First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers Career, Salary and Skills

Occupation description

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.

National salary and employment

Top skills

Typical tasks

• Schedule work for crews, depending on work priorities, crew or equipment availability, or weather conditions.
• Tour grounds, such as parks, botanical gardens, cemeteries, or golf courses, to inspect conditions of plants and soil.
• Monitor project activities to ensure that instructions are followed, deadlines are met, and schedules are maintained.
• Answer inquiries from current or prospective customers regarding methods, materials, or price ranges.
• Direct activities of workers who perform duties, such as landscaping, cultivating lawns, or pruning trees and shrubs.
• Inspect completed work to ensure conformance to specifications, standards, and contract requirements.
• Plant or maintain vegetation through activities such as mulching, fertilizing, watering, mowing, or pruning.
• Establish and enforce operating procedures and work standards that will ensure adequate performance and personnel safety.

Technology

• Facebook
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office software
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Word
• Payroll software
• Work order software

First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers salary by location

Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.

• First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers Salary in CA
  Median $63,270 · Employment 14,850
• First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers Salary in FL
  Median $51,290 · Employment 12,020
• First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers Salary in TX
  Median $47,630 · Employment 11,260
• First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers Salary in NY
  Median $70,760 · Employment 6,320
• First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers Salary in New York, NY
  Median $74,610 · Employment 6,100
• First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers Salary in PA
  Median $55,450 · Employment 5,610
• First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers Salary in GA
  Median $54,830 · Employment 4,770
• First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers Salary in CO
  Median $60,840 · Employment 4,390
• First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers Salary in NC
  Median $56,930 · Employment 4,300
• First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers Salary in Los Angeles, CA
  Median $61,350 · Employment 4,220
• First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers Salary in OH
  Median $55,680 · Employment 4,120
• First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers Salary in MI
  Median $58,840 · Employment 4,000

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