | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather | How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
95.60 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
93.00 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
91.40 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
90.60 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
90.60 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
89.80 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
89.00 | Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? |
88.80 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
88.60 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
86.60 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
86.60 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
86.20 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
85.80 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
84.60 | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? |
83.60 | Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? |
82.60 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
82.60 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
82.20 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
82.00 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
82.00 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
81.60 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
80.20 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
78.80 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
74.40 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
73.40 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
70.60 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
70.40 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
70.20 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
69.00 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
68.80 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
68.40 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
67.80 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
67.20 | In an Open Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or equipment (e.g., tractor)? |
65.80 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
61.80 | Outdoors, Under Cover | How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (e.g., structure with roof but no walls)? |
59.00 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
57.80 | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
57.20 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
55.20 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
54.80 | Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling | How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling? |
53.40 | Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.) |
51.00 | Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions? |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- 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.
- Job Training
- 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.
- Examples
- These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, desktop publishers, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters and simultaneous captioners, and medical assistants.
- Education
- Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $36,520.00 | $50,810.00 | $64,270.00 |
Virginia | $36,470.00 | $49,200.00 | $60,660.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | $42,845.16 | $54,633.02 | $66,057.14 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $39,340.58 | $50,729.17 | $62,140.75 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $37,227.17 | $46,220.14 | $55,786.93 |
Crater Area | $41,502.07 | $54,350.81 | $63,396.04 |
Greater Peninsula | $39,748.21 | $50,219.11 | $60,966.98 |
Hampton Roads | $38,013.17 | $49,302.46 | $60,240.56 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $34,289.09 | $45,193.75 | $55,153.53 |
Northern Virginia | $42,803.36 | $61,199.02 | $71,114.90 |
Piedmont Workforce | $44,101.50 | $53,331.74 | $65,547.08 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | $38,458.43 | $49,042.20 | $58,716.65 |
Southwestern Virginia | $38,029.89 | $45,557.48 | $55,401.25 |
West Piedmont | $35,875.72 | $48,229.03 | $56,341.93 |
Western Virginia | $38,682.10 | $46,924.61 | $56,615.78 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 217,600 | 224,700 | +3.3% |
Virginia | 4,961 | 5,197 | +4.8% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | 178 | 195 | +9.6% |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | 1,088 | 1,101 | +1.2% |
Central VA/Region2000 | 264 | 279 | +5.7% |
Crater Area | 117 | 110 | -6.0% |
Greater Peninsula | 229 | 239 | +4.4% |
Hampton Roads | 518 | 572 | +10.4% |
New River/Mt. Rogers | 224 | 223 | -0.4% |
Northern Virginia | 1,188 | 1,252 | +5.4% |
Piedmont Workforce | 398 | 394 | -1.0% |
Shenandoah Valley | 568 | 592 | +4.2% |
South Central | 114 | 113 | -0.9% |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | 202 | 203 | +0.5% |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
Titles
- Athletic Fields Superintendent
- Buildings and Grounds Supervisor
- Cemetery Workers Supervisor
- Custodial Supervisor
- Facility Maintenance Manager
- Field Manager
- Garden Supervisor
- Gardening Manager
- Gardening Supervisor
- Golf Course Manager
- Golf Course Superintendent
- Greens or Grounds Superintendent
- Greenskeeper
- Greenskeeper Supervisor
- Grounds Crew Supervisor
- Grounds Foreman
- Grounds Foreperson
- Grounds Maintenance Manager
- Grounds Maintenance Supervisor
- Grounds Manager
- Grounds Supervisor
- Grounds Worker
- Groundskeeper Supervisor
- Head Greenskeeper
- Horticultural Services Supervisor
- Horticulturist
- Irrigation Manager
- Landscape Contractor
- Landscape Engineer
- Landscape Foreman
- Landscape Gardener
- Landscape Installation Foreman
- Landscape Manager
- Landscape Supervisor
- Landscaper
- Landscaping Manager
- Landscaping Supervisor
- Lawn and Tree Service Spray Supervisor
- Lawn Service Manager
- Lawn Service Supervisor
- Maintenance Supervisor
- Nursery Supervisor
- Operations Manager
- Sod Farm Manager
- Sports Field Manager
- Tree Trimming Supervisor
- Turf and Grounds Supervisor
- Turf Manager
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First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
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