Landscaping and Grounds-keeping Workers
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, sprinkler installation, and
installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units.
Essential Duties
Mow and edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers.
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, or pruners.
Gather and remove litter.
Operate powered equipment, such as mowers, electric clippers, and pruners.
Secondary Duties
Help maintain irrigation systems, including notifying the irrigation technician of any issues you
notice in the field.
Care for natural turf fields, making sure the underlying soil has the required composition to allow
proper drainage and to support the grasses used on the fields.
Use irrigation methods to adjust the amount of water consumption and to prevent waste.
Haul or spread topsoil or spread straw over seeded soil to hold soil in place.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
Education
This position requires some high school education and at least 1 year of previous experience is
preferred.
Behavioral Characteristics
Dependability -- Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling
obligations.
Attention to Detail -- Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work
tasks.
Cooperation -- Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured,
cooperative attitude.
Reasoning Ability -- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material -- Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects, and report them to the field supervisor.
Getting Information -- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant
sources.
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work -- Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize,
organize, and accomplish your work.
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events -- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating,
recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
Making Decisions and Solving Problems -- Analyzing information and evaluating results to
choose the best solution and solve problems.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an
employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations
may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is:
- regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms;
talk or hear.
- frequently required to stoop, crouch, or crawl.
- occasionally exposed to sit; climb or balance.
The employee must:
- regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
- occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee
encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may
be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is:
- occasionally exposed to wet or humid conditions; fumes or airborne particles; climb or balance.
- regularly exposed to outdoor weather conditions.
The noise level in the work environment is moderate noise.
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