First-Line Supervisor of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers resume
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Also called buildings and grounds supervisor, cemetery workers supervisor, gardening supervisor and greenskeeper supervisor.
$58,430
Median pay a year
130,760
People do this work
6
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First-Line Supervisor of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
Summary
First-line supervisor coordinating landscaping and groundskeeping activities, overseeing worker performance, scheduling tasks, preparing service estimates, and ensuring compliance with safety standards and project specifications
Experience
First-Line Supervisor of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Established and enforced operating procedures and work standards to ensure adequate performance and personnel safety
Scheduled work for crews based on work priorities, crew availability, or weather conditions
Monitored project activities to ensure instructions were followed, deadlines were met, and schedules were maintained
Directed activities of workers performing landscaping, cultivating lawns, or pruning trees and shrubs
Inspected completed work to ensure conformance to specifications, standards, and contract requirements
Prepared service estimates based on labor, material, and machine costs while maintaining project budgets
Trained workers in tasks such as transplanting or pruning trees, using equipment, or caring for turf
Skills
Core Skills
Documenting work hours, Investigating work-related complaints, Estimating maintenance costs, Providing landscaping service information, Conferencing with coworkers, Inspecting landscaping, Evaluating maintenance employees, Driver's license
Checking & Planning
Inspecting work, Establishing work standards, Inspecting buildings or grounds
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Established and enforced operating proceduresScheduled work for crews based on prioritiesInspected conditions of plants and soilMonitored project activities to meet deadlinesDirected activities of landscaping workersInspected completed work for conformance
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Established and enforced operating procedures to maintain high-quality landscaping standards
Inspected conditions of plants and soil to ensure optimal growth and health
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Established and enforced several procedures for daily operations to maintain high-quality landscaping standards
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Several procedures for daily operationsA few key procedures for safetyMultiple procedures for quality control
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Inspected conditions of plants and soil to ensure optimal growth and health
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Health of plants improved significantlyGrowth rates increased after inspectionsFewer plant diseases reported
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Documenting work hours
Investigating work-related complaints
Inspecting work
Estimating maintenance costs
Establishing work standards
Providing landscaping service information
Conferencing with coworkers
Inspecting landscaping
Inspecting buildings or grounds
Evaluating maintenance employees
Determining resource needs
Preparing chemicals for application
The work itself
What a First-Line Supervisor of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers does
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Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in landscaping or groundskeeping activities. Work may involve reviewing contracts to ascertain service, machine, and workforce requirements; answering inquiries from potential customers regarding methods, material, and price ranges; and preparing estimates according to labor, material, and machine costs.
What it pays
How much does a First-Line Supervisor of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$47,390
Median
$58,430
75th percentile
$72,590
About 130,760 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$59,190
$67,760
$82,690
AL
$46,420
$52,710
$66,760
AR
$45,040
$49,890
$60,160
AZ
$47,540
$56,410
$61,990
CA
$48,610
$63,270
$81,660
CO
$51,990
$60,840
$74,610
CT
$53,660
$62,740
$78,400
DC
$60,620
$68,300
$93,420
DE
$62,480
$74,340
$79,030
FL
$43,630
$51,290
$63,350
GA
$44,580
$54,830
$65,400
HI
$57,190
$62,570
$74,690
IA
$48,580
$57,670
$64,760
ID
$48,990
$58,200
$65,820
IL
$47,700
$53,340
$69,590
IN
$48,000
$62,040
$74,630
KS
$50,130
$61,270
$71,700
KY
$47,190
$57,670
$63,750
LA
$37,000
$48,410
$58,660
MA
$59,000
$63,750
$79,290
MD
$47,090
$54,730
$62,960
ME
$52,410
$62,300
$70,190
MI
$47,720
$58,840
$72,810
MN
$57,740
$62,280
$76,990
MO
$45,410
$48,710
$61,370
MS
$39,440
$47,130
$66,520
MT
$47,650
$59,460
$75,320
NC
$48,290
$56,930
$61,650
ND
$48,930
$62,280
$74,380
NE
$50,110
$57,820
$72,170
NH
$57,620
$64,340
$76,930
NJ
$58,070
$68,580
$79,210
NM
$46,600
$59,120
$77,450
NV
$45,940
$57,250
$65,530
NY
$55,810
$70,760
$82,650
OH
$47,150
$55,680
$64,290
OK
$43,880
$49,700
$59,760
OR
$59,750
$70,560
$79,520
PA
$46,730
$55,450
$62,550
PR
$24,970
$37,510
$46,160
RI
$57,910
$59,940
$64,740
SC
$47,030
$60,100
$73,400
SD
$48,730
$60,680
$66,080
TN
$46,110
$53,700
$72,910
TX
$43,520
$47,630
$57,290
UT
$49,170
$57,200
$67,010
VA
$48,730
$58,400
$65,760
VT
$58,390
$66,810
$77,940
WA
$58,560
$71,930
$83,750
WI
$55,490
$62,630
$74,690
WV
$44,510
$55,910
$63,480
WY
$51,030
$56,230
$75,080
Other names
Other names for this job
buildings and grounds supervisor, cemetery workers supervisor, gardening supervisor, greenskeeper supervisor, grounds crew supervisor, grounds maintenance supervisor, grounds supervisor, groundskeeper supervisor, horticultural services supervisor, landscape supervisor, landscaping supervisor, lawn and tree service spray supervisor.
More names for this work
lawn services supervisor, nursery supervisor, park supervisor, tree trimming supervisor, turf and grounds supervisor, first line supervisors of landscaping lawn service and groundskeeping workers, arborist crew leader, enhancement manager, field manager, gardening manager, golf course manager, golf course superintendent, greens superintendent, grounds foreman, grounds manager, grounds superintendent, junior landscape crew leader, landscape account manager, landscape construction foreman, landscape crew leader, landscape foreman, landscape installation foreman, landscape maintenance foreman, landscape maintenance manager, landscape manager, landscape market manager, landscape pm, landscape project manager, landscaping crew leader, landscaping foreman, landscaping manager, lawn services manager, service manager, turf manager.
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This page is about the occupation First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.