Ground Person

Ground Person duties include ground-level trimming, pruning, and raking of shrubs and trees using hand or power tools and equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following as per the Standard Occupational Classification Code 37-3011 for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers: Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws. Use hand tools such as rakes, pruning saws, pruning poles, electric clippers, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes. Clean up limbs and leaves using a leaf blower and shredding of larger tree branches with a brush chipper.