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

Core tasks

1. 01Establish and enforce operating procedures and work standards that will ensure adequate performance and personnel safety.
2. 02Schedule work for crews, depending on work priorities, crew or equipment availability, or weather conditions.
3. 03Tour grounds, such as parks, botanical gardens, cemeteries, or golf courses, to inspect conditions of plants and soil.
4. 04Monitor project activities to ensure that instructions are followed, deadlines are met, and schedules are maintained.
5. 05Direct activities of workers who perform duties, such as landscaping, cultivating lawns, or pruning trees and shrubs.
6. 06Inspect completed work to ensure conformance to specifications, standards, and contract requirements.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

• Repeating same tasks2.95
• Degree of automation2.37
• Time sitting2.34
• Originality (ability)2.88
• Conflict situations3.51
• Hands-on objects/tools4.08
• Outdoors / weather4.95
• Disease exposure1.51
• Decision freedom4.11

Top abilities

• Oral Comprehension4.00
• Oral Expression3.88
• Problem Sensitivity3.75
• Near Vision3.38
• Written Comprehension3.25
• Visualization3.25
• Speech Recognition3.25
• Speech Clarity3.25

Essential skills

• Reading Comprehension3.12
• Active Listening3.88
• Writing3.00
• Speaking3.75
• Mathematics2.88
• Science1.62
• Critical Thinking3.75
• Active Learning3.12
• Learning Strategies3.12
• Monitoring4.00