Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers — Tasks

Task statements

• Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers.
• Operate vehicles or powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chainsaws, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws.
• 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, pruners, or chain saws.
• Gather and remove litter.
• Trim or pick flowers and clean flower beds.
• Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing, removing thatch, or trimming or edging around flower beds, walks, or walls.
• Follow planned landscaping designs to determine where to lay sod, sow grass, or plant flowers or foliage.
• Water lawns, trees, or plants, using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans.
• Maintain or repair tools, equipment, or structures, such as buildings, greenhouses, fences, or benches, using hand or power tools.
• Rake, mulch, and compost leaves.
• Provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters, burial sites, or other grounds features.
• Plant seeds, bulbs, foliage, flowering plants, grass, ground covers, trees, or shrubs, and apply mulch for protection, using gardening tools.
• Plan or cultivate lawns or gardens.
• Haul or spread topsoil, or spread straw over seeded soil to hold soil in place.
• Shovel snow from walks, driveways, or parking lots, and spread salt in those areas.
• Care for natural turf fields, making sure the underlying soil has the required composition to allow proper drainage and to support the grasses.
• Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders.
• Attach wires from planted trees to support stakes.