Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers

NOC

85121

assist in landscape construction and maintain lawns, gardens, athletic fields, golf courses, cemeteries, parks and other landscaped areas.

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Full NOC Description

Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers perform work to assist in the construction of landscapes and related structures, and to maintain lawns, gardens, athletic fields, golf courses, cemeteries, parks, landscaped interiors and other landscaped areas. They are employed by landscaping and lawn care companies, golf courses, cemeteries, and landscaping operations of public works departments and private establishments.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Spread top soil, lay sod, plant flowers, grass, shrubs and trees and perform other duties to assist with the construction of a landscape and related structures

Cut grass, rake, aerate, dethatch, fertilize and water lawns, weed gardens, prune shrubs and trees and perform other maintenance duties as directed by supervisor

Maintain lawns and grass along roadsides

Operate and maintain power mowers, tractors, chain saws, electric clippers, sod cutters, pruning saws, snowblowers and other landscape maintenance equipment

Spray and dust trees, shrubs, lawns and gardens, as directed, to control insects and disease

Perform other manual duties to clean and maintain landscaped environments.

Also Known As

bulb planter - landscaping
cemetery labourer
gardening helper
golf course worker
grass cutter

grounds maintenance worker

landscape labourer

park maintenance labourer

park maintenance worker

sod layer

transplanter - landscape maintenance

Requirements

Employment Requirements

Some secondary school education may be required.

A provincial licence to apply chemical fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides and pesticides may be required.

Provincial Regulation

Not Provincially Regulated

Employment by Sex

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11.6%

Female

88.4%

Male

Employment by age

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30.5%

15-24

16.6%

25-34

13.5%

35-44

11.7%

45-54

20.0%

55-64

7.7%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

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20.2%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

56.1%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

4.9%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

12.3%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

6.4%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

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47.5%

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

18.4%

Arts, entertainment and recreation

11.3%

Public administration

22.7%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

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15.00%

Northeast

31.60%

Southeast

28.80%

Southwest

17.50%

Central

7.10%

Northwest

Economic Regions

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Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

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Northeast

$52,000

Southeast

$42,000

Southwest

$40,000

Central

N/A

Northwest

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

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Salary

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Employment Outlook

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