How do they match: First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers

  • 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.

  • 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.
  • Direct or assist workers engaged in the maintenance or repair of equipment, such as power tools or motorized equipment.
  • Inventory supplies of tools, equipment, or materials to ensure that sufficient supplies are available and items are in usable condition.
  • Recommend changes in working conditions or equipment used to increase crew efficiency.
  • Schedule work for crews, depending on work priorities, crew or equipment availability, or weather conditions.
  • Train workers in tasks such as transplanting or pruning trees or shrubs, finishing cement, using equipment, or caring for turf.

  • Prepare chemicals for work application.
  • Inventory materials or equipment.