Contractors and supervisors of landscaping and related services

NOC

82031

- Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services

may own a contracting business or be employed to supervise nursery and greenhouse workers or landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers.

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Full NOC Description

Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services supervise and coordinate the activities of workers in the following unit groups: Nursery and greenhouse workers (85103) and Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers (85191). They are employed by landscaping companies, cemeteries, lawn care and tree service companies, nurseries and greenhouses and by landscaping operations of public works departments and private establishments. Contractors may be self-employed.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Supervise and co-ordinate the activities of workers who maintain lawns, gardens, athletic fields, golf courses, cemeteries, parks, interior plantscapes and other landscaped areas

Tender bids on contracts for landscaping and grounds maintenance work

Plan and estimate the materials and labour requirements for individual contracts

Organize the planting and maintenance of trees, gardens, lawns, shrubs and hedges and the construction and installation of fences, decks, patios, walkways and retaining walls

Establish work schedules and procedures and co-ordinate activities with other work units

Resolve work-related problems and prepare and submit progress and other reports

Requisition supplies and materials

Maintain financial and personnel records

Hire staff and train workers in job duties and company policies

May manage operations of own company

May provide snow removal services during winter months

May perform the same duties as workers supervised.

Also Known As

greenhouse supervisor
grounds maintenance contractor
groundskeeping supervisor
horticulture workers supervisor
interior plantscaping contractor

landscaping contractor

landscaping foreman/woman

landscaping supervisor

lawn care contractor

nursery foreman/woman

park maintenance supervisor

tree service contractor

Requirements

Employment Requirements

Completion of secondary school is usually required.

A college diploma, specialized courses or industry-related training and certification in landscaping and horticulture are usually required.

Experience as a landscape or horticulture supervisor or as a landscape or horticulture technician is required.

Experience in the type of work supervised is 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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13.2%

Female

86.8%

Male

Employment by age

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5.7%

15-24

20.8%

25-34

22.6%

35-44

20.8%

45-54

18.9%

55-64

11.3%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

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15.1%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

37.7%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

7.5%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

26.4%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

13.2%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

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64.2%

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

11.3%

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

9.4%

Public administration

15.1%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

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7.50%

Northeast

30.20%

Southeast

26.40%

Southwest

28.30%

Central

7.50%

Northwest

Economic Regions

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Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

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N/A

Northeast

$37,000

Southeast

$60,000

Southwest

$58,000

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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