_____ Enterprising Occupations: First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Landscaping Workers
departments they supervise. Recommend or arrange
for additional services such as painting, repair work,
renovations, and the replacement of furnishings
and equipment. Select and order or purchase new
equipment, supplies, and furnishings. Recommend
changes that could improve service and increase
operational effi ciency. Maintain required records of
work hours, budgets, payrolls, and other informa-
tion. Screen job applicants and hire new employees.
Supervise in-house services such as laundries, main-
tenance and repair, dry cleaning, and valet services.
Advise managers, desk clerks, or admitting person-
nel of rooms ready for occupancy. Perform fi nan-
cial tasks such as estimating costs and preparing and
managing budgets. Prepare activity and personnel
reports and reports containing information such as
occupancy, hours worked, facility usage, work per-
formed, and departmental expenses.
GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 04. Business and
Administration. Work Group: 04.02. Managerial
Work in Bu sine ss Det a i l. Other Jobs in " is Work
Group: Administrative Services Managers; First-
Line Supervisors/Managers of Offi ce and Adminis-
trative Support Workers; Meeting and Convention
Planners.
Skills: Management of Personnel Resources; Mon-
itoring; Equipment Maintenance; Equipment
Selection; Service Orientation; Writing; Systems
Evaluation; Science.
Education and Training Programs: No related CIP
programs; this job is learned through work experi-
ence in a related occupation. Related Knowledge/
Courses: Chemistry; Building and Construction;
Public Safety and Security; Physics; Mechanical
Devices; Administration and Management.
Work Env ironment : Indoors; contaminants; disease
or infections; standing; walking and running.
First-Line Supervisors/Managers
of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and
Groundskeeping Workers
! Personality Code: ERC
! Education/Training Required: Work
experience in a related occupation
! Annual Earnings: $38,720
! Beginning Wage: $25,270
! Earnings Growth Potential: Low
! Growth: 17.6%
! Annual Job Openings: 18,956
! Self-Employed: 44.1%
! Part-Time: 6.1%Plan, organize, direct, or coordinate activities of
workers engaged in landscaping or groundskee-
ping activities such as planting and maintaining
ornamental trees, shrubs, fl owers, and lawns and
applying fertilizers, pesticides, and other chem-
icals, according to contract specifi cations. May
also coordinate activities of workers engaged in
terracing hillsides, building retaining walls, con-
structing pathways, installing patios, and simi-
lar activities in following a landscape design plan.
Work may i nvolve re v ie w i ng cont rac t s to a scer-
tain service, machine, and work force require-
ments; answering inquiries from potential
customers regarding methods, material, and price
ranges; and preparing estimates according to
labor, material, and machine costs. Establish and
enforce operating procedures and work standards
that will ensure adequate performance and person-
nel safety. Inspect completed work to ensure con-
formance to specifi cations, standards, and contract
requirements. Direct activities of workers who per-
form duties such as landscaping, cultivating lawns,
or pruning trees and shrubs. Schedule work for crews
depending on work priorities, crew and equipment
availability, and weather conditions. Plant and main-
tain vegetation through activities such as mulching,
fertilizing, watering, mowing, and pruning. Moni-
tor project activities to ensure that instructions are Enterprising–F