Landscape Laborer

** To clarify the existing duties, all installation‑related tasks referenced in Item F.a.2 are limited to basic landscape labor functions that fall squarely within the scope of Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 37‑3011, Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Workers do not perform construction‑level carpentry, masonry, or equipment‑operator duties. 1. Installation of rock gardens, ponds, decks, drainage/irrigation systems, retaining walls, fences, planters, and/or playground equipment: When these tasks arise, the workers’ role is strictly limited to assisting senior staff with simple, manual labor such as placing small rocks, positioning pre‑fabricated edging, setting lightweight planters, holding materials, digging shallow holes, leveling soil, spreading mulch or gravel, and assembling pre‑made components. Workers may use basic hand tools such as shovels, rakes, trowels, wheelbarrows, small tampers, and simple battery‑powered hand tools (e.g., drill or screwdriver) for light fastening. All structural construction, heavy equipment operation, cutting, framing, or specialty system installation is performed by supervisors or subcontracted specialists. 2. Grading and contouring for proper drainage: Workers assist with light soil preparation only. Tasks may include raking soil, smoothing surface areas, filling low spots by hand, lightly tamping loose soil, and following supervisor instructions to create minor surface contours. Materials consist of soil, sand, mulch, a