From landscape gardener to groundsman/groundswoman
15 of the 31 essential skills of a groundsman/groundswoman are already essential for a landscape gardener — about 48% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from landscape gardener in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 15
- skills carry over
- 16
- would be new
- 48%
- of the target job covered
- 31
- essential skills of a groundsman/groundswoman
What a groundsman/groundswoman does
Groundsmen/groundswomen provide landscape and lawn services and maintain grounds for private households, commercial and public facilities, schools, hotels, botanical gardens, golf courses, parks and athletic fields.
What carries over
15 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- ecology
- environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry
- execute disease and pest control activities
- handling chemical products for soil and plants
- horticulture principles
- maintain landscape site
- perform pest control
- perform weed control operations
- pest control in plants
- plant disease control
- plant species
- prepare the ground
- principles of landscape construction
- transport physical resources within the work area
- use gardening equipment
What would be new
16 skillsEssential for a groundsman/groundswoman and not for a landscape gardener. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- construct greens and grounds
- estimate consumption of water
- maintain irrigation systems
- maintain turf and grass
- maintain turf management equipment
- monitor water quality
- operate turf management equipment
- plan sports areas
- prepare building site
- prepare site for construction
- prepare sites for planting of grass
- soil structure
- spray pesticides
- turf management
- water chemistry analysis
- watering principles
Other moves from landscape gardener
2 roles- garden labourer14 skills in common
- horticulture production team leader13 skills in common
← landscape gardenergroundsman/groundswoman →The other way round
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a groundsman/groundswoman?
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.