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Job Description

Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, sprinkler installation, and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 37-3011.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 28,560.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 13.00
Currently, there are 906,570 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers”.

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Tasks for “Flower Picker”

Plant seeds, bulbs, foliage, flowering plants, grass, ground covers, trees, or shrubs and apply mulch for protection, using gardening tools.
Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers.
Maintain irrigation systems, including winterizing the systems and starting them up in spring.
Care for natural turf fields, making sure the underlying soil has the required composition to allow proper drainage and to support the grasses used on the fields.
Care for artificial turf fields, periodically removing the turf and replacing cushioning pads or vacuuming and disinfecting the turf after use to prevent the growth of harmful bacteria.
Advise customers on plant selection or care.
Maintain or repair tools, equipment, or structures, such as buildings, greenhouses, fences, or benches, using hand or power tools.
Gather and remove litter.
Trim or pick flowers and clean flower beds.
Plan or cultivate lawns or gardens.
Provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters, burial sites, or other grounds features.
Operate vehicles or powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chain-saws, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws.
Water lawns, trees, or plants, using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans.
Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.
Build forms and mix and pour cement to form garden borders.
Attach wires from planted trees to support stakes.
Follow planned landscaping designs to determine where to lay sod, sow grass, or plant flowers or foliage.
Rake, mulch, and compost leaves.
Install rock gardens, ponds, decks, drainage systems, irrigation systems, retaining walls, fences, planters, or playground equipment.
Shovel snow from walks, driveways, or parking lots and spread salt in those areas.
Mark design boundaries and paint natural or artificial turf fields with team logos or names before events.
Use irrigation methods to adjust the amount of water consumption and to prevent waste.
Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders.
Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes.
Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing, removing thatch, or trimming or edging around flower beds, walks, or walls.
Haul or spread topsoil or spread straw over seeded soil to hold soil in place.
Decorate gardens with stones or plants.

Related Technology & Tools

Pruners
Forklifts
Nail drags
Power drills
Hedge shears
Turf sweepers
Land planes
Pipe cutters
Riding mowers
Paint sprayguns
Electrical cord reels
Tillers
Knife sharpeners
Adjustable widemouth pliers
Greens mowers
Socket wrenches
Spades
Sod lifters
Pruning saws
Land levelers
Axes
Mulching forks
Gas welders
Dump trucks
Leaf rakes
Shovels
Snowplow attachments
Snow blowers
Wheeled paint sprayers
Puddle pumps
Manual mowers
Soil pulverizers
Ladders
Aerial lift trucks
Pick axes
Power saws
Turf striping rollers
Ground picks
Rakes
Turf rollers
Reversible spike harrows
Drag mats
Truck-mounted chemical sprayers
Arena rakes
Drawn box scrapers
Roller squeegees
Drag brooms
Adjustable wrenches
Tractor broom attachments
Pressurized sprayers
Shielded arc welding tools
Line trimmers
Push mowers
X-drags
Gas generators
Digital soil thermometers
Backpack blowers
Field painting stencils
Protective ear plugs
Pole saws
Power sweepers
Soil probes
Overseed enhancing tools
Extension ladders
Flail mowers
Plow pan spikers
Backhoes
Hedge trimmers
Measuring wheels
Pallet trucks
Handsaws
Oetiker clamps
Cargo trucks
Drag spikers
Ground tarps
Loppers
String trimmers
Measuring tapes
Field layout systems
Precision files
Fertilizer spreaders
Hydrostatic mowers
Wood chippers
Saws
Utility vehicles
Salt spreaders
Concrete mixers
Hammer drills
Cultivators
Safety gloves
Brush trimmers
Snow shovels
Infield grooming rakes
Power rakes
Rubber mallets
Dirt shovels
Tractors
Screwdrivers
Handheld power drills
Front end loaders
Soil profilers
Chain saws
Hex pluggers
Hand spreaders
Bunker rakes
Backpack pump sprayers
Landscape rakes
Leaf blowers
Box blades
Leaf-grinding machines
Flexible chain-link harrows
Bucket loaders
Artificial turf groomers
Trowels
Hoes
Safety goggles
Sprinklers
Drag leveling bars
Mound slope gauges
Hydraulic booms
Scuffle hoes
Hammers
Iron rakes

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