Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker

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, and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units. Workers may also perform ground person duties to include ground-level trimming, pruning, and raking of shrubs and trees using hand or power tools and equipment. Grounds person duties limited to 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. As per the Standard Occupational Classification Code 37-2011 (Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeper), workers may occasionally remove rubbish, such as heavy furniture, equipment or supplies either manually or with hand trucks from client properties during landscaping services. Entry level, requires supervision.