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First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers - 37-1012.00

O*NET-SOC 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.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

  • Grounds Supervisor
  • Golf Course Superintendent
  • Landscape Supervisor
  • Grounds Crew Supervisor
  • Grounds Maintenance Supervisor
  • Buildings and Grounds Supervisor
  • Groundskeeper Supervisor
  • Landscape Manager
  • Athletic Fields Superintendent
  • Grounds Foreman

SOC Occupation Groups

Related Occupations

Tasks

  • Answer inquiries from current or prospective customers regarding methods, materials, or price ranges.
  • Confer with managers or landscape architects to develop plans or schedules for landscaping maintenance or improvement.
  • Confer with other supervisors to coordinate work activities with those of other departments or units.
  • Design or supervise the installation of sprinkler systems, calculating water pressure, or valve and pipe coverage needs.
  • Direct activities of workers who perform duties such as landscaping, cultivating lawns, or pruning trees and shrubs.
  • Direct or assist workers engaged in the maintenance or repair of equipment, such as power tools or motorized equipment.
  • Direct or perform mixing or application of fertilizers, insecticides, herbicides, or fungicides.
  • Establish and enforce operating procedures and work standards that will ensure adequate performance and personnel safety.
  • Identify diseases or pests affecting landscaping and order appropriate treatments.
  • Inspect completed work to ensure conformance to specifications, standards, and contract requirements.
  • Install or maintain landscaped areas, performing tasks such as removing snow, pouring cement curbs, or repairing sidewalks.
  • Inventory supplies of tools, equipment, or materials to ensure that sufficient supplies are available and items are in usable condition.
  • Investigate work-related complaints to verify problems and to determine responses.
  • Maintain required records, such as personnel information or project records.
  • Monitor project activities to ensure that instructions are followed, deadlines are met, and schedules are maintained.
  • Negotiate with customers regarding fees for landscaping, lawn service, or groundskeeping work.
  • Order the performance of corrective work when problems occur and recommend procedural changes to avoid such problems.
  • Perform administrative duties, such as authorizing leaves or processing time sheets.
  • Perform personnel-related activities, such as hiring workers, evaluating staff performance, or taking disciplinary actions when performance problems occur.
  • Plant or maintain vegetation through activities such as mulching, fertilizing, watering, mowing, or pruning.
  • Prepare or maintain required records, such as work activity or personnel reports.
  • Prepare service estimates based on labor, material, and machine costs and maintain budgets for individual projects.
  • Provide workers with assistance in performing duties as necessary to meet deadlines.
  • Recommend changes in working conditions or equipment use to increase crew efficiency.
  • Review contracts or work assignments to determine service, machine, or workforce requirements for jobs.
  • 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.
  • Train workers in tasks such as transplanting or pruning trees or shrubs, finishing cement, using equipment, or caring for turf.

Detailed Work Activities

  • analyze operational or management reports or records
  • answer customer or public inquiries
  • assign work to staff or employees
  • conduct or attend staff meetings
  • consult with managerial or supervisory personnel
  • demonstrate or explain assembly or use of equipment
  • determine work priority, crew or equipment requirements
  • develop staffing plan
  • direct and coordinate activities of workers or staff
  • establish employee performance standards
  • estimate materials or labor requirements
  • explain work orders, specifications, or work techniques to workers
  • fell or buck trees
  • finish concrete surfaces
  • hire, discharge, transfer, or promote workers
  • interview job applicants
  • investigate customer complaints
  • judge soil conditions
  • maintain or repair construction machinery or equipment
  • maintain or repair farm vehicles, machinery, or mechanical implements
  • maintain production or work records
  • make decisions
  • make presentations
  • mix paint, ingredients, or chemicals, according to specifications
  • modify work procedures or processes to meet deadlines
  • monitor worker performance
  • operate agricultural equipment or machinery
  • orient new employees
  • oversee work progress to verify safety or conformance to standards
  • perform safety inspections in agricultural, forestry, or fishing setting
  • plan or organize work
  • prepare cost estimates
  • prepare or maintain employee records
  • publicize job openings
  • recognize plant diseases
  • recommend improvements to work methods or procedures
  • repair and maintain grounds keeping equipment and tools
  • resolve landscaping problems
  • resolve or assist workers to resolve work problems
  • schedule employee work hours
  • schedule facility or property maintenance
  • supervise grounds keeping or landscaping workers
  • understand second language
  • use chain saws
  • use hand or power tools
  • use herbicides, fertilizers, pesticides or related products
  • use oral or written communication techniques
  • use plant or crop transplant techniques
  • use power mower
  • use truck-mounted hydraulic lifts or other accessories

Military Crosswalk Titles

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Apprenticeship Crosswalk Titles

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DOT Crosswalk Titles

  • Greenskeeper I
  • Superintendent, Greens
  • Supervisor, Cemetery Workers
  • Supervisor, Landscape
  • Supervisor, Spray, Lawn and Tree Service
  • Supervisor, Tree-Trimming