Landscaper

Work site environment

• Noisy
• Outdoors
• All weather conditions

Work setting

• Rural area
• Various locations
• Lawn care company
• Landscape contractor
• Residential
• Private company, corporation or industry

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Plan and construct landscaped environments which may include trees, shrubberies, lawns, fences, decks, patios and other landscape structures
• Plant and move trees

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Horticulturist Trade Certification
• Landscape Gardener Trade Certification

Experience and specialization

Landscaping experience

• Residential projects

Construction specialization

• Interlocking brick
• Ornamental ponds, fountains and waterfalls
• Retaining walls
• Rock gardens
• Stone garden walls

Area of specialization

• Landscape construction

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Own vehicle
• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Reliability
• Team player
• Punctuality

Benefits

Health benefits

• Health care plan

Financial benefits

• Group insurance benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• Other benefits
• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
• Team building opportunities
• Wellness program