# 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.
- **Entity Type:** role
- **Schema Version:** role.v1
- **Soc Code:** 37-1012.00
- **Summary:** 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.

## Aliases

- Golf Course Superintendent
- Grounds Manager
- Grounds Supervisor
- Landscape Supervisor
- Field Manager
- Grounds Crew Supervisor
- Grounds Foreman
- Grounds Maintenance Supervisor
- Groundskeeper Supervisor
- Landscape Manager
- Arborist Crew Leader
- Buildings and Grounds Supervisor

## Tasks

| Text | Type | Iwa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Establish and enforce operating procedures and work standards that will ensure adequate performance and personnel safety. | Core | 4.A.2.b.2.l |
| Schedule work for crews, depending on work priorities, crew or equipment availability, or weather conditions. | Core | 4.A.4.b.1.f |
| Monitor project activities to ensure that instructions are followed, deadlines are met, and schedules are maintained. | Core | 4.A.1.b.2.f |
| Tour grounds, such as parks, botanical gardens, cemeteries, or golf courses, to inspect conditions of plants and soil. | Core | 4.A.1.b.2.e |
| Direct activities of workers who perform duties, such as landscaping, cultivating lawns, or pruning trees and shrubs. | Core | 4.A.4.b.4.a |
| Inspect completed work to ensure conformance to specifications, standards, and contract requirements. | Core | 4.A.1.b.2.f |
| Plant or maintain vegetation through activities such as mulching, fertilizing, watering, mowing, or pruning. | Core | 4.A.3.a.1.q |
| Negotiate with customers regarding fees for landscaping, lawn service, or groundskeeping work. | Supplemental | 4.A.4.a.1.a |
| Direct or perform mixing or application of fertilizers, insecticides, herbicides, or fungicides. | Core | 4.A.3.a.1.a |
| Train workers in tasks such as transplanting or pruning trees or shrubs, finishing cement, using equipment, or caring for turf. | Core | 4.A.4.b.3.d |
| Identify diseases or pests affecting landscaping and order appropriate treatments. | Core | 4.A.1.a.2.i |
| Prepare service estimates based on labor, material, and machine costs and maintain budgets for individual projects. | Core | 4.A.1.b.3.b |

## Emerging Tasks

| Text |
| --- |
| Repair irrigation systems. |

## Activities

| Name | Iwa |
| --- | --- |
| Establish work standards. | 4.A.2.b.2.l |
| Inspect work to ensure standards are met. | 4.A.1.b.2.f |
| Supervise maintenance workers. | 4.A.4.b.4.a |
| Plan employee work schedules. | 4.A.4.b.1.f |
| Plant greenery to improve landscape appearance. | 4.A.3.a.1.q |
| Irrigate lawns, trees, or plants. | 4.A.3.a.1.q |
| Trim trees or other vegetation. | 4.A.3.a.2.n |
| Instruct staff in work policies or procedures. | 4.A.4.b.3.d |
| Assist skilled construction or extraction personnel. | 4.A.3.a.1.g |
| Inventory materials or equipment. | 4.A.4.c.3.g |
| Confer with coworkers to coordinate maintenance or cleaning activities. | 4.A.4.a.2.c |
| Evaluate current or prospective maintenance employees. | 4.A.2.a.1.d |
| Prepare chemicals for work application. | 4.A.3.a.1.a |
| Determine resource needs. | 4.A.2.b.1.h |
| Document work hours or activities. | 4.A.3.b.6.h |
| Investigate work related complaints to determine corrective actions. | 4.A.1.a.1.v |
| Inspect landscaping to determine treatment needs. | 4.A.1.a.2.i |
| Remove snow. | 4.A.3.a.1.c |
| Recommend organizational process or policy changes. | 4.A.4.b.6.e |
| Provide information about landscaping services or costs. | 4.A.4.a.1.a |
| Estimate maintenance service requirements or costs. | 4.A.1.b.3.b |
| Inspect buildings or grounds to determine condition. | 4.A.1.b.2.e |

## Capabilities

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monitoring | essential_skill | 4 |
| Time Management | transferable_skill | 4 |
| Customer and Personal Service | knowledge | 4 |
| Oral Comprehension | ability | 4 |
| English Language | knowledge | 3.92 |
| Active Listening | essential_skill | 3.88 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | transferable_skill | 3.88 |
| Oral Expression | ability | 3.88 |
| Administration and Management | knowledge | 3.85 |
| Speaking | essential_skill | 3.75 |
| Critical Thinking | essential_skill | 3.75 |
| Coordination | transferable_skill | 3.75 |
| Problem Sensitivity | ability | 3.75 |
| Mathematics | knowledge | 3.71 |
| Public Safety and Security | knowledge | 3.7 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | knowledge | 3.51 |
| Mechanical | knowledge | 3.45 |
| Near Vision | ability | 3.38 |
| Education and Training | knowledge | 3.29 |
| Social Perceptiveness | transferable_skill | 3.25 |
| Instructing | transferable_skill | 3.25 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | transferable_skill | 3.25 |
| Written Comprehension | ability | 3.25 |
| Visualization | ability | 3.25 |
| Speech Recognition | ability | 3.25 |
| Speech Clarity | ability | 3.25 |
| Chemistry | knowledge | 3.24 |
| Building and Construction | knowledge | 3.19 |
| Reading Comprehension | essential_skill | 3.12 |
| Active Learning | essential_skill | 3.12 |
| Learning Strategies | essential_skill | 3.12 |
| Persuasion | transferable_skill | 3.12 |
| Service Orientation | transferable_skill | 3.12 |
| Complex Problem Solving | transferable_skill | 3.12 |
| Quality Control Analysis | transferable_skill | 3.12 |
| Written Expression | ability | 3.12 |
| Deductive Reasoning | ability | 3.12 |
| Inductive Reasoning | ability | 3.12 |
| Information Ordering | ability | 3.12 |
| Flexibility of Closure | ability | 3.12 |

## Skills

| Name | Type |
| --- | --- |
| Time Management | Common Skill |
| English Language | Common Skill |
| Active Listening | Common Skill |
| Critical Thinking | Common Skill |
| Mathematics | Common Skill |
| Visualization | Specialized Skill |
| Speech Recognition | Specialized Skill |
| Social Perceptiveness | Common Skill |
| Instructing | Specialized Skill |
| Chemistry | Specialized Skill |
| Reading Comprehension | Common Skill |
| Learning Strategies | Specialized Skill |
| Information Ordering | Specialized Skill |
| Inductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Deductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Complex Problem Solving | Common Skill |
| Active Learning | Common Skill |
| Writing | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Word | Common Skill |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Outlook | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Excel | Common Skill |
| Finger Dexterity | Common Skill |
| Facebook | Specialized Skill |
| Biology | Specialized Skill |
| Systems Analysis | Specialized Skill |
| Negotiation | Common Skill |
| Psychology | Specialized Skill |
| Geography | Specialized Skill |
| Depth Perception | Common Skill |
| Foreign Language | Common Skill |
| Physics | Specialized Skill |
| Equipment Selection | Specialized Skill |
| Equipment Maintenance | Specialized Skill |
| Telecommunications | Specialized Skill |
| Installation | Specialized Skill |
| Presentation Software | Specialized Skill |

## Tools

| Example | Category | Hot | In Demand |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Facebook | Web page creation and editing software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | yes | no |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes | no |
| Payroll software | Time accounting software | no | no |
| Work order software | Data base user interface and query software | no | no |

## Work Context

| Name | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions | 4.95 |
| Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams | 4.78 |
| Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team | 4.65 |
| Contact With Others | 4.57 |
| Telephone Conversations | 4.53 |
| Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities | 4.53 |
| Health and Safety of Other Workers | 4.49 |
| Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | 4.45 |
| Frequency of Decision Making | 4.44 |
| Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers | 4.43 |
| Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable | 4.33 |
| Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals | 4.33 |
| Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | 4.31 |
| Time Pressure | 4.29 |
| In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment | 4.23 |
| Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | 4.18 |
| Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | 4.13 |
| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | 4.13 |
| Freedom to Make Decisions | 4.11 |
| E-Mail | 4.1 |
| Deal With External Customers or the Public in General | 4.1 |
| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | 4.08 |
| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | 4.01 |
| Exposed to Contaminants | 3.94 |
| Spend Time Standing | 3.72 |
| Spend Time Walking or Running | 3.67 |
| Consequence of Error | 3.53 |
| Physical Proximity | 3.52 |
| Conflict Situations | 3.51 |
| Level of Competition | 3.45 |
| Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | 3.44 |
| Written Letters and Memos | 3.42 |
| Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body | 3.39 |
| In an Open Vehicle or Operating Equipment | 3.36 |
| Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People | 3.29 |
| Outdoors, Under Cover | 3.09 |
| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | 2.95 |
| Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | 2.89 |
| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | 2.86 |
| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | 2.76 |

## Preparation

- **Job Zone:** 3
- **Job Zone Name:** Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- **Education:** Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
- **Experience:** Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
- **Svp Range:** (6.0 to < 7.0)

### Education Distribution

| Label | Percentage |
| --- | --- |
| Bachelor's Degree | 32.32 |
| High School Diploma | 19.95 |
| Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) | 13.55 |
| Post-Secondary Certificate | 13.23 |
| Some College Courses | 10.38 |
| Post-Master's Certificate | 6.34 |
| Less than a High School Diploma | 4.22 |

## Person Fit

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Enterprising | career_interest_type | 6.11 |
| Management/Administration | specific_interest_area | 5.76 |
| Conventional | career_interest_type | 5.24 |
| Nature/Outdoors | specific_interest_area | 4.74 |
| Realistic | career_interest_type | 4.55 |
| Agriculture | specific_interest_area | 3.74 |
| Physical/Manual Labor | specific_interest_area | 3.65 |
| Human Resources | specific_interest_area | 3.27 |
| Social | career_interest_type | 3.01 |
| Transportation/Machine Operation | specific_interest_area | 2.84 |
| Leadership Orientation | work_style | 2.68 |
| Business Initiatives | specific_interest_area | 2.62 |
| Dependability | work_style | 2.56 |
| Sales | specific_interest_area | 2.53 |
| Accounting | specific_interest_area | 2.28 |
| Public Speaking | specific_interest_area | 2.22 |

## Related Roles

| Soc Code | Slug | Title | Tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 47-1011.00 | role-47-1011-00 | First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | Primary-Short |
| 45-1011.00 | role-45-1011-00 | First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers | Primary-Short |
| 49-1011.00 | role-49-1011-00 | First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | Primary-Short |
| 37-1011.00 | role-37-1011-00 | First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers | Primary-Short |
| 53-1043.00 | role-53-1043-00 | First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators | Primary-Short |
| 39-1014.00 | role-39-1014-00 | First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services | Primary-Long |
| 51-1011.00 | role-51-1011-00 | First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | Primary-Long |
| 53-1042.00 | role-53-1042-00 | First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand | Primary-Long |
| 43-1011.00 | role-43-1011-00 | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | Primary-Long |
| 53-1044.00 | role-53-1044-00 | First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants | Primary-Long |
| 11-9021.00 | role-11-9021-00 | Construction Managers | Supplemental |
| 37-3011.00 | role-37-3011-00 | Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | Supplemental |

## Career Clusters

| Cluster | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Hospitality, Events, & Tourism | hospitality-events-tourism |

## Education Level

- **Category:** High school diploma or equivalent

## Study Programs

| Title | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences | agriculture-agriculture-operations-and-related-sciences |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology | parks-recreation-leisure-fitness-and-kinesiology |

## Market

- **Median Wage:** 56170
- **Mean Wage:** 59380
- **Pct10Wage:** 39270
- **Pct25Wage:** 46350
- **Pct75Wage:** 70320
- **Pct90Wage:** 83080
- **Employment:** 124130
- **Area Title:** U.S.

## Industries


### Top

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Median Wage | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 85980 | 52890 | 11.82 |
| 561730 | 561730 | Landscaping Services | National industry | 84440 | 52720 | 114.61 |
| 71 | 71 | Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | Sector | 12050 | 60480 | 5.66 |
| 61 | 61 | Educational Services | Sector | 2890 | 62380 | 0.26 |
| 81 | 81 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | Sector | 2760 | 58660 | 0.77 |
| 53 | 53 | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | Sector | 1660 | 59790 | 0.87 |
| 72 | 72 | Accommodation and Food Services | Sector | 1590 | 58610 | 0.14 |
| 23 | 23 | Construction | Sector | 1400 | 59330 | 0.21 |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 1260 | 53220 | 0.15 |
| 44-45 | 44-45 | Retail Trade | Sector | 960 | 52230 | 0.08 |
| 62 | 62 | Health Care and Social Assistance | Sector | 920 | 49410 | 0.05 |
| 561710 | 561710 | Exterminating and Pest Control Services | National industry | 510 | 60690 | 4.28 |

### Concentrated

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 561730 | 561730 | Landscaping Services | National industry | 84440 | 114.61 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 85980 | 11.82 |
| 71 | 71 | Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | Sector | 12050 | 5.66 |
| 561710 | 561710 | Exterminating and Pest Control Services | National industry | 510 | 4.28 |
| 713940 | 713940 | Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers | National industry | 490 | 0.97 |
| 22 | 22 | Utilities | Sector | 430 | 0.92 |
| 53 | 53 | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | Sector | 1660 | 0.87 |
| 81 | 81 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | Sector | 2760 | 0.77 |
- **Count:** 23

## Ai Signals

| Source | Label | Score | Scale | Release |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| frey_osborne | Computerization probability | 0.57 | 0-1 probability | 2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot |
| felten_aioe | AI occupational exposure | -0.5548871 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_image_generation_aioe | Image generation occupational exposure | -0.4612343 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_language_modeling_aioe | Language modeling occupational exposure | -0.4855586 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |

## Ai Outlook


### Index

- **Value:** 39
- **Percentile:** 37
- **Band:** Moderate
- **Version:** ai-exposure-index-v1

#### Components

| Percentile | Source |
| --- | --- |
| 33 | felten_aioe |
| 47 | openai_gpts_are_gpts |
| 36 | microsoft_working_with_ai |
- **Component Count:** 3

### Exposure

| Source | Label | Value | Percentile | Band | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| felten_aioe | Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) | -0.5548871 | 33 | Low | How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss. |
| eloundou_gamma | LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) | 0.5636363636363636 | 47 | Moderate | Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank. |
| microsoft_applicability | AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) | 0.11433467251151569 | 36 | Moderate | How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement. |

### Frey Historical

- **Source:** frey
- **Label:** Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)
- **Value:** 0.57
- **Percentile:** 49
- **Band:** Moderate
- **Note:** A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking.
- **Teleworkable:** no

### Eloundou

- **Alpha:** 0.14545454545454545
- **Beta:** 0.35454545454545455
- **Gamma:** 0.5636363636363636

### Usage Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Importance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Answer inquiries from current or prospective customers regarding methods, materials, or price ranges. | 0.07004671150203978 | 3.62 |
- **Usage Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

### Bls

- **Growth Percent:** 2.3
- **Growth Percentile:** 44
- **Direction:** About average
- **Annual Openings Thousands:** 23.2
- **Annual Openings Percentile:** 80
- **Employment2024Thousands:** 224.7
- **Employment2034Thousands:** 230

### Sources

| Source | Version |
| --- | --- |
| bls_employment_projections | 2024-2034 |
| dingel_neiman | dingel-neiman-workathome |
| felten_aioe | felten-raj-seamans-aioe |
| frey_osborne | frey-osborne-automation |
| microsoft_working_with_ai | working-with-ai |
| openai_gpts_are_gpts | gpts-are-gpts |

## Ai Playbook

- **Trusted Task Count:** 1
- **Task Count:** 3
- **Total Sample:** 426
- **Autonomy Median:** 3
- **Dominant Collaboration:** none
- **Automation Share:** 26.9
- **Augmentation Share:** 18.53
- **Work Use Percent:** 6.09

### Collaboration

| Label | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| none | 52.54 |
| directive | 26.9 |
| learning | 14.47 |
| task iteration | 4.06 |

### Use Case

| Label | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| personal | 93.15 |
| work | 6.09 |

### Delegated Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Collaboration | Autonomy Median | Sample Count |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Answer inquiries from current or prospective customers regarding methods, materials, or price ranges. | 0.03940492561570196 | none | 3 | 394 |

### Boundary Tasks

| Task | Human Needed Percent | Sample Count |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Answer inquiries from current or prospective customers regarding methods, materials, or price ranges. | 97.46192893401016 | 394 |

### Seed Prompts

| Prompt | Collaboration |
| --- | --- |
| Help me with this part of my job: answer inquiries from current or prospective customers regarding methods, materials, or price ranges | none |
- **Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

## Counts

- **Tasks:** 28
- **Skills:** 37
- **Capabilities:** 120
- **Tools:** 8
- **Related Roles:** 20

## Source

- **Dataset:** gold.onet_role_starter_surface
- **Version:** 30.3
- **Generated At:** 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00
- **Content Hash:** f4b8c842b0ff8486