Landscaper job description: duties, skills and qualifications.

Core duties

6

O*NET task statements

Preparation

Job Zone 1-2 of 5

very little to some preparation

Typical entry education

No formal educational credential

BLS 2025–35

Median pay

$39,150

BLS May 2025

Data Government data groups this job as Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (O*NET-SOC 37-3011.00). Figures on this page are for that occupation.

1. Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers. importance 4.6 of 5
2. Operate vehicles or powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chainsaws, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws. importance 4.5 of 5
3. Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes. importance 4.4 of 5
4. Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws. importance 4.3 of 5
5. Gather and remove litter. importance 4.3 of 5
6. Trim or pick flowers and clean flower beds. importance 4.2 of 5

Work activities O*NET rates most important here: Controlling Machines and Processes, Performing General Physical Activities, Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates, Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment and Getting Information.

Also part of the job

Supplemental tasks O*NET lists for this occupation: less central than the core duties above, and not done in every job.

• Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing, removing thatch, or trimming or edging around flower beds, walks, or walls.
• Follow planned landscaping designs to determine where to lay sod, sow grass, or plant flowers or foliage.
• Water lawns, trees, or plants, using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans.
• Maintain or repair tools, equipment, or structures, such as buildings, greenhouses, fences, or benches, using hand or power tools.
• Rake, mulch, and compost leaves.
• Provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters, burial sites, or other grounds features.

Software O*NET lists for this occupation: Facebook, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Word, IBM Notes. These are examples O*NET records for the job, not a list of tools every employer uses or a checklist of what you must know.

• Education: BLS lists no formal educational credential as the typical entry-level education.
• Experience: BLS lists no work experience in a related occupation as typical to enter.
• Training on the job: BLS lists short-term on-the-job training as typical once hired.
• Preparation: O*NET places the job in Job Zone 1-2 of 5 (very little to some preparation). Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience.
• Licenses and certifications: not listed here. A license is a legal requirement set by a state; a certification is a credential from a private or professional body. Rules vary by state and employer, and a missing entry on this page does not mean none is required: check with your state's licensing board and see how to become a landscaper.

Job title: Landscaper
[Company] · [City, State] · [Full-time or part-time] · [Pay range, where your state requires one]

About the role
[Company] is hiring a Landscaper.
[One sentence on your team and why this role matters.]

What you will do
- Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers.
- Operate vehicles or powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chainsaws, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws.
- Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes.
- Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.
- Gather and remove litter.
- Trim or pick flowers and clean flower beds.

What we are looking for
- [Education: BLS lists no formal educational credential as typical for this occupation; set the level this role truly needs]
- [Experience: BLS lists no related work experience as typical to enter; set what this role needs]
- Strength in operation and control, critical thinking and operations monitoring
- [Software your team uses, e.g. Facebook or Microsoft Excel]
- [Any license or certification your state or company requires]

[Schedule, benefits and how to apply]

Illustrative: every name, employer, school, date and number in these samples is fictional or a bracketed placeholder. Replace each bracket with your own true details; never copy a result you did not achieve.

Not a real job posting. This template is TryHired's illustration built from government occupational data. It is not an opening at any employer, and no employer wrote it.

The median annual wage was $39,150 in May 2025. The median hourly wage was $18.82. BLS estimates about 952,640 jobs in this occupation in the U.S.

BLS projects employment of Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers to grow 4.7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 149,500 openings a year over that period, including openings to replace workers who leave.

See the full landscaper salary breakdown by percentile, state and metro.

• Read a real landscaper posting next to the core duties above. Duties it repeats, such as “Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers”, tell you what that employer weighs most; anything it adds is specific to that team.
• Tailor your resume to the posting, not to this page: describe only landscaper work you have actually done, with your own results.
• Prepare a story for each of the top-rated skills (operation and control and critical thinking); landscaper interview questions turns them into practice questions.