Career overview
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
O*NET-SOC 37-1012.00
Median pay / yr$56,170
OutlookBelow Average
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.
What it takes
The skills, knowledge, and credentials employers look for in First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers.
Skills employers look for
- MonitoringMonitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Time ManagementManaging one's own time and the time of others.
- Active ListeningGiving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Management of Personnel ResourcesMotivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
- CoordinationAdjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Knowledge areas
- Customer and Personal ServiceKnowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- English LanguageKnowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
- Administration and ManagementKnowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
- MathematicsKnowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
- Public Safety and SecurityKnowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
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