First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers Go Back to List 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.

Technology used in this occupation:
	Web page creation and editing software

Tasks
	Establish and enforce operating procedures and work standards that will ensure adequate performance and personnel safety.
	Inspect completed work to ensure conformance to specifications, standards, and contract requirements.
	Direct activities of workers who perform duties, such as landscaping, cultivating lawns, or pruning trees and shrubs.
	Schedule work for crews, depending on work priorities, crew or equipment availability, or weather conditions.
	Plant or maintain vegetation through activities such as mulching, fertilizing, watering, mowing, or pruning.
	Monitor project activities to ensure that instructions are followed, deadlines are met, and schedules are maintained.
	Train workers in tasks such as transplanting or pruning trees or shrubs, finishing cement, using equipment, or caring for turf.
	Provide workers with assistance in performing duties as necessary to meet deadlines.
	Inventory supplies of tools, equipment, or materials to ensure that sufficient supplies are available and items are in usable condition.
	Confer with other supervisors to coordinate work activities with those of other departments or units.

Skills
	Active Listening - Giving 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.
	Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
	Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
	Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
	Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
	Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
	Management of Personnel Resources - Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
	Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
	Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
	Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Knowledge
	English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
	Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
	Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge 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.
	Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
	Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
	Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
	Sales and Marketing - Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
	Economics and Accounting - Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
	Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
	Public Safety and Security - Knowledge 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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Wage Information
	Region Average Entry Level  Mid-Range  Annual  Hourly  Statewide $67,029.00 $32.22  $23.31  $25.94 - $37.64  Bridgeport/Stamford $69,590.00 $33.46  $24.59  $27.32 - $39.20  Danbury $65,618.00 $31.54  $23.37  $25.81 - $37.68  Hartford $68,649.00 $33.01  $22.33  $24.19 - $39.16  New Haven $69,956.00 $33.63  $23.66  $27.05 - $38.87  New London/Norwich $66,799.00 $32.11  $22.86  $24.77 - $36.67  Waterbury $66,966.00 $32.20  $21.28  $23.94 - $39.53  Torrington $63,768.00 $30.66  $21.00  $23.69 - $35.86

Occupation Outlook ( 2016 - 2026 ) Average Annual Job Openings:   661   Employment in this occupation is expected to grow faster than average, and the number of annual openings will offer excellent job opportunities.

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