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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers: reported tasks and exploration worksheet

Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, sprinkler installation, and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units.

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This source lists 19 tasks, including 6 marked Core and 13 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.

Task source dates: 08/2026.

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Core · Task 9589 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers.

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Core · Task 20761 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

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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Core · Task 9592 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

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

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Core · Task 9593 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

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

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Core · Task 9594 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Gather and remove litter.

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Core · Task 9599 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Trim or pick flowers and clean flower beds.

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Supplemental · Task 9591 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

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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Supplemental · Task 9601 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

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

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Supplemental · Task 9598 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

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

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Supplemental · Task 9595 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

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

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Supplemental · Task 9600 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Rake, mulch, and compost leaves.

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Supplemental · Task 9597 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

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

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Supplemental · Task 9602 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

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

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Supplemental · Task 9610 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Plan or cultivate lawns or gardens.

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Supplemental · Task 9607 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

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

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Supplemental · Task 9590 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

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

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Supplemental · Task 9605 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

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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Supplemental · Task 9596 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

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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Supplemental · Task 9611 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Attach wires from planted trees to support stakes.

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