Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers
National Occupation Code (NOC): 85121
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.
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Job Duties for Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers
- 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.
Alternate Job Titles
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- Cemetery Worker
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- Gardener Helper
- Gardening Helper
- Golf Course Labourer
- Golf Course Worker
- Grass Cutter
- Grave Digger
- Greens Worker
- Greenskeeper Helper
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- Grounds Maintenance Worker
- Groundskeeper
- Groundsman/woman
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- Landscape Worker
- Lawn Care Labourer
- Lawn Care Worker
- Lawn Mower
- Lawn-mowing Worker
- Park Maintenance Labourer
- Park Maintenance Worker
- Plant Care Worker
- Plant Doctor Helper
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- Tree Pruner - Landscaping
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