From groundsman/groundswoman to garden labourer
10 of the 25 essential skills of a garden labourer are already essential for a groundsman/groundswoman — about 40% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 10
- skills carry over
- 15
- would be new
- 40%
- of the target job covered
- 25
- essential skills of a garden labourer
What a garden labourer does
Garden labourers perform simple tasks in cultivating and maintaining flowers, trees and shrubs. This work can take place in either parks or private gardens.
What carries over
10 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
15 skillsEssential for a garden labourer and not for a groundsman/groundswoman. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- grow plants
- maintain ground
- maintain plant health
- maintain plant soil nutrition
- maintain plants' growth
- nurse plants
- operate hand pruning equipment
- plant according to guidelines
- plant green plants
- plant propagation
- prepare planting area
- propagate plants
- prune hedges and trees
- prune plants
- work in outdoor conditions
Other moves from groundsman/groundswoman
1 roles- landscape gardener15 skills in common
← groundsman/groundswomangarden labourer →The other way round
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How far are you from being a garden labourer?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.