Occupation information for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers District Of Columbia

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Typical education needed for entry: No formal educational credential

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: No work experience

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: Less than 1 month on-the-job training

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• Gather and remove litter.
• Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes.
• Operate vehicles or powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chainsaws, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws.
• Water lawns, trees, or plants, using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans.
• Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.
• Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders.
• Use irrigation methods to adjust the amount of water consumption and to prevent waste.
• Shovel snow from walks, driveways, or parking lots, and spread salt in those areas.
• Maintain irrigation systems, including winterizing the systems and starting them up in spring.
• Plan or cultivate lawns or gardens.

Tools:

• Draglines
• Graders or land levelers
• Lawnmowers
• Rakes
• Shovels

Technology:

• Electronic mail software
• Office suite software
• Operating system software
• Spreadsheet software
• Web page creation and editing software

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