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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

ID

work_building_grounds/landscaping_and_groundskeeping_workers

Type

TASK

Children

26

Child Nodes (26)

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Gather and remove litter.

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Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes.

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Operate vehicles or powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chainsaws, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws.

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Water lawns, trees, or plants, using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans.

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Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.

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Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders.

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Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing, removing thatch, or trimming or edging around flower beds, walks, or walls.

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Follow planned landscaping designs to determine where to lay sod, sow grass, or plant flowers or foliage.

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Trim or pick flowers and clean flower beds.

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Attach wires from planted trees to support stakes.

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Plant seeds, bulbs, foliage, flowering plants, grass, ground covers, trees, or shrubs, and apply mulch for protection, using gardening tools.

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Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers.

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Rake, mulch, and compost leaves.

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Decorate gardens with stones or plants.

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Use irrigation methods to adjust the amount of water consumption and to prevent waste.

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Provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters, burial sites, or other grounds features.

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Shovel snow from walks, driveways, or parking lots, and spread salt in those areas.

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Maintain irrigation systems, including winterizing the systems and starting them up in spring.

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Plan or cultivate lawns or gardens.

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Maintain or repair tools, equipment, or structures, such as buildings, greenhouses, fences, or benches, using hand or power tools.

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Care for artificial turf fields, periodically removing the turf and replacing cushioning pads or vacuuming and disinfecting the turf after use to prevent the growth of harmful bacteria.

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Install rock gardens, ponds, decks, drainage systems, irrigation systems, retaining walls, fences, planters, or playground equipment.

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Care for natural turf fields, making sure the underlying soil has the required composition to allow proper drainage and to support the grasses.

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Advise customers on plant selection or care.

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Haul or spread topsoil, or spread straw over seeded soil to hold soil in place.

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Build forms and mix and pour cement to form garden borders.