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Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers

General Information

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.

Business Breakdown

People in this career work in these sectors.

  1. Self-employed46.96%
  2. Private, for profit44.25%
  3. State and local government4.81%
  4. Private, not for profit2.55%
  5. Federal government0.48%

Workplace at a Glance

What you can expect to experience while on the job

  • Responsibility
  • Exposure to job hazards
  • Physical activity
  • Decision making
  • Repetitiveness
  • Level of competition
  • Time pressure

Industry areas

  • Architecture & Construction

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Salary

Average Salary

Salary

$48,800

State-by-state Salary

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$62,500
$24,170
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Education & Interests

Most Common Education Levels

People in this career achieve this level of education.

  • Bachelor's degree 32%
  • High school 19%
  • Associate's degree 13%
  • Post-secondary certificate 13%
  • Some college 10%
  • Post-master's certificate 6%
  • Less than high school 4%
  • Master's degree 0%
  • Doctoral degree 0%
  • Post baccalaureate 0%
  • Post-doctoral training 0%
  • First professional degree 0%

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PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS

You may find this career fulfilling if you consider yourself to be:

  • Enterprising — You have an interest in managing, negotiating and marketing, or leading and advising others.
  • Realistic — You have an interest in physically working with equipment, materials or structures.
  • Conventional — You have an interest in following procedures and regulations to organize information or data.

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Skills at a Glance

Skills helpful in this career

  • Verbal skills
  • Critical thinking & problem solving
  • Equipment operation & maintenance
  • Math & science skills
  • Technology design & control
  • Leadership

Knowledge

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Mechanical
  • Education and Training
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Administration and Management

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* Military pay may be higher based on specialty pays or bonuses. Learn more about Military benefits.

Data supplied by Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Center of Education Statistics, Defense Manpower Data Center (View our update schedule). Contact any business, college or military service branch to answer additional questions.