First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers: 
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.
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About the Job
| Primary Industry | Architecture and Construction |
| Indiana Average Salary | $59,238.00 |
| Average Time to Fill | 54 days |
| Typical Education | Post-secondary certificate or some college courses |
| Typical Experience | Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years |
| Current Openings | |
| 2 Year Projected Openings (2016-2018) | 714 |
| 2 Year Expected Percentage Change (2016-2018) | 2.35 % |
| 10 Year Projected Openings (2016-2026) | 3,371 |
| 10 Year Expected Percentage Change (2016-2026) | 4.00 % |
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Skills Profile
Essential (Soft) Skills
Essential Skills to Employers
Attention to Detail
Decision-making
Information Gathering
Oral Communication
Resource Allocation
Leadership
Integrity
Work Ethic
Critical Thinking
Professionalism
Problem-solving
Following Directions
Written Communication
Decision-making
Information Gathering
Oral Communication
Resource Allocation
Leadership
Integrity
Work Ethic
Critical Thinking
Professionalism
Problem-solving
Following Directions
Written Communication
Top Job Duties and Responsibilities
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Discharge workers using employee dismissal guidelines
Implement company or staff policies
Modify work procedures, processes, or plans to meet situational needs
Recommend personnel actions such as promotions, transfers, and dismissals
Terminate relationship with clients or vendors
Terminate employment of employees or contractors
Inspect landscaping to determine treatment needs
Solve landscaping problems
Implement company or staff policies
Modify work procedures, processes, or plans to meet situational needs
Recommend personnel actions such as promotions, transfers, and dismissals
Terminate relationship with clients or vendors
Terminate employment of employees or contractors
Inspect landscaping to determine treatment needs
Solve landscaping problems
Performing General Physical Activities
Apply herbicides, fertilizers, or pesticides
Plant greenery to improve landscape appearance
Police trash, garbage, or recycling along highways and roadways
Cut brush for removal or trimming
Transplant plants and crops
Irrigate lawns, trees, plants, or crops
Lead indoor or outdoor games
Finish concrete surfaces
Fell trees for timber or land clearing
Plant greenery to improve landscape appearance
Police trash, garbage, or recycling along highways and roadways
Cut brush for removal or trimming
Transplant plants and crops
Irrigate lawns, trees, plants, or crops
Lead indoor or outdoor games
Finish concrete surfaces
Fell trees for timber or land clearing
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Maintain grounds keeping equipment and tools
Maintain watering, fog, or cooling systems
Maintain construction machinery or equipment
Repair construction machinery or equipment
Repair farm vehicles, machinery, or mechanical implements
Maintain mechanical machinery or implements
Repair grounds keeping equipment and tools
Maintain watering, fog, or cooling systems
Maintain construction machinery or equipment
Repair construction machinery or equipment
Repair farm vehicles, machinery, or mechanical implements
Maintain mechanical machinery or implements
Repair grounds keeping equipment and tools
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
Determine work priorities and requirements
Determine resource needs
Estimate home or property maintenace material requirements
Estimate project material requirements
Estimate project labor requirements
Estimate maintenance service requirements or costs
Prepare cost estimates
Determine resource needs
Estimate home or property maintenace material requirements
Estimate project material requirements
Estimate project labor requirements
Estimate maintenance service requirements or costs
Prepare cost estimates
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