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SOC 37-3019
This occupation corresponds to the exact U.S. occupation 37-3011.00, Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers, who landscape or maintain property grounds. Duties may include pruning, planting, irrigation, and maintaining facilities and tools; verify the specific division of work separately. Current BLS projections for the exact occupation 37-3011 for 2025—2035 show employment of 1,188.6→1,244.2 thousand, growth of 4.7%, a net increase of 55.6 thousand, and 149.5 thousand average annual openings from growth and replacement; the figures are rounded separately. EP includes self-employment (20.2% in 2025), unlike OEWS wage estimates; projections are not actual vacancies or individual outcomes. O*NET still shows the older 2024—2034 figures of 1,192,500 / 3%—4% / 158,200. This page uses current figures from the direct EP table and does not mix them with the OOH combined category 37-3000 figures of 5% / 162,500.
Model impact index for three equally weighted representative core tasks; not a measured share of working time or a job-loss probability. floor((0+0+25)/3+0.5)=8; fermatmind-ai-impact-v1; 2026-10-18.
Start with independent paper-based H1 exploration. Actual operations require corresponding training and approved procedures; an occupation code is not a pesticide application, electrical work, or tree work license.
O*NET41 activities / 16 detailed activities / 57 contexts have been read. Activity scores for machinery 71, physical activity 55, communication 52, vehicles 51, information 43, and handling 38 indicate importance, not frequency. Respondent proportions: outdoors 65% daily / 34% weekly but not daily; PPE73% daily; standing 64% more than half the time and walking 35% continually; heat / cold 32% weekly but not daily (12% daily); hours 61% over 40 / 38% at 40 hours; schedules 71% regular / 26% seasonal. Survey responses are not hazard concentrations, accident rates, or conditions shared by everyone. Current BLS projections for the exact occupation 37-3011 for 2025—2035 show employment of 1,188.6→1,244.2 thousand, growth of 4.7%, a net increase of 55.6 thousand, and 149.5 thousand average annual openings from growth and replacement; the figures are rounded separately. EP includes self-employment (20.2% in 2025), unlike OEWS wage estimates; projections are not actual vacancies or individual outcomes. O*NET still shows the older 2024—2034 figures of 1,192,500 / 3%—4% / 158,200. This page uses current figures from the direct EP table and does not mix them with the OOH combined category 37-3000 figures of 5% / 162,500. Verify shifts, pay arrangements, and protection against actual vacancy notices / contracts separately.
Career direction comparison
Introduction | The comparisons below use four columns: career direction—core work and outputs—key distinctions—better suited choices. Comprehensive care, tree pruning, plant protection, highway maintenance, and agricultural production often connect within the same city, property, or supply chain, but connection does not make them interchangeable. When changing direction, learn that field's objects, equipment, protection, authorization, and responsibility boundaries afresh.
| Career Direction | Core Work and Outputs | Key Distinctions | Better Suited Choices |
|---|---|---|---|
| This occupation: Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (O*NET / SOC 37-3011.00, Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers) | 37-3011.00 uses hand or power tools / equipment to landscape or maintain property grounds, extending beyond ground surfaces and ornamental plants. Of 19 tasks, 6 are core: mowing and edging 90, power equipment 87, hand tools 84, pruning 84, litter removal 84, and flowers 79. The 13 supplemental tasks include established lawns 83, landscaping 71, watering 70, maintenance 69, leaves 68, facilities 66, planting 63, cultivation 62, topsoil 61, snow / sod 60 each, fertilizers / herbicides / insecticides 49, and tree support 46. Importance is not frequency or authorization; tasks may overlap. Verify specific duties and approved procedures separately. |
AI's Impact on Occupations
Insufficient evidence: no exact generative AI exposure level, automated equipment adoption / substitution rate, or causal wage data have been obtained for 37-3011.00; no occupational replacement conclusion is issued. Assess equipment automation and generative tools separately. Editorial support candidates are listed below; effectiveness, costs, and actual authority require testing. O*NET automation responses of 51% slightly / 42% not at all automated are respondent choices, not AI adoption rates. ILO2025 is an ISCO task index; an exact SOC mapping for this page has not been established, without claiming that the study excludes this occupation. 37-3011.00 uses hand or power tools / equipment to landscape or maintain property grounds, extending beyond ground surfaces and ornamental plants. Of 19 tasks, 6 are core: mowing and edging 90, power equipment 87, hand tools 84, pruning 84, litter removal 84, and flowers 79. The 13 supplemental tasks include established lawns 83, landscaping 71, watering 70, maintenance 69, leaves 68, facilities 66, planting 63, cultivation 62, topsoil 61, snow / sod 60 each, fertilizers / herbicides / insecticides 49, and tree support 46. Importance is not frequency or authorization; tasks may overlap. Verify specific duties and approved procedures separately. O*NET41 activities / 16 detailed activities / 57 contexts have been read. Activity scores for machinery 71, physical activity 55, communication 52, vehicles 51, information 43, and handling 38 indicate importance, not frequency. Respondent proportions: outdoors 65% daily / 34% weekly but not daily; PPE73% daily; standing 64% more than half the time and walking 35% continually; heat / cold 32% weekly but not daily (12% daily); hours 61% over 40 / 38% at 40 hours; schedules 71% regular / 26% seasonal. Survey responses are not hazard concentrations, accident rates, or conditions shared by everyone. O*NET's detailed software list has 6 categories, including IBM Notes, Office, Windows, Excel, Facebook, and Word. Its hot technologies page lists 5, excluding IBM Notes. U.S. Lightcast job postings in 2025 mention Office1%, Excel / Word each below 1%, with no values provided for Facebook / Windows. Mentions are not adoption rates, uniform entry requirements, or proof that programming is unnecessary, nor do they prove that digitalization is used only for records. Current BLS projections for the exact occupation 37-3011 for 2025—2035 show employment of 1,188.6→1,244.2 thousand, growth of 4.7%, a net increase of 55.6 thousand, and 149.5 thousand average annual openings from growth and replacement; the figures are rounded separately. EP includes self-employment (20.2% in 2025), unlike OEWS wage estimates; projections are not actual vacancies or individual outcomes. In this round, O*NET already shows 2025 employment of 1,188,600, a 2025—2035 growth band of 5%—6%, and 149,500 average annual openings. The growth band and the direct BLS value of 4.7% are different presentations; do not replace the exact value with the band or mix it with the OOH combined category 37-3000. AI Impact Score 8% is an editorial estimate. Model impact index for three equally weighted representative core tasks; not a measured share of working time or a job-loss probability. floor((0+0+25)/3+0.5)=8; fermatmind-ai-impact-v1; 2026-10-18.The three tasks, ratings and sources are listed in the FermatMind method source record on this page.
Mainland Chinese Wage Reference
Exact U.S. occupation 37-3011.00; an exact Chinese classification mapping has not been established.
Insufficient evidence: NBS2025 aggregate wages by industry and five job categories in urban units have been read, but an exact mapping between 37-3011.00 and China's classification, national occupational wage percentiles, or employment totals has not been obtained. Specific announcements at the former human resources and social security entry point have not been read; it serves only as a search lead. Industry averages, recruitment quotations, and U.S. figures are not used as substitutes; this does not claim that no national data exist. Statistics linking education to jobs and demand weights for this exact Chinese occupation have also not been obtained. Education rows are editorial verification directions only.
U.S. Wage Reference
For the exact U.S. occupation 37-3011 in 2025, national annual wages at the 10 / 25 / 50 / 75 / 90 percentiles are USD 31,150 / 36,190 / 39,150 / 46,830 / 56,730, and hourly wages are USD 14.98 / 17.40 / 18.82 / 22.52 / 27.28. Percentiles are not starting salaries, job levels, or individual take-home pay. OEWS includes production bonuses and commissions but excludes nonproduction bonuses, overtime premiums, shift differentials, benefits, and self-employment. Current BLS projections for the exact occupation 37-3011 for 2025—2035 show employment of 1,188.6→1,244.2 thousand, growth of 4.7%, a net increase of 55.6 thousand, and 149.5 thousand average annual openings from growth and replacement; the figures are rounded separately. EP includes self-employment (20.2% in 2025), unlike OEWS wage estimates; projections are not actual vacancies or individual outcomes. In this round, O*NET already shows 2025 employment of 1,188,600, a 2025—2035 growth band of 5%—6%, and 149,500 average annual openings. The growth band and the direct BLS value of 4.7% are different presentations; do not replace the exact value with the band or mix it with the OOH combined category 37-3000.
| Position in Wage Statistics | Annual Wage Reference | Conversion Boundaries | How to Interpret This Position |
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| Lowest 10% | 10th-percentile annual wage USD 31,150 / hourly wage USD 14.98 (2025, BLS OEWS, this occupation's own scope: 37-3011.00) |
Career Fit Guide
The H1 paper task can reveal plan reading, quantity recalculation, abnormality identification, and version handover in this exercise; it cannot establish competence for on-site work. Actual practice requires training and authorization. Comparative validity has not been obtained; no judgment method is described as most reliable.
You May Be Better Suited If： Fit signals: willingness to take responsibility for plants, grounds, and safety within plans, maintenance standards, and authorization; ability to switch among pruning, irrigation, pesticide use, equipment operation, and inspection while attending to site conditions and records; maintaining protection and review in varied weather and seasonal pressure; and reporting abnormalities or matters beyond authority under established systems.
Situations Requiring Caution： Caution signals: difficulty sustaining outdoor work in varied weather, physical labor, and seasonal fluctuations; difficulty accepting safety and environmental responsibility for machinery, pesticides, fertilizers, and work at height; or unwillingness to report and transfer matters beyond authorization under established systems.
Try an Entry Exercise： Start with the H1 entirely paper-based fictional task. Real maintenance, machinery, or pesticide application requires separate verification of training, authority, and procedures. Paper performance does not prove on-site competence; then check actual operational and health requirements with the target organization.
Work Pressure, Risks, and Professional Boundaries
Editorial risk directions: tools / weather and actual exposure hazards, improper plant care, falsified records, exceeding actual authority, handovers, and dependence on a single person / equipment. Questionnaires do not establish risk frequency or loss magnitude. O*NET41 activities / 16 detailed activities / 57 contexts have been read. Activity scores for machinery 71, physical activity 55, communication 52, vehicles 51, information 43, and handling 38 indicate importance, not frequency. Respondent proportions: outdoors 65% daily / 34% weekly but not daily; PPE73% daily; standing 64% more than half the time and walking 35% continually; heat / cold 32% weekly but not daily (12% daily); hours 61% over 40 / 38% at 40 hours; schedules 71% regular / 26% seasonal. Survey responses are not hazard concentrations, accident rates, or conditions shared by everyone. Under China's Work Safety Law, training, equipment, approved procedures, and hazard reporting depend on actual duties. Under the Law on Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases, health surveillance depends on actual hazard exposure; everyone does not require the same examination or credential. Article 9 of the Ecological and Environmental Code requires operators to prevent pollution; Article 1242 provides for entry into force on 2026-08-15 and repeal of the former Environmental Protection Law. Check emissions / waste requirements against the activity. PIPL applies to identifiable personal information; verify grounds-related trade secrets against contracts separately. The occupation title does not automatically create a uniform qualification for electrical work / work at height / plant diagnosis.
37-3011.00 uses hand or power tools / equipment to landscape or maintain property grounds, extending beyond ground surfaces and ornamental plants. Of 19 tasks, 6 are core: mowing and edging 90, power equipment 87, hand tools 84, pruning 84, litter removal 84, and flowers 79. The 13 supplemental tasks include established lawns 83, landscaping 71, watering 70, maintenance 69, leaves 68, facilities 66, planting 63, cultivation 62, topsoil 61, snow / sod 60 each, fertilizers / herbicides / insecticides 49, and tree support 46. Importance is not frequency or authorization; tasks may overlap. Verify specific duties and approved procedures separately. O*NET41 activities / 16 detailed activities / 57 contexts have been read. Activity scores for machinery 71, physical activity 55, communication 52, vehicles 51, information 43, and handling 38 indicate importance, not frequency. Respondent proportions: outdoors 65% daily / 34% weekly but not daily; PPE73% daily; standing 64% more than half the time and walking 35% continually; heat / cold 32% weekly but not daily (12% daily); hours 61% over 40 / 38% at 40 hours; schedules 71% regular / 26% seasonal. Survey responses are not hazard concentrations, accident rates, or conditions shared by everyone. Under China's Work Safety Law, training, equipment, approved procedures, and hazard reporting depend on actual duties. Under the Law on Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases, health surveillance depends on actual hazard exposure; everyone does not require the same examination or credential. Article 9 of the Ecological and Environmental Code requires operators to prevent pollution; Article 1242 provides for entry into force on 2026-08-15 and repeal of the former Environmental Protection Law. Check emissions / waste requirements against the activity. PIPL applies to identifiable personal information; verify grounds-related trade secrets against contracts separately. The occupation title does not automatically create a uniform qualification for electrical work / work at height / plant diagnosis. China's Regulations on Pesticide Administration, revised in 2022 (effective May 1): Articles 2 / 3 cover harmful organisms in agriculture, forestry, and other places and the agricultural authorities; the business license in Article 24 is not a pesticide application certificate for every user. Articles 33 / 34 require safe storage, necessary protection during preparation and use, strict compliance with label scope / methods / dosages, and no use of prohibited pesticides. A preharvest interval is only the requirement to stop use before harvesting agricultural products specified on the label; do not impose an interval universally on fertilizers / non-food grounds. Article 35 requires pollution prevention and prohibits discarding pesticide packaging or washing equipment in drinking-water source protection areas, rivers, and similar places. Article 36 requires designated production enterprises and others to keep authentic use records for 2 years; other users are encouraged to record use, and this is not imposed on all groundskeepers. Article 37 encourages users to collect packaging and requires producers and dealers to recover it; Article 38 requires accidents to be reported to local agricultural authorities. Actual operations also require checking registered labels, SDS, and site rules; no pesticide mixing / PPE plan is provided.
Entry, Qualifications, and Career Development
U.S. O*NET lists three education categories for new hires: less than high school, high school diploma or equivalent, and postsecondary certificate, without percentages. These are not the education distribution of incumbent workers. Job Zone1—2 / SVP below 6 is a general preparation description, not a high school requirement for everyone or a uniform duration. The exact BLS2025 row lists typical entry with no formal educational credential, no related experience, and short-term on-the-job training. Verify individual employers separately. Editorial preparation: paper H1→check actual notices→corresponding supervised practical training and job assessment→development according to actual duties. No uniform learning duration or automatic promotion is promised.
Career Outlook and Related Occupational Transitions
For the exact U.S. occupation 37-3011 in 2025, national annual wages at the 10 / 25 / 50 / 75 / 90 percentiles are USD 31,150 / 36,190 / 39,150 / 46,830 / 56,730, and hourly wages are USD 14.98 / 17.40 / 18.82 / 22.52 / 27.28. Percentiles are not starting salaries, job levels, or individual take-home pay. OEWS includes production bonuses and commissions but excludes nonproduction bonuses, overtime premiums, shift differentials, benefits, and self-employment. Current BLS projections for the exact occupation 37-3011 for 2025—2035 show employment of 1,188.6→1,244.2 thousand, growth of 4.7%, a net increase of 55.6 thousand, and 149.5 thousand average annual openings from growth and replacement; the figures are rounded separately. EP includes self-employment (20.2% in 2025), unlike OEWS wage estimates; projections are not actual vacancies or individual outcomes. In this round, O*NET already shows 2025 employment of 1,188,600, a 2025—2035 growth band of 5%—6%, and 149,500 average annual openings. The growth band and the direct BLS value of 4.7% are different presentations; do not replace the exact value with the band or mix it with the OOH combined category 37-3000. Insufficient evidence: NBS2025 aggregate wages by industry and five job categories in urban units have been read, but an exact mapping between 37-3011.00 and China's classification, national occupational wage percentiles, or employment totals has not been obtained. Specific announcements at the former human resources and social security entry point have not been read; it serves only as a search lead. Industry averages, recruitment quotations, and U.S. figures are not used as substitutes; this does not claim that no national data exist.
37-3011.00 uses hand or power tools / equipment to landscape or maintain property grounds, extending beyond ground surfaces and ornamental plants. Of 19 tasks, 6 are core: mowing and edging 90, power equipment 87, hand tools 84, pruning 84, litter removal 84, and flowers 79. The 13 supplemental tasks include established lawns 83, landscaping 71, watering 70, maintenance 69, leaves 68, facilities 66, planting 63, cultivation 62, topsoil 61, snow / sod 60 each, fertilizers / herbicides / insecticides 49, and tree support 46. Importance is not frequency or authorization; tasks may overlap. Verify specific duties and approved procedures separately.
Choose a real task from this page for a small practice project or a conversation with someone in the field. Use the planning guides to set a date, an output and feedback questions before deciding whether to continue.
O*NET41 activities / 16 detailed activities / 57 contexts have been read. Activity scores for machinery 71, physical activity 55, communication 52, vehicles 51, information 43, and handling 38 indicate importance, not frequency. Respondent proportions: outdoors 65% daily / 34% weekly but not daily; PPE73% daily; standing 64% more than half the time and walking 35% continually; heat / cold 32% weekly but not daily (12% daily); hours 61% over 40 / 38% at 40 hours; schedules 71% regular / 26% seasonal. Survey responses are not hazard concentrations, accident rates, or conditions shared by everyone. Editorial self-question: Can I read and maintain records according to a plan, identify abnormalities, and report them? Actual outdoor / mechanical / chemical risks require training and authorization.
37-3011.00 uses hand or power tools / equipment to landscape or maintain property grounds, extending beyond ground surfaces and ornamental plants. Of 19 tasks, 6 are core: mowing and edging 90, power equipment 87, hand tools 84, pruning 84, litter removal 84, and flowers 79. The 13 supplemental tasks include established lawns 83, landscaping 71, watering 70, maintenance 69, leaves 68, facilities 66, planting 63, cultivation 62, topsoil 61, snow / sod 60 each, fertilizers / herbicides / insecticides 49, and tree support 46. Importance is not frequency or authorization; tasks may overlap. Verify specific duties and approved procedures separately.
H1 uses only a pen / calculator: six sets of fictional cards R1/I1—I5, areas of 80 / 28.26 m², total instructional water volume of 541.3 L, and a shortfall of 41.3 L. Check information on hanging branches / power lines / thunderstorms / unlabeled containers, retain V1, and make a V2 correction noting that it was 25 minutes late. The complete exercise and answers are in the entry section; no actual grounds care / pesticide application is performed.
37-3011.00 uses hand or power tools / equipment to landscape or maintain property grounds, extending beyond ground surfaces and ornamental plants. Of 19 tasks, 6 are core: mowing and edging 90, power equipment 87, hand tools 84, pruning 84, litter removal 84, and flowers 79. The 13 supplemental tasks include established lawns 83, landscaping 71, watering 70, maintenance 69, leaves 68, facilities 66, planting 63, cultivation 62, topsoil 61, snow / sod 60 each, fertilizers / herbicides / insecticides 49, and tree support 46. Importance is not frequency or authorization; tasks may overlap. Verify specific duties and approved procedures separately. O*NET41 activities / 16 detailed activities / 57 contexts have been read. Activity scores for machinery 71, physical activity 55, communication 52, vehicles 51, information 43, and handling 38 indicate importance, not frequency. Respondent proportions: outdoors 65% daily / 34% weekly but not daily; PPE73% daily; standing 64% more than half the time and walking 35% continually; heat / cold 32% weekly but not daily (12% daily); hours 61% over 40 / 38% at 40 hours; schedules 71% regular / 26% seasonal. Survey responses are not hazard concentrations, accident rates, or conditions shared by everyone. For the exact U.S. occupation 37-3011 in 2025, national annual wages at the 10 / 25 / 50 / 75 / 90 percentiles are USD 31,150 / 36,190 / 39,150 / 46,830 / 56,730, and hourly wages are USD 14.98 / 17.40 / 18.82 / 22.52 / 27.28. Percentiles are not starting salaries, job levels, or individual take-home pay. OEWS includes production bonuses and commissions but excludes nonproduction bonuses, overtime premiums, shift differentials, benefits, and self-employment. Current BLS projections for the exact occupation 37-3011 for 2025—2035 show employment of 1,188.6→1,244.2 thousand, growth of 4.7%, a net increase of 55.6 thousand, and 149.5 thousand average annual openings from growth and replacement; the figures are rounded separately. EP includes self-employment (20.2% in 2025), unlike OEWS wage estimates; projections are not actual vacancies or individual outcomes. In this round, O*NET already shows 2025 employment of 1,188,600, a 2025—2035 growth band of 5%—6%, and 149,500 average annual openings. The growth band and the direct BLS value of 4.7% are different presentations; do not replace the exact value with the band or mix it with the OOH combined category 37-3000.
37-3011.00 uses hand or power tools / equipment to landscape or maintain property grounds, extending beyond ground surfaces and ornamental plants. Of 19 tasks, 6 are core: mowing and edging 90, power equipment 87, hand tools 84, pruning 84, litter removal 84, and flowers 79. The 13 supplemental tasks include established lawns 83, landscaping 71, watering 70, maintenance 69, leaves 68, facilities 66, planting 63, cultivation 62, topsoil 61, snow / sod 60 each, fertilizers / herbicides / insecticides 49, and tree support 46. Importance is not frequency or authorization; tasks may overlap. Verify specific duties and approved procedures separately. This page organizes the work cycle and does not replace approved procedures. Whether an individual may diagnose plants / plan / apply pesticides depends on actual duties, training, and jurisdiction; the occupation code does not impose a blanket prohibition.
Follow actual plans and approved procedures to record the actual grounds / tools / tasks / abnormalities and the actual author and time. Make traceable corrections retaining the original value / revised value / reason; do not fabricate or overwrite without a trace. Check actual equipment / pesticide label documentation. Authority for ordinary plant judgments and specialized diagnosis depends on actual duties; do not infer a blanket prohibition from the code.
Under China's Work Safety Law, training, equipment, approved procedures, and hazard reporting depend on actual duties. Under the Law on Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases, health surveillance depends on actual hazard exposure; everyone does not require the same examination or credential. Article 9 of the Ecological and Environmental Code requires operators to prevent pollution; Article 1242 provides for entry into force on 2026-08-15 and repeal of the former Environmental Protection Law. Check emissions / waste requirements against the activity. PIPL applies to identifiable personal information; verify grounds-related trade secrets against contracts separately. The occupation title does not automatically create a uniform qualification for electrical work / work at height / plant diagnosis. China's Regulations on Pesticide Administration, revised in 2022 (effective May 1): Articles 2 / 3 cover harmful organisms in agriculture, forestry, and other places and the agricultural authorities; the business license in Article 24 is not a pesticide application certificate for every user. Articles 33 / 34 require safe storage, necessary protection during preparation and use, strict compliance with label scope / methods / dosages, and no use of prohibited pesticides. A preharvest interval is only the requirement to stop use before harvesting agricultural products specified on the label; do not impose an interval universally on fertilizers / non-food grounds. Article 35 requires pollution prevention and prohibits discarding pesticide packaging or washing equipment in drinking-water source protection areas, rivers, and similar places. Article 36 requires designated production enterprises and others to keep authentic use records for 2 years; other users are encouraged to record use, and this is not imposed on all groundskeepers. Article 37 encourages users to collect packaging and requires producers and dealers to recover it; Article 38 requires accidents to be reported to local agricultural authorities. Actual operations also require checking registered labels, SDS, and site rules; no pesticide mixing / PPE plan is provided.
Boundary conclusion | This page corresponds to O*NET 37-3011.00 (Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers). The core distinction from neighboring occupations is their primary objects, outputs, and actual duties. This occupation works with lawns, trees, shrubs, flowers, ground cover, and grounds features on property, combining pruning, irrigation, fertilization, pesticide use, planting, waste removal, and facility maintenance. Outputs are maintained grounds and inspection and equipment records. First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers (37-1012.00) focus on crews, work arrangements, and quality and safety supervision. Tree Trimmers and Pruners (37-3013.00) focus on specialized tree pruning and removal work at height. Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation (37-3012.00) focus on specialized pesticide and fertilizer application and pest and disease control. Highway Maintenance Workers (47-4051.00) focus on roads, roadsides, and traffic facilities. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General (49-9071.00) focus on general building and equipment maintenance and repair. Agricultural Equipment Operators (45-2091.00), Fallers (45-4021.00), and Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092.00) work in agricultural production and forestry operations. Helpers—Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (47-3015.00) and Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators (47-2073.00) work with pipelines, earthworks, and construction machinery. Their objects, operations, and authorization levels differ; authority to determine plant health and pests or diseases, devise pesticide and fertilizer plans, assess grounds structures and safety, or reach environmental compliance conclusions cannot be carried across occupations.
Mow or edge lawns using power mowers or edgers; mulch, aerate, weed, grub, and dethatch established lawns, or edge along flower beds, walks, and walls.
Prune or shape trees, shrubs, or hedges using pruning shears or chain saws; trim or pick flowers, clean flower beds, and attach planted trees to support stakes.
Follow established landscape designs to determine where to lay sod, sow seeds, and plant flowers and greenery. Plant using gardening tools, apply protective mulch, transport or spread topsoil, or cover ground with straw to stabilize the soil.
Water using portable irrigation systems, hoses, or watering cans. Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, and insecticides using hand-held or automatic sprayers and spreaders.
Sweep and remove litter; rake, mulch, and compost leaves; maintain walks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters, and other grounds features; clear snow and spread salt.
Operate vehicles or powered equipment; maintain or repair tools, equipment, or structures using hand or power tools; care for natural turf grounds and plan or cultivate lawns or gardens.
Pre-employment verification | Use the following six items to check details individually before applying and joining, avoiding assumptions about actual duties and authority based on job titles or promotional wording. Base findings on written recruitment information, employment contracts, job descriptions, and maintenance, safety, and environmental system documents, and continue confirming them after joining. This page lists verification directions only, not a formal conditions checklist for any organization or position. Special note: this occupation often involves outdoor work in varied weather, power tools, brush cutting, chain saws, heights and ladders, pesticides, fertilizers, and electrical work for irrigation. Confirm the position's specific requirements for safety and occupational health training, protective equipment, pesticide application qualifications, work permits, and medical examinations.
| 37-3011.00 uses hand or power tools / equipment to landscape or maintain property grounds, extending beyond ground surfaces and ornamental plants. Of 19 tasks, 6 are core: mowing and edging 90, power equipment 87, hand tools 84, pruning 84, litter removal 84, and flowers 79. The 13 supplemental tasks include established lawns 83, landscaping 71, watering 70, maintenance 69, leaves 68, facilities 66, planting 63, cultivation 62, topsoil 61, snow / sod 60 each, fertilizers / herbicides / insecticides 49, and tree support 46. Importance is not frequency or authorization; tasks may overlap. Verify specific duties and approved procedures separately. |
| Better suited to people willing to work outdoors over the long term, coordinate multiple care tasks according to seasons and plans, and meet protection requirements in varied weather and conditions involving machinery and pesticide application. |
| Tree Trimmers and Pruners (37-3013.00) | 37-3013 cuts dead / excess branches from trees and shrubs to keep utility lines / roads clear or maintain appearance / health / value. Work may involve climbing, ropes, truck-mounted lifts, and ground work; it is not limited to felling trees or work at height for everyone. | 37-3013 cuts dead / excess branches from trees and shrubs to keep utility lines / roads clear or maintain appearance / health / value. Work may involve climbing, ropes, truck-mounted lifts, and ground work; it is not limited to felling trees or work at height for everyone. | Editorial interest candidate: those willing to learn specialized tree tasks may explore 37-3013. This does not establish suitability; actual tasks may overlap with comprehensive grounds care. |
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| Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation (37-3012.00) | 37-3012 mixes and applies pesticides / herbicides / fungicides / insecticides through sprays, dusts, vapors, or soil incorporation, targeting trees, shrubs, lawns, crops, and more. Specialized training / state and federal certification is generally involved; verify applicability by jurisdiction. Fertilizer is not a required element of this definition. | 37-3012 mixes and applies pesticides / herbicides / fungicides / insecticides through sprays, dusts, vapors, or soil incorporation, targeting trees, shrubs, lawns, crops, and more. Specialized training / state and federal certification is generally involved; verify applicability by jurisdiction. Fertilizer is not a required element of this definition. | Editorial interest candidate: explore specialized pesticide work without treating a directory title as a qualification. Actual mixing / application requires applicable authorization and label information. |
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| Highway Maintenance Workers (47-4051.00) | 47-4051 maintains highways, urban and rural roads, airport runways / rights-of-way; repairs pavement / guardrails / signs / snow fences; and may mow roadsides, clear brush, or remove snow. Landscaping and road tasks may overlap; traffic control depends on actual job training. | 47-4051 maintains highways, urban and rural roads, airport runways / rights-of-way; repairs pavement / guardrails / signs / snow fences; and may mow roadsides, clear brush, or remove snow. Landscaping and road tasks may overlap; traffic control depends on actual job training. | Better suited to people willing to perform road and roadside maintenance and traffic diversion; this occupation focuses more on greenery and grounds feature maintenance. |
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| Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092.00) | 45-2092 manually plants, cultivates, and harvests vegetables, fruits, nuts, horticultural products, and field crops. Tasks may include applying fertilizers and pesticides / transplanting, weeding, and pruning / harvesting and packing, irrigation, and facility maintenance. Work may overlap with grounds care and is not limited to edible crops or nursery stock. | 45-2092 manually plants, cultivates, and harvests vegetables, fruits, nuts, horticultural products, and field crops. Tasks may include applying fertilizers and pesticides / transplanting, weeding, and pruning / harvesting and packing, irrigation, and facility maintenance. Work may overlap with grounds care and is not limited to edible crops or nursery stock. | Better suited to people willing to produce crops and nursery stock; this occupation focuses more on caring for ornamental greenery on property grounds. |
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| First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers (37-1012.00) | 37-1012 directly supervises and coordinates landscaping / groundskeeping worker activities. Tasks may include checking contracts for service, equipment, and staffing requirements; answering client questions about methods, materials, and prices; and estimating labor, material, and equipment costs. Supervisors may also perform hands-on care; this is not automatic promotion from this occupation. | 37-1012 directly supervises and coordinates landscaping / groundskeeping worker activities. Tasks may include checking contracts for service, equipment, and staffing requirements; answering client questions about methods, materials, and prices; and estimating labor, material, and equipment costs. Supervisors may also perform hands-on care; this is not automatic promotion from this occupation. | Better suited to people willing to take responsibility for crew management and quality and safety supervision; this occupation focuses more on personally carrying out maintenance work. |
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Distinguish by primary objects and outputs: 37-3011 landscapes and maintains property grounds; 37-3013 prunes trees; 37-3012 specializes in pesticide handling and application; 47-4051 maintains road facilities; 45-2092 covers crop / nursery / greenhouse production; 37-1012 directly supervises and coordinates. Tasks may overlap; specific authority depends on the real position, without a uniform authorization hierarchy based on occupation codes.
Transition | This page places neighboring occupations side by side by primary objects, outputs, and actual duties to help you consider which kind of landscaping care, tree pruning, plant protection, highway maintenance, agricultural production, or crew management you want to pursue over the long term. In any direction, readiness for work depends on that field's objects, equipment, protection, and qualification requirements; the ability to write clear maintenance, inspection, and equipment records; and willingness to take responsibility for site safety and environmental protection. Interest questionnaires only help raise questions.
FermatMind AI Impact Score estimation method v1
FermatMind / 费马测试 · 2026-10-18
Editorial ratings use the existing occupational responsibilities and AI task analysis on this page. They are not adoption rates, measured effects, job-disappearance or personal-unemployment probabilities, or official scores from Stanford or another external institution. No measured time weights or future robot deployment are assumed.
Fictional text / spreadsheet assistance can be tested. On-site equipment execution requires actual testing and approved procedures; neither serves as adoption evidence for the other.
Actual adoption requires checking effectiveness / costs / site equipment / authority; no exact adoption rate has been obtained.
Insufficient evidence: no exact generative AI exposure level, automated equipment adoption / substitution rate, or causal wage data have been obtained for 37-3011.00; no occupational replacement conclusion is issued. Assess equipment automation and generative tools separately. Editorial support candidates are listed below; effectiveness, costs, and actual authority require testing. O*NET automation responses of 51% slightly / 42% not at all automated are respondent choices, not AI adoption rates. ILO2025 is an ISCO task index; an exact SOC mapping for this page has not been established, without claiming that the study excludes this occupation. Current BLS projections for the exact occupation 37-3011 for 2025—2035 show employment of 1,188.6→1,244.2 thousand, growth of 4.7%, a net increase of 55.6 thousand, and 149.5 thousand average annual openings from growth and replacement; the figures are rounded separately. EP includes self-employment (20.2% in 2025), unlike OEWS wage estimates; projections are not actual vacancies or individual outcomes. In this round, O*NET already shows 2025 employment of 1,188,600, a 2025—2035 growth band of 5%—6%, and 149,500 average annual openings. The growth band and the direct BLS value of 4.7% are different presentations; do not replace the exact value with the band or mix it with the OOH combined category 37-3000.
| Work Direction | Task | Current Changes | Human Control Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mow or edge lawns using power mowers or edgers and maintain established lawns | Lawns and Pruning | Editorial support candidates: organize tasks / inputs or draft records; actual effectiveness requires testing. Do not claim adoption has occurred or replace on-site confirmation. | Individuals are responsible for mowing and edging quality according to plans and seasons |
| Prune and shape using pruning shears or chain saws, trim flowers, and clean flower beds | Trees, Shrubs, and Flowers | Editorial support candidates: organize tasks / inputs or draft records; actual effectiveness requires testing. Do not claim adoption has occurred or replace on-site confirmation. | Individuals are responsible for pruning, shaping, and safety according to plans and procedures |
| Plant and mulch according to landscape designs, spread topsoil, or cover with straw to stabilize soil | Planting and Landscaping | Editorial support candidates: organize tasks / inputs or draft records; actual effectiveness requires testing. Do not claim adoption has occurred or replace on-site confirmation. | Individuals are responsible for planting and mulching quality according to designs |
| Water using irrigation systems and apply fertilizers, herbicides, and insecticides according to labels | Irrigation, Fertilization, and Pesticide Use | Editorial support candidates: organize tasks / inputs or draft records; actual effectiveness requires testing. Do not claim adoption has occurred or replace on-site confirmation. | Individuals are responsible for watering, pesticides, and fertilizers according to labels and plans |
| Remove litter, leaves, and snow and maintain grounds features | Waste Removal and Facility Maintenance | Editorial support candidates: organize tasks / inputs or draft records; actual effectiveness requires testing. Do not claim adoption has occurred or replace on-site confirmation. | Individuals are responsible for waste removal and facility maintenance according to procedures |
| Operate vehicles and powered equipment and maintain and repair tools and structures | Equipment Operation and Maintenance | Editorial support candidates: organize tasks / inputs or draft records; actual effectiveness requires testing. Do not claim adoption has occurred or replace on-site confirmation. | Individuals are responsible for equipment operation and maintenance according to procedures |
| Inspect plants and grounds, review and maintain records, and hand over according to authorization | Inspection, Records, and Review | Editorial support candidates: organize tasks / inputs or draft records; actual effectiveness requires testing. Do not claim adoption has occurred or replace on-site confirmation. | Individuals ensure record authenticity and complete handovers within authorization |
The evidence table separately lists occupational descriptions, wages, projections, hot software mentions, and general AI governance; these sources' subjects are not interchangeable.
All items below are editorial support candidates and human verification responsibilities, not claims of equipment replacement already occurring or exact capability rankings.
What AI Mainly ChangesEditorial support candidates: organize fictional inputs, classify / recalculate, and draft records, with effectiveness to be checked. Do not generate actual site measurements or real work authorization.
Still a Human ResponsibilityPlans, landscape judgment, pruning and shaping, plant health, pest and disease identification, and pesticide decisions
What AI Mainly ChangesEditorial support candidates: organize fictional inputs, classify / recalculate, and draft records, with effectiveness to be checked. Do not generate actual site measurements or real work authorization.
Still a Human ResponsibilityOn-site plant and environmental judgment, abnormality response, and public and facility safety
What AI Mainly ChangesEditorial support candidates: organize fictional inputs, classify / recalculate, and draft records, with effectiveness to be checked. Do not generate actual site measurements or real work authorization.
Still a Human ResponsibilityPlan, pesticide, and fertilizer changes; external disclosure; and safety and environmental responsibility
Verify purpose, tool boundaries, actual checks, version records, and work authorization against actual systems. The following are editorial verification steps.
First check specific needs, inputs, and duties; leave insufficient information pending verification.
Test tools only on authorized fictional or nonsensitive materials; actual work requires separate verification of corresponding training / procedures.
Recalculate each item against original cards / actual evidence; tools cannot generate site facts.
Retain original values, revised values, evidence, and actual author and time; do not fabricate approval / punctuality or measurements.
Site tasks, changes, and disclosure follow specific job authority; do not infer uniform rules from occupation codes.
Unverified tool outputs may be mistaken for evidence about real plants or sites. This page has not obtained incidence or loss statistics for this failure.
Control Method:Actual pesticide / maintenance conclusions require checking approved plans, labels, and site information. Refer insufficient information to the responsible position; do not use employment projections or tool outputs as site safety evidence.
Handle identifiable personal information under PIPL. Commercial grounds information also requires checking contractual confidentiality; not all site identifiers are personal information.
Control Method:Limit purpose / access / retention; do not send externally without authorization. PIPL does not replace all commercial confidentiality obligations.
Unvalidated plant / site conclusions may cause damage or risk; do not present them as measurements or diagnosis.
Control Method:Check plants / grounds and abnormalities according to actual duties and approved procedures. Report and transfer cases with insufficient information; do not apply a generic pesticide plan.
Authentic records may be corrected traceably; fabrication or untraceable rewriting is prohibited.
Control Method:Retain original value / revised value / reason / actual author and time; leave blank approvals pending verification.
Responsibility cannot be determined when plant loss, safety, or environmental disputes arise
Control Method:Before adopting equipment or tools, clarify and record plan development, pesticide application and pruning, review and approval paths, and responsible persons
Use tools for reversible support tasks: organizing maintenance plans and plant information; entering inspection and task data and drafting ledgers and reports; organizing tool and supply inventories. Pruning, irrigation, pesticide use, and equipment operation follow plans, supervised instruction, and authorization.
Use digital tools for task, inspection, pesticide, and fertilizer records, abnormality classification, and work order searches. Individuals remain responsible for pruning, irrigation, pesticide application, equipment operation, and safety judgments according to plans and labels.
Use tools to consolidate multisite data, organize trends in maintenance quality, survival rates, and costs, and compile process knowledge bases and training materials. Individuals and plant protection and safety personnel confirm complex and controlled matters (plant health and pest or disease determinations, pesticide and fertilizer plans, and grounds structure and safety assessments).
Use tools for hours, output, equipment utilization, and cost statistics, reporting, documentation, and knowledge management. Plan changes and conclusions disclosed externally require human approval and a traceable record.
Insufficient evidence: no exact generative AI exposure level, automated equipment adoption / substitution rate, or causal wage data have been obtained for 37-3011.00; no occupational replacement conclusion is issued. Assess equipment automation and generative tools separately. Editorial support candidates are listed below; effectiveness, costs, and actual authority require testing. O*NET automation responses of 51% slightly / 42% not at all automated are respondent choices, not AI adoption rates. ILO2025 is an ISCO task index; an exact SOC mapping for this page has not been established, without claiming that the study excludes this occupation.
Source:O*NET Tasks / Context and ILO2025 Research BoundariesOriginal Material ↗
O*NET's detailed software list has 6 categories, including IBM Notes, Office, Windows, Excel, Facebook, and Word. Its hot technologies page lists 5, excluding IBM Notes. U.S. Lightcast job postings in 2025 mention Office1%, Excel / Word each below 1%, with no values provided for Facebook / Windows. Mentions are not adoption rates, uniform entry requirements, or proof that programming is unnecessary, nor do they prove that digitalization is used only for records. Check actual position skills against specific notices; do not infer that everyone needs / does not need code.
Source:O*NET Hot Software Mentions; See the Occupational Profile for Detailed SoftwareOriginal Material ↗
No exact task automation ranking has been obtained. Editorial candidates cover only fictional data entry / classification / recalculation; effectiveness requires testing.
Source:O*NET specific tasks, not actual replacement ratesOriginal Material ↗
Current BLS projections for the exact occupation 37-3011 for 2025—2035 show employment of 1,188.6→1,244.2 thousand, growth of 4.7%, a net increase of 55.6 thousand, and 149.5 thousand average annual openings from growth and replacement; the figures are rounded separately. EP includes self-employment (20.2% in 2025), unlike OEWS wage estimates; projections are not actual vacancies or individual outcomes. In this round, O*NET already shows 2025 employment of 1,188,600, a 2025—2035 growth band of 5%—6%, and 149,500 average annual openings. The growth band and the direct BLS value of 4.7% are different presentations; do not replace the exact value with the band or mix it with the OOH combined category 37-3000.
Source:BLS2025—2035 Exact Occupational ProjectionsOriginal Material ↗
Check tool outputs against real plants / weather / grounds conditions; do not treat a report as diagnosis or pesticide authorization.
Source:O*NET Actual Tasks and Job Approval RequirementsOriginal Material ↗
Editorial preparation directions: organize inputs / real observations / records / abnormality communication. No ranking of irreplaceable capabilities has been verified.
Source:O*NET tasks / context, not capability rankingsOriginal Material ↗
Insufficient evidence: NBS2025 aggregate wages by industry and five job categories in urban units have been read, but an exact mapping between 37-3011.00 and China's classification, national occupational wage percentiles, or employment totals has not been obtained. Specific announcements at the former human resources and social security entry point have not been read; it serves only as a search lead. Industry averages, recruitment quotations, and U.S. figures are not used as substitutes; this does not claim that no national data exist. Verified U.S. scope: current BLS projections for the exact occupation 37-3011 for 2025—2035 show employment of 1,188.6→1,244.2 thousand, growth of 4.7%, a net increase of 55.6 thousand, and 149.5 thousand average annual openings from growth and replacement; the figures are rounded separately. EP includes self-employment (20.2% in 2025), unlike OEWS wage estimates; projections are not actual vacancies or individual outcomes. In this round, O*NET already shows 2025 employment of 1,188,600, a 2025—2035 growth band of 5%—6%, and 149,500 average annual openings. The growth band and the direct BLS value of 4.7% are different presentations; do not replace the exact value with the band or mix it with the OOH combined category 37-3000.
Source:BLS2025—2035 Exact Occupational Projections and NBS Chinese Statistical BoundariesOriginal Material ↗
Insufficient evidence: no exact generative AI exposure level, automated equipment adoption / substitution rate, or causal wage data have been obtained for 37-3011.00; no occupational replacement conclusion is issued. Assess equipment automation and generative tools separately. Editorial support candidates are listed below; effectiveness, costs, and actual authority require testing. O*NET automation responses of 51% slightly / 42% not at all automated are respondent choices, not AI adoption rates. ILO2025 is an ISCO task index; an exact SOC mapping for this page has not been established, without claiming that the study excludes this occupation. O*NET's detailed software list has 6 categories, including IBM Notes, Office, Windows, Excel, Facebook, and Word. Its hot technologies page lists 5, excluding IBM Notes. U.S. Lightcast job postings in 2025 mention Office1%, Excel / Word each below 1%, with no values provided for Facebook / Windows. Mentions are not adoption rates, uniform entry requirements, or proof that programming is unnecessary, nor do they prove that digitalization is used only for records.
Insufficient evidence: NBS2025 aggregate wages by industry and five job categories in urban units have been read, but an exact mapping between 37-3011.00 and China's classification, national occupational wage percentiles, or employment totals has not been obtained. Specific announcements at the former human resources and social security entry point have not been read; it serves only as a search lead. Industry averages, recruitment quotations, and U.S. figures are not used as substitutes; this does not claim that no national data exist.
Insufficient evidence: NBS2025 aggregate wages by industry and five job categories in urban units have been read, but an exact mapping between 37-3011.00 and China's classification, national occupational wage percentiles, or employment totals has not been obtained. Specific announcements at the former human resources and social security entry point have not been read; it serves only as a search lead. Industry averages, recruitment quotations, and U.S. figures are not used as substitutes; this does not claim that no national data exist.
Insufficient evidence: NBS2025 aggregate wages by industry and five job categories in urban units have been read, but an exact mapping between 37-3011.00 and China's classification, national occupational wage percentiles, or employment totals has not been obtained. Specific announcements at the former human resources and social security entry point have not been read; it serves only as a search lead. Industry averages, recruitment quotations, and U.S. figures are not used as substitutes; this does not claim that no national data exist.
Insufficient evidence: NBS2025 aggregate wages by industry and five job categories in urban units have been read, but an exact mapping between 37-3011.00 and China's classification, national occupational wage percentiles, or employment totals has not been obtained. Specific announcements at the former human resources and social security entry point have not been read; it serves only as a search lead. Industry averages, recruitment quotations, and U.S. figures are not used as substitutes; this does not claim that no national data exist. The verified single U.S. vacancy notice is in the entry section and does not fill the exact Chinese data gap.
| Educational Background | Common Job Directions | Notes and Verification Suggestions |
|---|---|---|
| Education and Training in Landscaping, Horticulture, Agriculture, or Related Fields | Editorial exploration candidate: first investigate actual maintenance / task-record positions. Check skills, education, experience, and authority against real notices. Education-linked positions or wages have not been verified; do not assign grades automatically by education. | Editorial job verification directions: education does not predict grade or wages. Typical U.S. entry requires no formal credential; verify specific positions separately. Chinese education-to-position statistics have not been obtained. U.S. O*NET lists three education categories for new hires: less than high school, high school diploma or equivalent, and postsecondary certificate, without percentages. These are not the education distribution of incumbent workers. Job Zone1—2 / SVP below 6 is a general preparation description, not a high school requirement for everyone or a uniform duration. The exact BLS2025 row lists typical entry with no formal educational credential, no related experience, and short-term on-the-job training. Verify individual employers separately. |
| Skills in Pruning, Planting, Irrigation, Equipment Operation and Maintenance, and Pesticide Application | Editorial exploration candidate: first investigate actual maintenance / task-record positions. Check skills, education, experience, and authority against real notices. Education-linked positions or wages have not been verified; do not assign grades automatically by education. | Editorial job verification directions: education does not predict grade or wages. Typical U.S. entry requires no formal credential; verify specific positions separately. Chinese education-to-position statistics have not been obtained. U.S. O*NET lists three education categories for new hires: less than high school, high school diploma or equivalent, and postsecondary certificate, without percentages. These are not the education distribution of incumbent workers. Job Zone1—2 / SVP below 6 is a general preparation description, not a high school requirement for everyone or a uniform duration. The exact BLS2025 row lists typical entry with no formal educational credential, no related experience, and short-term on-the-job training. Verify individual employers separately. |
| Training in Work Safety, Occupational Health, Machinery, Electrical Work, Heights, and Pesticide Protection | Editorial exploration candidate: first investigate actual maintenance / task-record positions. Check skills, education, experience, and authority against real notices. Education-linked positions or wages have not been verified; do not assign grades automatically by education. | Editorial job verification directions: education does not predict grade or wages. Typical U.S. entry requires no formal credential; verify specific positions separately. Chinese education-to-position statistics have not been obtained. U.S. O*NET lists three education categories for new hires: less than high school, high school diploma or equivalent, and postsecondary certificate, without percentages. These are not the education distribution of incumbent workers. Job Zone1—2 / SVP below 6 is a general preparation description, not a high school requirement for everyone or a uniform duration. The exact BLS2025 row lists typical entry with no formal educational credential, no related experience, and short-term on-the-job training. Verify individual employers separately. |
| Industry Qualifications or Skill Levels (Where Applicable) | Editorial exploration candidate: first investigate actual maintenance / task-record positions. Check skills, education, experience, and authority against real notices. Education-linked positions or wages have not been verified; do not assign grades automatically by education. | Editorial job verification directions: education does not predict grade or wages. Typical U.S. entry requires no formal credential; verify specific positions separately. Chinese education-to-position statistics have not been obtained. U.S. O*NET lists three education categories for new hires: less than high school, high school diploma or equivalent, and postsecondary certificate, without percentages. These are not the education distribution of incumbent workers. Job Zone1—2 / SVP below 6 is a general preparation description, not a high school requirement for everyone or a uniform duration. The exact BLS2025 row lists typical entry with no formal educational credential, no related experience, and short-term on-the-job training. Verify individual employers separately. |
Insufficient evidence: no recruitment sample scope for this exact Chinese occupation has been obtained. The UT Dallas notice read is only a single U.S. notice and cannot substitute for Chinese data.
Insufficient evidence: NBS2025 aggregate wages by industry and five job categories in urban units have been read, but an exact mapping between 37-3011.00 and China's classification, national occupational wage percentiles, or employment totals has not been obtained. Specific announcements at the former human resources and social security entry point have not been read; it serves only as a search lead. Industry averages, recruitment quotations, and U.S. figures are not used as substitutes; this does not claim that no national data exist.
Insufficient evidence: NBS2025 aggregate wages by industry and five job categories in urban units have been read, but an exact mapping between 37-3011.00 and China's classification, national occupational wage percentiles, or employment totals has not been obtained. Specific announcements at the former human resources and social security entry point have not been read; it serves only as a search lead. Industry averages, recruitment quotations, and U.S. figures are not used as substitutes; this does not claim that no national data exist.
Insufficient evidence: NBS2025 aggregate wages by industry and five job categories in urban units have been read, but an exact mapping between 37-3011.00 and China's classification, national occupational wage percentiles, or employment totals has not been obtained. Specific announcements at the former human resources and social security entry point have not been read; it serves only as a search lead. Industry averages, recruitment quotations, and U.S. figures are not used as substitutes; this does not claim that no national data exist.
Insufficient evidence: no exact generative AI exposure level, automated equipment adoption / substitution rate, or causal wage data have been obtained for 37-3011.00; no occupational replacement conclusion is issued. Assess equipment automation and generative tools separately. Editorial support candidates are listed below; effectiveness, costs, and actual authority require testing. O*NET automation responses of 51% slightly / 42% not at all automated are respondent choices, not AI adoption rates. ILO2025 is an ISCO task index; an exact SOC mapping for this page has not been established, without claiming that the study excludes this occupation.
| Official Annual Wages, Not Personal Monthly Income |
| The 10th-percentile national U.S. wage threshold for exact occupation 37-3011 in 2025 is not the group's average wage, entry pay, or job grade. Percentiles cannot establish income effects of experience, contract type, or certification. |
| Median (50%) | Median annual wage USD 39,150 / median hourly wage USD 18.82 (2025, BLS OEWS, this occupation's own scope: 37-3011.00) | Official Annual Wages, Not Individual Take-Home Pay | The 50th-percentile national U.S. wage midpoint for exact occupation 37-3011 in 2025 is not the group's average wage, entry pay, or job grade. Percentiles cannot establish income effects of experience, contract type, or certification. |
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| Highest 10% | 90th-percentile annual wage USD 56,730 / hourly wage USD 27.28 (2025, BLS OEWS, this occupation's own scope: 37-3011.00) | Official Annual Wages, Not Individual Take-Home Pay | The 90th-percentile national U.S. wage threshold for exact occupation 37-3011 in 2025 is not the group's average wage, entry pay, or job grade. Percentiles cannot establish income effects of experience, contract type, or certification. |
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Wages · Median：Median annual wage USD 39,150 / median hourly wage USD 18.82 (2025, BLS OEWS, this occupation's own scope: 37-3011.00)；Scope | National U.S. median for this occupation (37-3011.00, Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers), 2025 BLS OEWS as presented by O*NET on the 37-3011.00 page. Boundaries | O*NET's 37-3011.00 page does not label these data as coming from a higher or parent occupation. This page presents them under this occupation's own scope, without substituting neighboring occupation figures. The median is the distribution midpoint, not starting pay. OEWS includes production bonuses and commissions but excludes nonproduction bonuses, overtime premiums, shift differentials, benefits, and self-employment.
Wages · 10th Percentile：10th-percentile annual wage USD 31,150 / hourly wage USD 14.98 (2025, BLS OEWS, this occupation's own scope: 37-3011.00)；Scope | The 10th-percentile threshold of national U.S. wages for exact occupation 37-3011 in 2025. Boundaries | It does not equal entry level, proficiency, pesticide application qualifications, or job grade. Wage breakdowns by experience and duties and causal data for individual factors have not been obtained.
Wages · 25th Percentile：25th-percentile annual wage USD 36,190 / hourly wage USD 17.40 (2025, BLS OEWS, this occupation's own scope: 37-3011.00)；Scope | The 25th-percentile threshold of national U.S. wages for exact occupation 37-3011 in 2025. Boundaries | It does not equal entry level, proficiency, pesticide application qualifications, or job grade. Wage breakdowns by experience and duties and causal data for individual factors have not been obtained.
Wages · 75th Percentile：75th-percentile annual wage USD 46,830 / hourly wage USD 22.52 (2025, BLS OEWS, this occupation's own scope: 37-3011.00)；Scope | The 75th-percentile threshold of national U.S. wages for exact occupation 37-3011 in 2025. Boundaries | It does not equal entry level, proficiency, pesticide application qualifications, or job grade. Wage breakdowns by experience and duties and causal data for individual factors have not been obtained.
Wages · 90th Percentile：90th-percentile annual wage USD 56,730 / hourly wage USD 27.28 (2025, BLS OEWS, this occupation's own scope: 37-3011.00)；Scope | The 90th-percentile threshold of national U.S. wages for exact occupation 37-3011 in 2025. Boundaries | It does not equal entry level, proficiency, pesticide application qualifications, or job grade. Wage breakdowns by experience and duties and causal data for individual factors have not been obtained.
The median is the distribution midpoint, not starting pay. In this round, California's 2025 annual wages at the 10 / 25 / 50 / 75 / 90 percentiles are USD 36,780 / 38,420 / 45,560 / 50,490 / 61,200. A state distribution does not represent individual wages, Chinese wages, or a causal explanation of regional differences. Original source https://www.onetonline.org/link/localwages/37-3011.00?st=CA.
Do not simply multiply hourly wages by 2080 to estimate personal annual income; actual hours, seasons, contracts, bonuses, and overtime arrangements require checking. OEWS annual and hourly wages are official statistical presentations; benefits, self-employment, and some additional compensation fall outside its wage scope.
For the exact U.S. occupation 37-3011 in 2025, national annual wages at the 10 / 25 / 50 / 75 / 90 percentiles are USD 31,150 / 36,190 / 39,150 / 46,830 / 56,730, and hourly wages are USD 14.98 / 17.40 / 18.82 / 22.52 / 27.28. Percentiles are not starting salaries, job levels, or individual take-home pay. OEWS includes production bonuses and commissions but excludes nonproduction bonuses, overtime premiums, shift differentials, benefits, and self-employment.
Check region, working hours, contract duration, and actual offers; uniform effect sizes or rankings have not been verified.
| Industry | Median Wage for This Occupation Within the Industry | How to Interpret It |
|---|---|---|
| Administrative and Support Services | Insufficient evidence: the 2025 median wage for exact occupation 37-3011 in this industry has not been obtained; national figures or OOH combined occupational industry figures are not substituted. Employer weights and rankings for the corresponding industry have also not been obtained. | Original industry directions are editorial search candidates only. Exact industry wages / employer weights have not been obtained and cannot support rankings. |
| Landscaping / Landscape / Lawn Service | Insufficient evidence: the 2025 median wage for exact occupation 37-3011 in this industry has not been obtained; national figures or OOH combined occupational industry figures are not substituted. Employer weights and rankings for the corresponding industry have also not been obtained. | Original industry directions are editorial search candidates only. Exact industry wages / employer weights have not been obtained and cannot support rankings. |
| Property / Municipal / Facility Management | Insufficient evidence: the 2025 median wage for exact occupation 37-3011 in this industry has not been obtained; national figures or OOH combined occupational industry figures are not substituted. Employer weights and rankings for the corresponding industry have also not been obtained. | Original industry directions are editorial search candidates only. Exact industry wages / employer weights have not been obtained and cannot support rankings. |
| Golf / Sports Turf Operations | Insufficient evidence: the 2025 median wage for exact occupation 37-3011 in this industry has not been obtained; national figures or OOH combined occupational industry figures are not substituted. Employer weights and rankings for the corresponding industry have also not been obtained. | Original industry directions are editorial search candidates only. Exact industry wages / employer weights have not been obtained and cannot support rankings. |
Editorial check: look up occupational wages with a matching scope in the target region and actual seasonal and working-hour arrangements. The magnitude or causal ranking of these factors' effects on this occupation has not been obtained.
Editorial check: compare full-time, seasonal, and outsourced contracts and actual qualification requirements. Wage percentiles cannot establish income effects of credentials, experience, or employment arrangements.
Editorial check: ask actual employers about equipment, human-machine task allocation, and offered pay. Adoption rates and specialized causal data on adoption's effects on duties and wages have not been obtained.
Current BLS projections for the exact occupation 37-3011 for 2025—2035 show employment of 1,188.6→1,244.2 thousand, growth of 4.7%, a net increase of 55.6 thousand, and 149.5 thousand average annual openings from growth and replacement； the figures are rounded separately. EP includes self-employment (20.2% in 2025), unlike OEWS wage estimates； projections are not actual vacancies or individual outcomes. In this round, O*NET already shows 2025 employment of 1,188,600, a 2025—2035 growth band of 5%—6%, and 149,500 average annual openings. The growth band and the direct BLS value of 4.7% are different presentations；do not replace the exact value with the band or mix it with the OOH combined category 37-3000. Current BLS direct projections；comparison basis for older O*NET projections
Current BLS projections for the exact occupation 37-3011 for 2025—2035 show employment of 1,188.6→1,244.2 thousand, growth of 4.7%, a net increase of 55.6 thousand, and 149.5 thousand average annual openings from growth and replacement； the figures are rounded separately. EP includes self-employment (20.2% in 2025), unlike OEWS wage estimates； projections are not actual vacancies or individual outcomes. In this round, O*NET already shows 2025 employment of 1,188,600, a 2025—2035 growth band of 5%—6%, and 149,500 average annual openings. The growth band and the direct BLS value of 4.7% are different presentations；do not replace the exact value with the band or mix it with the OOH combined category 37-3000. Current BLS direct projections；comparison basis for older O*NET projections
Current BLS projections for the exact occupation 37-3011 for 2025—2035 show employment of 1,188.6→1,244.2 thousand, growth of 4.7%, a net increase of 55.6 thousand, and 149.5 thousand average annual openings from growth and replacement； the figures are rounded separately. EP includes self-employment (20.2% in 2025), unlike OEWS wage estimates； projections are not actual vacancies or individual outcomes. In this round, O*NET already shows 2025 employment of 1,188,600, a 2025—2035 growth band of 5%—6%, and 149,500 average annual openings. The growth band and the direct BLS value of 4.7% are different presentations；do not replace the exact value with the band or mix it with the OOH combined category 37-3000. Current BLS direct projections；comparison basis for older O*NET projections
Which Holland Interests Are Closer to Landscaping and Groundskeeping?
Holland (RIASEC) | Explore your relative Realistic and Conventional preferences. This occupation's O*NET interest code is RC (Realistic—Conventional): willingness to work outdoors with hands and tools on plants and grounds and perform physical labor (Realistic), and to follow plans, seasons, procedures, and records (Conventional). This aligns with the occupation's main work activities: controlling machines and processes (71), performing general physical activities (55), communicating with supervisors, peers, or subordinates (52), and operating vehicles, mechanized devices, or equipment (51). The questionnaire only raises questions; it does not determine suitability or readiness for employment.
Do Not Use It This Way:If prolonged outdoor work in varied weather, physical labor, and seasonal fluctuations are difficult for you, or you struggle to accept safety and environmental responsibility for machinery, pesticide, and fertilizer work, high interest questionnaire scores cannot remove these practical costs. Confirm the organization's work safety, occupational health, machinery, electrical, height, pesticide protection, and medical examination requirements.
Assess My Holland Career InterestsWhich Big Five Traits Relate More to This Work?
Editorial self-question: Am I willing to check plans / actual records item by item and communicate abnormalities? Causal links between personality levels and occupational fit have not been verified; assessment scores do not establish competence.
Do Not Use It This Way:Do not use a personality test's suggestion of unsuitability as grounds to give up or avoid entering the field. Use internships, job shadowing, simulated maintenance and inspection tasks, mentor feedback, and assessment results instead.
View My Big Five Personality TraitsCan MBTI Determine Whether I Am Suited to Landscaping and Groundskeeping?
MBTI | Typology supports reflection on communication and work preferences. This occupation requires collaboration with supervisors, colleagues, and clients on grounds and within crews (48% report daily face-to-face discussions; 38% rate working with others or contributing to a team as very important). Preferences do not determine competence.
Do Not Use It This Way:Use types only as a reference for communication style, not to infer whether you or others can perform grounds care, inspection, and protective work well.
Understand My MBTI PreferencesCan the Enneagram Indicate Whether I Am Suited to This Occupation?
Editorial self-question: When plants show abnormalities, facilities are damaged, or weather changes, can I check plans and actual duties and report? Relative validity of Enneagram labels and task observations has not been obtained; no judgment is made about which matters more.
Do Not Use It This Way:Do not explain plant losses or safety incidents through type labels; check whether plans, seasonal considerations, equipment, and protection were adequate.
Explore My Enneagram PatternsCan I Be a Groundskeeper If I Am Weak at Mathematics?
Editorial self-question: Can I read plans, check quantities and grounds records, identify contradictions, and arrange tasks? Validity of this site's IQ scores for occupational performance or comparisons with practical ability has not been obtained; no score threshold is set.
Do Not Use It This Way:Scores do not establish whether you can learn grounds care and inspection. Test this through internships, job shadowing, simulated maintenance tasks, and mentor feedback.
Understand My Intelligence and Reasoning PerformanceDo Groundskeepers Need High Emotional Intelligence?
Editorial self-question: How do I communicate and report abnormalities when weather, hours, or client requirements change? Specific predictive evidence linking this site's emotional intelligence scores to maintenance quality or safety has not been obtained.
Do Not Use It This Way:Do not limit yourself by scores. Observe communication and reporting during supervised training. Training effects for this occupation have not been verified; work or practice is not guaranteed to improve them.
Understand My Emotional Intelligence AbilitiesCloser Match:Independently complete comprehensive maintenance, inspections, and records within plans, maintenance standards, and authorization
Note:Editorial comparison: explore actual tasks, equipment, training, and conditions in the target direction; do not permanently exclude a direction based on a single preference.
View Related Occupations:This Occupation: Landscaping and Groundskeeping DirectionCloser Match:Observe preparation for tree pruning, ground support, or tasks at height according to the target position; verify height and rope requirements against actual tasks.
Note:Editorial comparison: explore actual tasks, equipment, training, and conditions in the target direction; do not permanently exclude a direction based on a single preference.
View Related Occupations:Tree Trimmer and Pruner DirectionCloser Match:Ability to monitor pests and diseases, mix and apply pesticides, and assess effectiveness
Note:Editorial comparison: explore actual tasks, equipment, training, and conditions in the target direction; do not permanently exclude a direction based on a single preference.
View Related Occupations:Vegetation Pesticide Applicator DirectionCloser Match:Ability to maintain roads and roadsides, divert traffic, and establish safety arrangements
Note:Editorial comparison: explore actual tasks, equipment, training, and conditions in the target direction; do not permanently exclude a direction based on a single preference.
View Related Occupations:Highway Maintenance Worker DirectionCloser Match:Ability in crop, nursery, and greenhouse production and cultivation management
Note:Editorial comparison: explore actual tasks, equipment, training, and conditions in the target direction; do not permanently exclude a direction based on a single preference.
View Related Occupations:Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworker DirectionCloser Match:Ability to organize crews, supervise quality and safety, and communicate with clients
Note:Editorial comparison: explore actual tasks, equipment, training, and conditions in the target direction; do not permanently exclude a direction based on a single preference.
View Related Occupations:First-Line Landscaping Supervisor DirectionWhat personality is better suited to landscaping and groundskeeping? This occupation places greater emphasis on patience and attention to detail, awareness of plants and seasons, following plans and procedures, and stability under outdoor weather and seasonal pressure than on a particular personality type. O*NET's RC interest code (Realistic—Conventional) can serve as an exploration starting point.
Can introverts do this work? Yes. The occupation includes substantial independent ground-level maintenance and inspection, alongside collaboration with supervisors, colleagues, and clients (48% report daily face-to-face discussions).
Introversion and extraversion labels are not exclusion criteria. Observe communication, plan reading, and recordkeeping in actual positions; relative validity of these factors and type labels has not been obtained.
No evidence has been obtained that a particular MBTI type best suits this occupation. Verify training, skills, and safety requirements for the target position without claiming that certain factors have been proven to primarily determine fit.
Which Holland interests suit this occupation? O*NET gives RC: Realistic (working outdoors with hands and tools on plants and grounds and performing physical labor) and Conventional (following plans, seasons, procedures, and records). Use this to explore task preferences, not predict performance.
This site has not obtained specific validity evidence linking personality assessment scores to hiring, practical work, performance, or safety in this occupation; scores are not used to conclude hiring suitability or competence.
Can I do this work if I am weak at mathematics? Basic ability to read and calculate areas, quantities, ratios, usage, and working hours is needed. Quantitative foundations can be developed through training, but complete difficulty with quantities, ratios, and records would create clear limitations.
Does this work require high emotional intelligence? It requires emotional stability, patience, and crew and client collaboration, but no specific assessment score. Peak periods and changing weather and client requirements call for self-regulation, procedural communication, and reporting.
Can the Enneagram determine whether I am suited? No. The Enneagram is a self-exploration tool, not a conclusion about occupational ability or fit. Consider whether you can complete maintenance and inspections under plan, protection, and safety requirements.
First complete the H1 paper task and observe plan reading, quantity recalculation, abnormalities, and version handover in this exercise. Actual practice occurs only with training and authorization. Comparative validity with questionnaires has not been obtained; the work product is not described as better evidence of fit.
Typical Scenario：Scenario | A chain saw or brush cutter is due for inspection or makes unusual noises. The deadline is near, and site personnel are told to continue first and inspect and repair later.
Main Positions：Individual, safety, and equipment personnel; on-site personnel, the public, and property
Possible Consequences：Power tools, chain saws, brush-cutting and pruning equipment, irrigation electricity, heights, and ladders are used contrary to procedures, or protection and interlocks are missing; possible outcomes include cuts, electric shock, falls, equipment damage, and work stoppage
Reduce Risk：Before work, inspect tools, equipment, electricity, ladders, and protection. Follow prescribed operations, positioning, and climbing procedures; stop and report abnormalities immediately. Stop and review immediately upon discovering abnormal tools, electrical conditions, ladders, or protection
Basis：O*NET 37-3011.00 Details (Tasks and Work Context) · China's Work Safety Law
Typical Scenario：Scenario | Pesticides or fertilizers need to be sprayed on grounds used by the public. Wind direction and exclusion conditions are unfavorable, but stakeholders want application first and barriers and notices later.
Main Positions：Individual, plant protection, and safety personnel; workers, the public, and the environment
Possible Consequences：Failure to verify actual pesticides / labels, or improper application, protection, and site conditions, may cause poisoning / environmental risks. Check fertilizer requirements for the specific product separately; do not impose pesticide intervals uniformly.
Reduce Risk：China's Regulations on Pesticide Administration, revised in 2022 (effective May 1): Articles 2 / 3 cover harmful organisms in agriculture, forestry, and other places and the agricultural authorities; the business license in Article 24 is not a pesticide application certificate for every user. Articles 33 / 34 require safe storage, necessary protection during preparation and use, strict compliance with label scope / methods / dosages, and no use of prohibited pesticides. A preharvest interval is only the requirement to stop use before harvesting agricultural products specified on the label; do not impose an interval universally on fertilizers / non-food grounds. Article 35 requires pollution prevention and prohibits discarding pesticide packaging or washing equipment in drinking-water source protection areas, rivers, and similar places. Article 36 requires designated production enterprises and others to keep authentic use records for 2 years; other users are encouraged to record use, and this is not imposed on all groundskeepers. Article 37 encourages users to collect packaging and requires producers and dealers to recover it; Article 38 requires accidents to be reported to local agricultural authorities. Actual operations also require checking registered labels, SDS, and site rules; no pesticide mixing / PPE plan is provided. Editorial control: do not try products with incomplete information; refer labels and environmental conditions to actually authorized personnel for checking.
Basis：O*NET 37-3011.00 Details (Tasks and Work Context) · health
Typical Scenario：Scenario | A lawn shows widespread yellowing or signs of disease. Time is tight, and site personnel are told to continue routine care first and diagnose and address the issue later.
Main Positions：Individual, supervisor, and quality personnel; plants, grounds, and clients
Possible Consequences：Cutting too high or too low; improper irrigation, fertilization, pesticide use, planting, or mulching; or delayed identification and response to pests and diseases may cause plant death, landscape loss, rework, and client complaints
Reduce Risk：Prune, irrigate, fertilize, and use pesticides according to plans, seasons, and plant characteristics. Isolate and label abnormalities and handle and report them under established systems. Retain maintenance, inspection, and pesticide records together with the site batch
Basis：O*NET 37-3011.00 Details (Tasks and Work Context) · health
Typical Scenario：Editorial scenario: personnel without labels / training are asked to decide dosages or handle hazardous trees independently. Do not attempt the work; list missing information and check actual authorization.
Main Positions：Individual, plant protection, and compliance personnel; planning and compliance boundaries
Possible Consequences：Independently deciding on pesticides, fertilizers, tree removal, or plan changes beyond authorization, or independently determining pests, diseases, or environmental compliance conclusions, may create safety, environmental, and legal liabilities
Reduce Risk：Report and transfer matters beyond actual personal training or authority; do not impose a universal specialized qualification on all ordinary plant judgments. Business licensing differs from use requirements. The BLS OOH describes a combined occupation: most U.S. states require licensing for pesticide applicators, while fertilizer requirements vary by state. Check the state authority and actual activity. Professional certification differs from statutory licensing; do not extend the specialized training / state and federal certification for 37-3012 to everyone in 37-3011.
Basis：O*NET 37-3011.00 Details (Tasks and Work Context) · health
Typical Scenario：Scenario | The only experienced worker familiar with a type of grounds, equipment, pesticide application, and pruning is on leave. Untrained personnel are asked to take over critical grounds and specialized work temporarily.
Main Positions：Individual, crew, and equipment personnel; operational continuity and quality consistency
Possible Consequences：Critical skills, equipment, pesticide qualifications, or tools depend on a single source. Leave, peak-season staff shortages, equipment failure, or qualification expiry interrupts work or creates inconsistent quality, potentially causing delays, inconsistent quality, and safety risks
Reduce Risk：Establish backup, handover, and calibration rules for skills, equipment, qualifications, tools, and plans. Make critical work and equipment maintenance experience reproducible and traceable. Report staff, equipment, or qualification shortages under established systems and adjust priorities
Basis：O*NET 37-3011.00 Details (Tasks and Work Context) · China's Work Safety Law
Typical Scenario：Scenario | After planting, hardscape work, or irrigation installation, a contractor or upstream party requests settlement and handover without acceptance, material, and safety records. Site personnel are told to sign first and fill in the documents later.
Main Positions：Individual, contractors, and upstream and downstream parties; quality, delivery, and responsibility
Possible Consequences：Unclear responsibilities and standards with supervisors, contractors, or clients over work scope, maintenance standards, nonconformities, rework, acceptance, and costs, or unchecked grounds handovers, may cause responsibility disputes, rework, cost disputes, and client complaints
Reduce Risk：Clarify and record the basis, responsibilities, and deadlines for work scope, maintenance standards, nonconformity handling, and acceptance. Check consistency between the site and records before handover. Pause, review, and report disputes over standards or responsibility
Basis：O*NET 37-3011.00 Details (Tasks and Work Context) · China's Work Safety Law
Editorial preparation paths are not uniform hiring or promotion processes. Check education / experience conditions, skills training, health surveillance for actual hazards, permits, equipment condition, and work authorization separately. U.S. O*NET lists three education categories for new hires: less than high school, high school diploma or equivalent, and postsecondary certificate, without percentages. These are not the education distribution of incumbent workers. Job Zone1—2 / SVP below 6 is a general preparation description, not a high school requirement for everyone or a uniform duration. The exact BLS2025 row lists typical entry with no formal educational credential, no related experience, and short-term on-the-job training. Verify individual employers separately. Under China's Work Safety Law, training, equipment, approved procedures, and hazard reporting depend on actual duties. Under the Law on Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases, health surveillance depends on actual hazard exposure; everyone does not require the same examination or credential. Article 9 of the Ecological and Environmental Code requires operators to prevent pollution; Article 1242 provides for entry into force on 2026-08-15 and repeal of the former Environmental Protection Law. Check emissions / waste requirements against the activity. PIPL applies to identifiable personal information; verify grounds-related trade secrets against contracts separately. The occupation title does not automatically create a uniform qualification for electrical work / work at height / plant diagnosis. China's Regulations on Pesticide Administration, revised in 2022 (effective May 1): Articles 2 / 3 cover harmful organisms in agriculture, forestry, and other places and the agricultural authorities; the business license in Article 24 is not a pesticide application certificate for every user. Articles 33 / 34 require safe storage, necessary protection during preparation and use, strict compliance with label scope / methods / dosages, and no use of prohibited pesticides. A preharvest interval is only the requirement to stop use before harvesting agricultural products specified on the label; do not impose an interval universally on fertilizers / non-food grounds. Article 35 requires pollution prevention and prohibits discarding pesticide packaging or washing equipment in drinking-water source protection areas, rivers, and similar places. Article 36 requires designated production enterprises and others to keep authentic use records for 2 years; other users are encouraged to record use, and this is not imposed on all groundskeepers. Article 37 encourages users to collect packaging and requires producers and dealers to recover it; Article 38 requires accidents to be reported to local agricultural authorities. Actual operations also require checking registered labels, SDS, and site rules; no pesticide mixing / PPE plan is provided. The BLS OOH describes a combined occupation: most U.S. states require licensing for pesticide applicators, while fertilizer requirements vary by state. Check the state authority and actual activity. Professional certification differs from statutory licensing; do not extend the specialized training / state and federal certification for 37-3012 to everyone in 37-3011.
Editorial preparation paths are not uniform hiring or promotion processes. Check education / experience conditions, skills training, health surveillance for actual hazards, permits, equipment condition, and work authorization separately. U.S. O*NET lists three education categories for new hires: less than high school, high school diploma or equivalent, and postsecondary certificate, without percentages. These are not the education distribution of incumbent workers. Job Zone1—2 / SVP below 6 is a general preparation description, not a high school requirement for everyone or a uniform duration. The exact BLS2025 row lists typical entry with no formal educational credential, no related experience, and short-term on-the-job training. Verify individual employers separately. Under China's Work Safety Law, training, equipment, approved procedures, and hazard reporting depend on actual duties. Under the Law on Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases, health surveillance depends on actual hazard exposure; everyone does not require the same examination or credential. Article 9 of the Ecological and Environmental Code requires operators to prevent pollution; Article 1242 provides for entry into force on 2026-08-15 and repeal of the former Environmental Protection Law. Check emissions / waste requirements against the activity. PIPL applies to identifiable personal information; verify grounds-related trade secrets against contracts separately. The occupation title does not automatically create a uniform qualification for electrical work / work at height / plant diagnosis. China's Regulations on Pesticide Administration, revised in 2022 (effective May 1): Articles 2 / 3 cover harmful organisms in agriculture, forestry, and other places and the agricultural authorities; the business license in Article 24 is not a pesticide application certificate for every user. Articles 33 / 34 require safe storage, necessary protection during preparation and use, strict compliance with label scope / methods / dosages, and no use of prohibited pesticides. A preharvest interval is only the requirement to stop use before harvesting agricultural products specified on the label; do not impose an interval universally on fertilizers / non-food grounds. Article 35 requires pollution prevention and prohibits discarding pesticide packaging or washing equipment in drinking-water source protection areas, rivers, and similar places. Article 36 requires designated production enterprises and others to keep authentic use records for 2 years; other users are encouraged to record use, and this is not imposed on all groundskeepers. Article 37 encourages users to collect packaging and requires producers and dealers to recover it; Article 38 requires accidents to be reported to local agricultural authorities. Actual operations also require checking registered labels, SDS, and site rules; no pesticide mixing / PPE plan is provided. The BLS OOH describes a combined occupation: most U.S. states require licensing for pesticide applicators, while fertilizer requirements vary by state. Check the state authority and actual activity. Professional certification differs from statutory licensing; do not extend the specialized training / state and federal certification for 37-3012 to everyone in 37-3011.
| Career Direction | Starting Tasks | Evidence to Prepare | Work Samples You Can Show Without Experience | Distinction from This Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tree Trimmers and Pruners | Ground-level pruning and waste-removal assistance | Landscaping or forestry training records and nursery or greenery internship records | Entirely paper-based fictional tasks / missing-information lists, without dosages, on-site operations, or safety parameters | Specialized tree pruning may occur at ground level / at height and overlap with comprehensive care; verify specific task permits separately |
| Vegetation Pesticide Applicators | Paper-based label information and record checks; verify training and permits separately for actual pesticide mixing and application | Agricultural or plant protection training records and pesticide application internship records | Entirely paper-based fictional tasks / missing-information lists, without dosages, on-site operations, or safety parameters | Focuses on specialized pesticide application and control; this occupation includes pesticide application as part of comprehensive care |
| Highway Maintenance Workers | Assistance with roadside maintenance and traffic safety facilities | Maintenance or construction training records and work internship records | Entirely paper-based fictional tasks / missing-information lists, without dosages, on-site operations, or safety parameters | Focuses on roads and traffic safety; this occupation focuses on greenery and grounds features |
| Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Farmworkers | Seedling raising, transplanting, and production assistance | Agricultural training records and production internship records | Entirely paper-based fictional tasks / missing-information lists, without dosages, on-site operations, or safety parameters | Focuses on crop and nursery stock production; this occupation maintains property grounds, including plants and other features, extending beyond ornamental greenery. |
| First-Line Landscaping Supervisors | Crew and task arrangement assistance | Landscaping or management training records and crew-leading internship records | Entirely paper-based fictional tasks / missing-information lists, without dosages, on-site operations, or safety parameters | Supervisors emphasize crew arrangements and supervision; this occupation emphasizes hands-on grounds maintenance. Verify specific collaboration and authority separately. |
Independent work and signing inspection records do not depend on education alone, but on whether the corresponding duties fall within organizational plans and authorization.
Education, training, and practical work can indicate preparation. Verify competence through real tasks and assessments; primary causal factors or relative validity have not been obtained.
I1 | Fictional resource card: 4 containers, each 125 L, provide 500 L of available water in total; add no other source. All quantities are exercise givens, not physical observations.
I2 | Fictional instructional rule: calculate paper water demand for both A / B at 5 L/m². Calculate net areas first, then water volumes, and compare with 500 L. This allowance does not represent real plant, soil, weather, or irrigation requirements; do not actually irrigate according to these values or change pesticide dilution concentrations.
I3 | Fictional abnormality card: thunderstorms at 16:00; a hanging broken branch, damaged electrical wire, and public route remain unresolved. Safety conditions and actual authorization are not provided. Write only known / missing information and reporting recipients; do not handle the site, set hazard radii, or judge safe voltages.
I4 | Fictional container card: unlabeled, with no information on contents, registration / label scope, SDS, application plan, protective training, or qualifications. Do not infer pesticides from color or smell, mix, use, discard, or wash. Only list missing information and transfer to the actually responsible position.
I5 | Fictional V1 record: B's radius was mistakenly recorded as 2 m, area 12.56 m², A400L/B62.8L, total 462.8 L, stating sufficient water with 37.2 L left. The correct cards are R1/I2. Deadline 14:00, actual completion 14:25 (25 minutes late), approval field blank. Preserve the original V1 text and make a separate V2 correction with your actual correction time / reason. Do not fabricate punctuality, approval, or resolved risks.
Independently write 80 / 28.26 m² and 500 L; compare with R1/I1 and mark your own completion.
Paper only; do not fabricate measurements for blank fields.
Recalculate with answers hidden and check radius / passage deduction. Others' comments are optional; record them truthfully if present.
The instructional 5 L/m² is not an actual allowance or pesticide mixing ratio.
Attach a handover of about 200 characters stating the 25-minute delay, pending approval, and absence of site operations.
Do not expose real client information or provide on-site response parameters.
Check total 462.8→541.3 and remaining 37.2→shortfall 41.3; retain time 14:25.
Declare tool use truthfully; do not fabricate approval / measurements or describe paper corrections as removal of risks.
| Stage | Points That May Be Checked | Observable Evidence | Boundary Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resume and Initial Screening | Landscaping or agriculture-related training; pruning, planting, irrigation, equipment operation, or pesticide experience; and safety training | Training and internship experience and safety, occupational health, and pesticide application training records | Self-assessment cannot replace training, medical examinations, qualifications, or organizational verification |
| Interview | Understanding of plans, seasons, plants, equipment, protection, and environmental boundaries | Judgment about plant abnormalities, machinery, weather, and matters beyond authority in on-site questions |
Check passage and radius and retain the exercise sources.
Independently recalculate 541.3 L and the 41.3 L shortfall.
Write the responsible recipients; do not handle real wires or hanging branches.
Do not identify pesticides / mix / try / discard them.
Actual completion 14:25 is 25 minutes late; correction time must be truthful.
Recalculate with answers hidden; peer review is optional and not required.
| Qualification or Preparation Item | Applicable People | Role in This Occupation | Universally Required? | Conditions for Obtaining It | Approximate Investment | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education and Training in Landscaping, Horticulture, Agriculture, or Related Fields | Some positions | Provides entry foundations in plants, maintenance, and equipment | U.S. BLS lists no formal credential as typical; verify actual employers separately | U.S. O*NET lists three education categories for new hires: less than high school, high school diploma or equivalent, and postsecondary certificate, without percentages. These are not the education distribution of incumbent workers. Job Zone1—2 / SVP below 6 is a general preparation description, not a high school requirement for everyone or a uniform duration. The exact BLS2025 row lists typical entry with no formal educational credential, no related experience, and short-term on-the-job training. Verify individual employers separately. |
Typical Duties：Editorial path candidate, checked against actual job training / duties / permits, not mandatory for everyone or a uniform promotion route: under supervision, assist with waste removal, handling, watering, simple pruning, workstation preparation, and records; do not independently apply pesticides or determine plant condition or responses.
Promotion Evidence：Waste removal, watering, simple pruning, supporting records, and mentor feedback; ability to restate plan and protection essentials.
Qualification Boundaries：Real skills training / practical evidence for the corresponding position. Typical U.S. education is not a uniform high school threshold; verify China / individual employers separately.
Next Step：Become familiar with key plant, seasonal, plan, equipment, tool, protection, and record standards.
Typical Duties：Editorial path candidate, checked against actual job training / duties / permits, not mandatory for everyone or a uniform promotion route: independently complete pruning, irrigation, fertilization, pesticide use, planting, waste removal, and inspection, with review and records according to standards.
Promotion Evidence：Task, measurement, abnormality, and response records and review comments.
Qualification Boundaries：Job training / real practical evidence; occupational health surveillance follows actual hazard exposure, without identical examinations for every groundskeeper.
Next Step：Build experience across plants, grounds, and seasons; practice pruning and shaping, irrigation, fertilization, pesticide use, and abnormality judgment methods.
Typical Duties：Editorial path candidate, checked against actual job training / duties / permits, not mandatory for everyone or a uniform promotion route: undertake pest and disease identification, pesticide and fertilizer use, irrigation, equipment management, inspection, and mentoring.
Promotion Evidence：Pesticide, irrigation, equipment management, inspection, mentoring, and quality records.
Qualification Boundaries：Corresponding job authorization and pesticide qualifications; mentoring records.
Next Step：Learn pest and disease identification, pesticide mixing and safe application, irrigation and equipment management, and quality control methods.
Typical Duties：Editorial path candidate, checked against actual job training / duties / permits, not mandatory for everyone or a uniform promotion route: coordinate plans, tasks, quality, environment, training, abnormality handling, and countersigning; handle complex and disputed matters and guide newcomers.
Promotion Evidence：Coordination conclusions; plan, quality, environmental, and training documents.
Qualification Boundaries：Corresponding management appointment or organizational authorization.
Next Step：Improve management mechanisms for plans, tasks, quality, environment, training, and abnormality handling.
Typical Duties：Editorial path candidate, checked against actual job training / duties / permits, not mandatory for everyone or a uniform promotion route: under supervision, assist with inspection, cleaning, upkeep, and records for equipment, tools, irrigation, and pesticide application equipment; do not independently repair, commission, or apply pesticides.
Promotion Evidence：Equipment inspection, upkeep, supporting records, and review comments.
Qualification Boundaries：Mechanical or landscaping training records; safety, electrical, and pesticide application training.
Next Step：Become familiar with key standards for equipment, tools, irrigation, electricity, pesticide application equipment, protection, and records.
Typical Duties：Editorial path candidate, checked against actual job training / duties / permits, not mandatory for everyone or a uniform promotion route: independently operate, commission, and maintain equipment, tools, and irrigation systems, manage electrical and pesticide application equipment, and handle abnormalities with review according to standards.
Promotion Evidence：Operation, maintenance, abnormality response, and safety records and review comments.
Qualification Boundaries：Organizational job authorization and training; equipment maintenance experience.
Next Step：Build experience across equipment, irrigation, and electrical conditions; practice fault identification, abnormality handling, emergency response, and reporting methods.
Typical Duties：Editorial path candidate, checked against actual job training / duties / permits, not mandatory for everyone or a uniform promotion route: under supervision, assist with grounds information, client requirements, operations, inspections, ledger entry, and archiving; do not independently respond, make commitments, or handle matters.
Promotion Evidence：Grounds and client information, supporting records, and review comments.
Qualification Boundaries：Landscaping or service training records; data and confidentiality training.
Next Step：Become familiar with key grounds, client, contract, operation, inspection, and archiving standards.
Typical Duties：Editorial path candidate, checked against actual job training / duties / permits, not mandatory for everyone or a uniform promotion route: independently complete grounds inspections, work arrangements, client communication, abnormality reporting, and records, with labeling and traceable records according to standards.
Promotion Evidence：Inspection, communication, abnormality response, and other records and review comments.
Qualification Boundaries：Organizational job authorization; grounds and client service experience.
Next Step：Build experience across grounds and client conditions; practice identifying needs, communicating, handling abnormalities, and reporting.
Editorial path candidate, checked against actual job training / duties / permits, not mandatory for everyone or a uniform promotion route: under supervision, assist with waste removal, handling, watering, simple pruning, workstation preparation, and records; do not independently apply pesticides or determine plant condition or responses.
Editorial path candidate, checked against actual job training / duties / permits, not mandatory for everyone or a uniform promotion route: independently complete pruning, irrigation, fertilization, pesticide use, planting, waste removal, inspections, and records within plans, maintenance standards, and authorization; report and review abnormalities or matters beyond authority under established systems.
Editorial path candidate, checked against actual job training / duties / permits, not mandatory for everyone or a uniform promotion route: undertake equipment operation and maintenance, pesticide application, irrigation, pruning and shaping, inspection, mentoring, and specialized operations.
Editorial path candidate, checked against actual job training / duties / permits, not mandatory for everyone or a uniform promotion route: undertake task and hour arrangements, maintenance quality, safety and environmental implementation, abnormality handling, countersigning, and client communication.
United States · SOC 37-3011.00 (OEWS 2025, Presented Through O*NET)
Median annual wage USD 39,150 / median hourly wage USD 18.82; 10th percentile 31,150, 25th percentile 36,190, 75th percentile 46,830, 90th percentile 56,730 (USD / year)
Wages (Median and Percentiles, This Occupation's Own Scope: 37-3011.00)
Five national annual and hourly wage percentiles and five California annual wage percentiles were checked in this round. Exact industry medians have not been obtained; industry shares or combined OOH figures are not substituted.
Does Not Establish：For the exact U.S. occupation 37-3011 in 2025, national annual wages at the 10 / 25 / 50 / 75 / 90 percentiles are USD 31,150 / 36,190 / 39,150 / 46,830 / 56,730, and hourly wages are USD 14.98 / 17.40 / 18.82 / 22.52 / 27.28. Percentiles are not starting salaries, job levels, or individual take-home pay. OEWS includes production bonuses and commissions but excludes nonproduction bonuses, overtime premiums, shift differentials, benefits, and self-employment.
United States · Exact U.S. occupation 37-3011, current BLS direct EP table
Current BLS projections for the exact occupation 37-3011 for 2025—2035 show employment of 1,188.6→1,244.2 thousand, growth of 4.7%, a net increase of 55.6 thousand, and 149.5 thousand average annual openings from growth and replacement; the figures are rounded separately. EP includes self-employment (20.2% in 2025), unlike OEWS wage estimates; projections are not actual vacancies or individual outcomes. In this round, O*NET already shows 2025 employment of 1,188,600, a 2025—2035 growth band of 5%—6%, and 149,500 average annual openings. The growth band and the direct BLS value of 4.7% are different presentations; do not replace the exact value with the band or mix it with the OOH combined category 37-3000.
Employment, Growth, and Job Openings (This Occupation's Own Scope: 37-3011.00)
Current BLS projections for the exact occupation 37-3011 for 2025—2035 show employment of 1,188.6→1,244.2 thousand, growth of 4.7%, a net increase of 55.6 thousand, and 149.5 thousand average annual openings from growth and replacement; the figures are rounded separately. EP includes self-employment (20.2% in 2025), unlike OEWS wage estimates; projections are not actual vacancies or individual outcomes. In this round, O*NET already shows 2025 employment of 1,188,600, a 2025—2035 growth band of 5%—6%, and 149,500 average annual openings. The growth band and the direct BLS value of 4.7% are different presentations; do not replace the exact value with the band or mix it with the OOH combined category 37-3000.
Does Not Establish：Current BLS projections for the exact occupation 37-3011 for 2025—2035 show employment of 1,188.6→1,244.2 thousand, growth of 4.7%, a net increase of 55.6 thousand, and 149.5 thousand average annual openings from growth and replacement; the figures are rounded separately. EP includes self-employment (20.2% in 2025), unlike OEWS wage estimates; projections are not actual vacancies or individual outcomes. In this round, O*NET already shows 2025 employment of 1,188,600, a 2025—2035 growth band of 5%—6%, and 149,500 average annual openings. The growth band and the direct BLS value of 4.7% are different presentations; do not replace the exact value with the band or mix it with the OOH combined category 37-3000.
Mainland China · NBS Average Wages of Employed Persons in Urban Units (Industry Section Scope) and Bounded Searches
Insufficient evidence: NBS2025 aggregate wages by industry and five job categories in urban units have been read, but an exact mapping between 37-3011.00 and China's classification, national occupational wage percentiles, or employment totals has not been obtained. Specific announcements at the former human resources and social security entry point have not been read; it serves only as a search lead. Industry averages, recruitment quotations, and U.S. figures are not used as substitutes; this does not claim that no national data exist.
Occupational Wages and Employment (Statistical Scope and Gaps)
Insufficient evidence: NBS2025 aggregate wages by industry and five job categories in urban units have been read, but an exact mapping between 37-3011.00 and China's classification, national occupational wage percentiles, or employment totals has not been obtained. Specific announcements at the former human resources and social security entry point have not been read; it serves only as a search lead. Industry averages, recruitment quotations, and U.S. figures are not used as substitutes; this does not claim that no national data exist. Under China's Work Safety Law, training, equipment, approved procedures, and hazard reporting depend on actual duties. Under the Law on Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases, health surveillance depends on actual hazard exposure; everyone does not require the same examination or credential. Article 9 of the Ecological and Environmental Code requires operators to prevent pollution; Article 1242 provides for entry into force on 2026-08-15 and repeal of the former Environmental Protection Law. Check emissions / waste requirements against the activity. PIPL applies to identifiable personal information; verify grounds-related trade secrets against contracts separately. The occupation title does not automatically create a uniform qualification for electrical work / work at height / plant diagnosis.
Does Not Establish：Legal environments, management systems, and statistical scopes differ and are not spliced or converted. The Chinese section records only statistical scopes and visible gaps.
These are neighboring capabilities, not automatic promotion or exemption from further learning.
Transferable：Equipment operation, safety, and outdoor experience
To Develop：Additional capabilities needed: agricultural machinery operation, equipment maintenance, and farm operations. Transition note: an editorial direction candidate, without verified transition distance, success rates, or uniform promotion. Fill task / training and actual permit requirements from real notices; neighboring tasks do not automatically qualify someone for work. This page has not quantified transition distance or success probability; verify target qualifications, authority, and training separately.
View Occupational DetailsTransferable：Chain saw, safety, and outdoor experience
To Develop：Additional capabilities needed: felling, chain saw use, directional control, and forest operations. Transition note: an editorial direction candidate, without verified transition distance, success rates, or uniform promotion. Fill task / training and actual permit requirements from real notices; neighboring tasks do not automatically qualify someone for work. This page has not quantified transition distance or success probability; verify target qualifications, authority, and training separately.
View Occupational DetailsTransferable：Planting, irrigation, equipment, and safety experience
To Develop：Additional capabilities needed: raising seedlings, transplanting, crop cultivation, and harvesting. Transition note: an editorial direction candidate, without verified transition distance, success rates, or uniform promotion. Fill task / training and actual permit requirements from real notices; neighboring tasks do not automatically qualify someone for work. This page has not quantified transition distance or success probability; verify target qualifications, authority, and training separately.
View Occupational DetailsTransferable：Maintenance process, safety, and grounds experience
To Develop：Additional capabilities needed: scheduling, quality and safety supervision, and client communication. Transition note: an editorial direction candidate, without verified transition distance, success rates, or uniform promotion. Fill task / training and actual permit requirements from real notices; neighboring tasks do not automatically qualify someone for work. This page has not quantified transition distance or success probability; verify target qualifications, authority, and training separately.
View Occupational DetailsTransferable：Equipment, safety, and outdoor experience
To Develop：Additional capabilities needed: road and roadside maintenance, traffic diversion, and safety arrangements. Transition note: an editorial direction candidate, without verified transition distance, success rates, or uniform promotion. Fill task / training and actual permit requirements from real notices; neighboring tasks do not automatically qualify someone for work. This page has not quantified transition distance or success probability; verify target qualifications, authority, and training separately.
View Occupational DetailsTransferable：Equipment maintenance and safety experience
To Develop：Additional capabilities needed: general building and equipment maintenance and repair and fault diagnosis. Transition note: an editorial direction candidate, without verified transition distance, success rates, or uniform promotion. Fill task / training and actual permit requirements from real notices; neighboring tasks do not automatically qualify someone for work. This page has not quantified transition distance or success probability; verify target qualifications, authority, and training separately.
View Occupational DetailsTransferable：Plant, pesticide, and safety experience
To Develop：Additional capabilities needed: pest and disease identification, pesticide mixing, safe application, and effectiveness assessment. Transition note: an editorial direction candidate, without verified transition distance, success rates, or uniform promotion. Fill task / training and actual permit requirements from real notices; neighboring tasks do not automatically qualify someone for work. This page has not quantified transition distance or success probability; verify target qualifications, authority, and training separately.
View Occupational DetailsTransferable：Pruning, chain saw, and safety experience
To Develop：Additional capabilities needed: tree pruning, height and rope work, and risk reduction operations. Transition note: an editorial direction candidate, without verified transition distance, success rates, or uniform promotion. Fill task / training and actual permit requirements from real notices; neighboring tasks do not automatically qualify someone for work. This page has not quantified transition distance or success probability; verify target qualifications, authority, and training separately.
View Occupational DetailsTasks may overlap: tree pruning can occur at ground level / at height; specialized pesticide application, road facility maintenance, and crop and nursery production each require checking their definitions. Occupation codes do not uniformly determine authority.
For the exact U.S. occupation 37-3011 in 2025, national annual wages at the 10 / 25 / 50 / 75 / 90 percentiles are USD 31,150 / 36,190 / 39,150 / 46,830 / 56,730, and hourly wages are USD 14.98 / 17.40 / 18.82 / 22.52 / 27.28. Percentiles are not starting salaries, job levels, or individual take-home pay. OEWS includes production bonuses and commissions but excludes nonproduction bonuses, overtime premiums, shift differentials, benefits, and self-employment. Current BLS projections for the exact occupation 37-3011 for 2025—2035 show employment of 1,188.6→1,244.2 thousand, growth of 4.7%, a net increase of 55.6 thousand, and 149.5 thousand average annual openings from growth and replacement; the figures are rounded separately. EP includes self-employment (20.2% in 2025), unlike OEWS wage estimates; projections are not actual vacancies or individual outcomes. O*NET still shows the older 2024—2034 figures of 1,192,500 / 3%—4% / 158,200. This page uses current figures from the direct EP table and does not mix them with the OOH combined category 37-3000 figures of 5% / 162,500.
Insufficient evidence: NBS2025 aggregate wages by industry and five job categories in urban units have been read, but an exact mapping between 37-3011.00 and China's classification, national occupational wage percentiles, or employment totals has not been obtained. Specific announcements at the former human resources and social security entry point have not been read; it serves only as a search lead. Industry averages, recruitment quotations, and U.S. figures are not used as substitutes; this does not claim that no national data exist.
O*NET41 activities / 16 detailed activities / 57 contexts have been read. Activity scores for machinery 71, physical activity 55, communication 52, vehicles 51, information 43, and handling 38 indicate importance, not frequency. Respondent proportions: outdoors 65% daily / 34% weekly but not daily; PPE73% daily; standing 64% more than half the time and walking 35% continually; heat / cold 32% weekly but not daily (12% daily); hours 61% over 40 / 38% at 40 hours; schedules 71% regular / 26% seasonal. Survey responses are not hazard concentrations, accident rates, or conditions shared by everyone.
Insufficient evidence: no exact generative AI exposure level, automated equipment adoption / substitution rate, or causal wage data have been obtained for 37-3011.00; no occupational replacement conclusion is issued. Assess equipment automation and generative tools separately. Editorial support candidates are listed below; effectiveness, costs, and actual authority require testing. O*NET automation responses of 51% slightly / 42% not at all automated are respondent choices, not AI adoption rates. ILO2025 is an ISCO task index; an exact SOC mapping for this page has not been established, without claiming that the study excludes this occupation. O*NET's detailed software list has 6 categories, including IBM Notes, Office, Windows, Excel, Facebook, and Word. Its hot technologies page lists 5, excluding IBM Notes. U.S. Lightcast job postings in 2025 mention Office1%, Excel / Word each below 1%, with no values provided for Facebook / Windows. Mentions are not adoption rates, uniform entry requirements, or proof that programming is unnecessary, nor do they prove that digitalization is used only for records.
U.S. O*NET lists three education categories for new hires: less than high school, high school diploma or equivalent, and postsecondary certificate, without percentages. These are not the education distribution of incumbent workers. Job Zone1—2 / SVP below 6 is a general preparation description, not a high school requirement for everyone or a uniform duration. The exact BLS2025 row lists typical entry with no formal educational credential, no related experience, and short-term on-the-job training. Verify individual employers separately. Under China's Work Safety Law, training, equipment, approved procedures, and hazard reporting depend on actual duties. Under the Law on Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases, health surveillance depends on actual hazard exposure; everyone does not require the same examination or credential. Article 9 of the Ecological and Environmental Code requires operators to prevent pollution; Article 1242 provides for entry into force on 2026-08-15 and repeal of the former Environmental Protection Law. Check emissions / waste requirements against the activity. PIPL applies to identifiable personal information; verify grounds-related trade secrets against contracts separately. The occupation title does not automatically create a uniform qualification for electrical work / work at height / plant diagnosis.
O*NET currently lists 28 associated national certifications, including PGMS grounds technician / manager, NALP's five exterior specialties and manager, IA irrigation technician / auditor, ISA arborist series, TCIA tree safety, EPA WaterSense, and several neighboring fire systems programs. Directory association does not mean a requirement for the whole occupation, current issuer application conditions, or recognition as a Chinese qualification. Current fees / assessments / eligibility have not been verified. China's Regulations on Pesticide Administration, revised in 2022 (effective May 1): Articles 2 / 3 cover harmful organisms in agriculture, forestry, and other places and the agricultural authorities; the business license in Article 24 is not a pesticide application certificate for every user. Articles 33 / 34 require safe storage, necessary protection during preparation and use, strict compliance with label scope / methods / dosages, and no use of prohibited pesticides. A preharvest interval is only the requirement to stop use before harvesting agricultural products specified on the label; do not impose an interval universally on fertilizers / non-food grounds. Article 35 requires pollution prevention and prohibits discarding pesticide packaging or washing equipment in drinking-water source protection areas, rivers, and similar places. Article 36 requires designated production enterprises and others to keep authentic use records for 2 years; other users are encouraged to record use, and this is not imposed on all groundskeepers. Article 37 encourages users to collect packaging and requires producers and dealers to recover it; Article 38 requires accidents to be reported to local agricultural authorities. Actual operations also require checking registered labels, SDS, and site rules; no pesticide mixing / PPE plan is provided. The BLS OOH describes a combined occupation: most U.S. states require licensing for pesticide applicators, while fertilizer requirements vary by state. Check the state authority and actual activity. Professional certification differs from statutory licensing; do not extend the specialized training / state and federal certification for 37-3012 to everyone in 37-3011.
Six editorial failure scenarios are not frequency rankings: equipment and weather, chemical information, plants, exceeding actual authority, single-point dependency, and handovers. Under China's Work Safety Law, training, equipment, approved procedures, and hazard reporting depend on actual duties. Under the Law on Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases, health surveillance depends on actual hazard exposure; everyone does not require the same examination or credential. Article 9 of the Ecological and Environmental Code requires operators to prevent pollution; Article 1242 provides for entry into force on 2026-08-15 and repeal of the former Environmental Protection Law. Check emissions / waste requirements against the activity. PIPL applies to identifiable personal information; verify grounds-related trade secrets against contracts separately. The occupation title does not automatically create a uniform qualification for electrical work / work at height / plant diagnosis. China's Regulations on Pesticide Administration, revised in 2022 (effective May 1): Articles 2 / 3 cover harmful organisms in agriculture, forestry, and other places and the agricultural authorities; the business license in Article 24 is not a pesticide application certificate for every user. Articles 33 / 34 require safe storage, necessary protection during preparation and use, strict compliance with label scope / methods / dosages, and no use of prohibited pesticides. A preharvest interval is only the requirement to stop use before harvesting agricultural products specified on the label; do not impose an interval universally on fertilizers / non-food grounds. Article 35 requires pollution prevention and prohibits discarding pesticide packaging or washing equipment in drinking-water source protection areas, rivers, and similar places. Article 36 requires designated production enterprises and others to keep authentic use records for 2 years; other users are encouraged to record use, and this is not imposed on all groundskeepers. Article 37 encourages users to collect packaging and requires producers and dealers to recover it; Article 38 requires accidents to be reported to local agricultural authorities. Actual operations also require checking registered labels, SDS, and site rules; no pesticide mixing / PPE plan is provided.
Current BLS projections for the exact occupation 37-3011 for 2025—2035 show employment of 1,188.6→1,244.2 thousand, growth of 4.7%, a net increase of 55.6 thousand, and 149.5 thousand average annual openings from growth and replacement; the figures are rounded separately. EP includes self-employment (20.2% in 2025), unlike OEWS wage estimates; projections are not actual vacancies or individual outcomes. O*NET still shows the older 2024—2034 figures of 1,192,500 / 3%—4% / 158,200. This page uses current figures from the direct EP table and does not mix them with the OOH combined category 37-3000 figures of 5% / 162,500. Editorial transition candidates require filling training and qualification gaps according to actual notices, without promises about distance or automatic promotion.
In this round, on 2026-10-03, exact occupation 37-3011 tasks / activities / context / education, five 2025 wage percentiles, 6 detailed software categories and 5 hot mentions, the 28-certification directory, direct EP2025—2035 projections, OOH combined qualification explanations, neighboring definitions, the complete single UT Dallas notice, and pesticide provisions were read. The same NBS / legal / ILO / NIST evidence actually read earlier in this batch is reused for the remaining items.
Checked on 2026-10-11: O*NET Updated2026, wages 2025, employment 2025—2035, and industries 2025; national and California percentiles, 28 associated certifications, and the UT Dallas notice body were read. Verify complete issuer rules separately.
25 stable sources correspond to actual years, occupations, and jurisdictions. employer refers to a real single recruitment notice; original internal rules are not external factual evidence.
Usage Limitations：U.S. occupational descriptions do not establish exact Chinese mapping / qualifications or adoption rates.
Usage Limitations：For the exact U.S. occupation 37-3011 in 2025, national annual wages at the 10 / 25 / 50 / 75 / 90 percentiles are USD 31,150 / 36,190 / 39,150 / 46,830 / 56,730, and hourly wages are USD 14.98 / 17.40 / 18.82 / 22.52 / 27.28. Percentiles are not starting salaries, job levels, or individual take-home pay. OEWS includes production bonuses and commissions but excludes nonproduction bonuses, overtime premiums, shift differentials, benefits, and self-employment.
Usage Limitations：Insufficient evidence: NBS2025 aggregate wages by industry and five job categories in urban units have been read, but an exact mapping between 37-3011.00 and China's classification, national occupational wage percentiles, or employment totals has not been obtained. Specific announcements at the former human resources and social security entry point have not been read; it serves only as a search lead. Industry averages, recruitment quotations, and U.S. figures are not used as substitutes; this does not claim that no national data exist.
Usage Limitations：Specific announcement bodies at the former entry point were not read. It is a search lead only, not proof that no national Chinese data exist.
Usage Limitations：The original legal text and competent authority interpretations govern.
Usage Limitations：Under China's Work Safety Law, training, equipment, approved procedures, and hazard reporting depend on actual duties. Under the Law on Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases, health surveillance depends on actual hazard exposure; everyone does not require the same examination or credential. Article 9 of the Ecological and Environmental Code requires operators to prevent pollution; Article 1242 provides for entry into force on 2026-08-15 and repeal of the former Environmental Protection Law. Check emissions / waste requirements against the activity. PIPL applies to identifiable personal information; verify grounds-related trade secrets against contracts separately. The occupation title does not automatically create a uniform qualification for electrical work / work at height / plant diagnosis.
Usage Limitations：Under China's Work Safety Law, training, equipment, approved procedures, and hazard reporting depend on actual duties. Under the Law on Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases, health surveillance depends on actual hazard exposure; everyone does not require the same examination or credential. Article 9 of the Ecological and Environmental Code requires operators to prevent pollution; Article 1242 provides for entry into force on 2026-08-15 and repeal of the former Environmental Protection Law. Check emissions / waste requirements against the activity. PIPL applies to identifiable personal information; verify grounds-related trade secrets against contracts separately. The occupation title does not automatically create a uniform qualification for electrical work / work at height / plant diagnosis.
Usage Limitations：Under China's Work Safety Law, training, equipment, approved procedures, and hazard reporting depend on actual duties. Under the Law on Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases, health surveillance depends on actual hazard exposure; everyone does not require the same examination or credential. Article 9 of the Ecological and Environmental Code requires operators to prevent pollution; Article 1242 provides for entry into force on 2026-08-15 and repeal of the former Environmental Protection Law. Check emissions / waste requirements against the activity. PIPL applies to identifiable personal information; verify grounds-related trade secrets against contracts separately. The occupation title does not automatically create a uniform qualification for electrical work / work at height / plant diagnosis.
Usage Limitations：Insufficient evidence: no exact generative AI exposure level, automated equipment adoption / substitution rate, or causal wage data have been obtained for 37-3011.00; no occupational replacement conclusion is issued. Assess equipment automation and generative tools separately. Editorial support candidates are listed below; effectiveness, costs, and actual authority require testing. O*NET automation responses of 51% slightly / 42% not at all automated are respondent choices, not AI adoption rates. ILO2025 is an ISCO task index; an exact SOC mapping for this page has not been established, without claiming that the study excludes this occupation.
Usage Limitations：Not machinery safety, pesticide safety, or occupational health standards.
Usage Limitations：For the exact U.S. occupation 37-3011 in 2025, national annual wages at the 10 / 25 / 50 / 75 / 90 percentiles are USD 31,150 / 36,190 / 39,150 / 46,830 / 56,730, and hourly wages are USD 14.98 / 17.40 / 18.82 / 22.52 / 27.28. Percentiles are not starting salaries, job levels, or individual take-home pay. OEWS includes production bonuses and commissions but excludes nonproduction bonuses, overtime premiums, shift differentials, benefits, and self-employment.
Usage Limitations：O*NET's detailed software list has 6 categories, including IBM Notes, Office, Windows, Excel, Facebook, and Word. Its hot technologies page lists 5, excluding IBM Notes. U.S. Lightcast job postings in 2025 mention Office1%, Excel / Word each below 1%, with no values provided for Facebook / Windows. Mentions are not adoption rates, uniform entry requirements, or proof that programming is unnecessary, nor do they prove that digitalization is used only for records.
A single notice is not a market sample; no employer SOC code was obtained, and later availability is not guaranteed.
Usage Limitations：Directory association does not mean universal requirements / Chinese recognition or current application rules.
Usage Limitations：Specific courses / durations at this training entry point were not read; preparation facts come from the detailed profile read.
Usage Limitations：A neighboring occupation's scope, not this occupation.
Usage Limitations：A neighboring occupation's scope, not this occupation.
Usage Limitations：Combined wages / projections do not replace exact occupation 37-3011; check most-state licensing requirements by state and activity.
Usage Limitations：The relevant row for this page in the older SOC title PDF was not read; it is only a search lead. Position titles come from the detailed profile read.
Usage Limitations：The 2024 occupational industry distribution is not industry wages / the current 2025 employment structure.
Usage Limitations：Editorial ratings use the existing occupational responsibilities and AI task analysis on this page. They are not adoption rates, measured effects, job-disappearance or personal-unemployment probabilities, or official scores from Stanford or another external institution. No measured time weights or future robot deployment are assumed.
Exact Chinese occupational mapping, wages and employment, occupational AI measurements, and assessment validity have not been obtained. National and California percentiles were checked; exact industry medians remain missing. An associated certification directory is not current issuer rules; a single notice is not a market sample.
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| Dimension | Main Direction | Comparison Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Core Purpose | Core purpose of this occupation | Work with property lawns, trees, shrubs, flowers, ground cover, grounds features, powered equipment, hand tools, pesticides, and fertilizers to complete comprehensive care within plans, safety requirements, and authorization: check grounds, plans, and season; prioritize tasks and prepare tools and equipment; prune, irrigate, fertilize, apply pesticides, and plant; remove waste and maintain grounds features; inspect and address abnormalities; perform acceptance checks, keep records, and maintain equipment. Bring grounds to the specified condition, make processes and records traceable, and keep boundaries explainable. | Core concept of neighboring occupations | Most occupations in this group and neighboring fields aim to bring grounds, plants, or facilities to a specified condition within planning, safety, and environmental boundaries and leave a traceable record. Their primary objects, outputs, and actual duties differ: some focus on comprehensive grounds care, while others focus on tree pruning, plant protection and pesticide application, highway maintenance, facility repair, or agricultural production. |
| Primary Objects and Basis | Primary objects and basis of this occupation | Work with lawns, trees, shrubs, flowers, ground cover, soil, irrigation, and drainage; grounds features, walks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, and planters; power tools, mowing, pruning, and chain saw equipment, and hand tools; pesticides, fertilizers, mulch, and supplies; weather, seasons, and public and facility safety. Follow maintenance plans, landscape designs, maintenance standards, regulations on pesticide administration, work safety, occupational health and environmental protection requirements, and organizational maintenance and safety systems. | Neighboring objects: tree pruning may occur at ground level or at height; plant protection specializes in pesticide handling and application; road facilities and crop or nursery production follow their respective definitions. Verify specific authority / labels / equipment by jurisdiction and position. Fertilizer is not a required element of the 37-3012 definition. |
| Core Process | Core process of this occupation | Check grounds, plans, and season; prioritize tasks and prepare tools and equipment; prune, irrigate, fertilize, apply pesticides, and plant; remove waste and maintain grounds features; inspect and address abnormalities; perform acceptance checks, keep records, and maintain equipment. Every step must leave records under maintenance, safety, and environmental systems and be open to supervisory, quality, and environmental review. | Core processes of neighboring occupations | First-line landscaping supervisors focus on scheduling, task assignment, and quality and safety supervision. Tree trimmers focus on pruning and removal, work at height, and rope and equipment operations. Vegetation pesticide applicators focus on pest and disease monitoring, pesticide mixing and application, and effectiveness assessment. Highway maintenance workers focus on pavement, roadsides, traffic safety facilities, and traffic diversion. General maintenance and repair workers focus on fault diagnosis, component replacement, and upkeep. Agricultural equipment operators, fallers, and crop, nursery, and greenhouse farmworkers focus on agricultural production and forestry operations. Helpers to pipelayers and plumbers, and construction equipment operating engineers, focus on pipelines, earthworks, and construction machinery operations. |
| Main Outputs | Main outputs of this occupation | Lawns, trees, shrubs, flowers, ground cover, and grounds features brought to the specified maintenance condition; maintenance, inspection, abnormality, and response records; pesticide, fertilizer, irrigation, and waste-removal records; tool and equipment inspection, upkeep, and maintenance records; and traceable training, safety, and environmental records. | Main outputs of neighboring occupations | First-line landscaping supervisors produce schedules and quality and safety records. Tree trimmers produce pruned trees and work and safety records. Vegetation pesticide applicators produce application, effectiveness, and safety records. Highway maintenance workers produce maintained roads and facilities and work records. General maintenance and repair workers produce repaired equipment and repair records. Agricultural equipment operators, fallers, and crop, nursery, and greenhouse farmworkers produce agricultural and forestry outputs and records. Helpers to pipelayers and plumbers, and construction equipment operating engineers, produce pipeline, earthwork, and construction outputs and records. |
| Responsible Parties | Verify the specific division of work against the job description, training scope, approved plans, and jurisdiction. Tasks include plant maintenance / planning, some pesticide use, and tool repair. The occupation code does not confer uniform independent diagnostic or release authority, nor does it prove that individuals are universally prohibited from judging plant conditions. Report and transfer matters beyond actual authorization or with insufficient information. Under China's Work Safety Law, training, equipment, approved procedures, and hazard reporting depend on actual duties. Under the Law on Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases, health surveillance depends on actual hazard exposure; everyone does not require the same examination or credential. Article 9 of the Ecological and Environmental Code requires operators to prevent pollution; Article 1242 provides for entry into force on 2026-08-15 and repeal of the former Environmental Protection Law. Check emissions / waste requirements against the activity. PIPL applies to identifiable personal information; verify grounds-related trade secrets against contracts separately. The occupation title does not automatically create a uniform qualification for electrical work / work at height / plant diagnosis. China's Regulations on Pesticide Administration, revised in 2022 (effective May 1): Articles 2 / 3 cover harmful organisms in agriculture, forestry, and other places and the agricultural authorities; the business license in Article 24 is not a pesticide application certificate for every user. Articles 33 / 34 require safe storage, necessary protection during preparation and use, strict compliance with label scope / methods / dosages, and no use of prohibited pesticides. A preharvest interval is only the requirement to stop use before harvesting agricultural products specified on the label; do not impose an interval universally on fertilizers / non-food grounds. Article 35 requires pollution prevention and prohibits discarding pesticide packaging or washing equipment in drinking-water source protection areas, rivers, and similar places. Article 36 requires designated production enterprises and others to keep authentic use records for 2 years; other users are encouraged to record use, and this is not imposed on all groundskeepers. Article 37 encourages users to collect packaging and requires producers and dealers to recover it; Article 38 requires accidents to be reported to local agricultural authorities. Actual operations also require checking registered labels, SDS, and site rules; no pesticide mixing / PPE plan is provided. | Responsible parties in neighboring occupations | Responsibilities in this group and neighboring occupations are generally defined by the employing organization and maintenance, safety, and environmental rules. They commonly concern grounds and plant condition, public safety, occupational health, and the environment. |
| Authority and Approval | Verify the specific division of work against the job description, training scope, approved plans, and jurisdiction. Tasks include plant maintenance / planning, some pesticide use, and tool repair. The occupation code does not confer uniform independent diagnostic or release authority, nor does it prove that individuals are universally prohibited from judging plant conditions. Report and transfer matters beyond actual authorization or with insufficient information. Under China's Work Safety Law, training, equipment, approved procedures, and hazard reporting depend on actual duties. Under the Law on Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases, health surveillance depends on actual hazard exposure; everyone does not require the same examination or credential. Article 9 of the Ecological and Environmental Code requires operators to prevent pollution; Article 1242 provides for entry into force on 2026-08-15 and repeal of the former Environmental Protection Law. Check emissions / waste requirements against the activity. PIPL applies to identifiable personal information; verify grounds-related trade secrets against contracts separately. The occupation title does not automatically create a uniform qualification for electrical work / work at height / plant diagnosis. China's Regulations on Pesticide Administration, revised in 2022 (effective May 1): Articles 2 / 3 cover harmful organisms in agriculture, forestry, and other places and the agricultural authorities; the business license in Article 24 is not a pesticide application certificate for every user. Articles 33 / 34 require safe storage, necessary protection during preparation and use, strict compliance with label scope / methods / dosages, and no use of prohibited pesticides. A preharvest interval is only the requirement to stop use before harvesting agricultural products specified on the label; do not impose an interval universally on fertilizers / non-food grounds. Article 35 requires pollution prevention and prohibits discarding pesticide packaging or washing equipment in drinking-water source protection areas, rivers, and similar places. Article 36 requires designated production enterprises and others to keep authentic use records for 2 years; other users are encouraged to record use, and this is not imposed on all groundskeepers. Article 37 encourages users to collect packaging and requires producers and dealers to recover it; Article 38 requires accidents to be reported to local agricultural authorities. Actual operations also require checking registered labels, SDS, and site rules; no pesticide mixing / PPE plan is provided. | Verify the specific division of work against the job description, training scope, approved plans, and jurisdiction. Tasks include plant maintenance / planning, some pesticide use, and tool repair. The occupation code does not confer uniform independent diagnostic or release authority, nor does it prove that individuals are universally prohibited from judging plant conditions. Report and transfer matters beyond actual authorization or with insufficient information. Under China's Work Safety Law, training, equipment, approved procedures, and hazard reporting depend on actual duties. Under the Law on Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases, health surveillance depends on actual hazard exposure; everyone does not require the same examination or credential. Article 9 of the Ecological and Environmental Code requires operators to prevent pollution; Article 1242 provides for entry into force on 2026-08-15 and repeal of the former Environmental Protection Law. Check emissions / waste requirements against the activity. PIPL applies to identifiable personal information; verify grounds-related trade secrets against contracts separately. The occupation title does not automatically create a uniform qualification for electrical work / work at height / plant diagnosis. China's Regulations on Pesticide Administration, revised in 2022 (effective May 1): Articles 2 / 3 cover harmful organisms in agriculture, forestry, and other places and the agricultural authorities; the business license in Article 24 is not a pesticide application certificate for every user. Articles 33 / 34 require safe storage, necessary protection during preparation and use, strict compliance with label scope / methods / dosages, and no use of prohibited pesticides. A preharvest interval is only the requirement to stop use before harvesting agricultural products specified on the label; do not impose an interval universally on fertilizers / non-food grounds. Article 35 requires pollution prevention and prohibits discarding pesticide packaging or washing equipment in drinking-water source protection areas, rivers, and similar places. Article 36 requires designated production enterprises and others to keep authentic use records for 2 years; other users are encouraged to record use, and this is not imposed on all groundskeepers. Article 37 encourages users to collect packaging and requires producers and dealers to recover it; Article 38 requires accidents to be reported to local agricultural authorities. Actual operations also require checking registered labels, SDS, and site rules; no pesticide mixing / PPE plan is provided. |
| Conclusion Boundaries | Verify the specific division of work against the job description, training scope, approved plans, and jurisdiction. Tasks include plant maintenance / planning, some pesticide use, and tool repair. The occupation code does not confer uniform independent diagnostic or release authority, nor does it prove that individuals are universally prohibited from judging plant conditions. Report and transfer matters beyond actual authorization or with insufficient information. Under China's Work Safety Law, training, equipment, approved procedures, and hazard reporting depend on actual duties. Under the Law on Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases, health surveillance depends on actual hazard exposure; everyone does not require the same examination or credential. Article 9 of the Ecological and Environmental Code requires operators to prevent pollution; Article 1242 provides for entry into force on 2026-08-15 and repeal of the former Environmental Protection Law. Check emissions / waste requirements against the activity. PIPL applies to identifiable personal information; verify grounds-related trade secrets against contracts separately. The occupation title does not automatically create a uniform qualification for electrical work / work at height / plant diagnosis. China's Regulations on Pesticide Administration, revised in 2022 (effective May 1): Articles 2 / 3 cover harmful organisms in agriculture, forestry, and other places and the agricultural authorities; the business license in Article 24 is not a pesticide application certificate for every user. Articles 33 / 34 require safe storage, necessary protection during preparation and use, strict compliance with label scope / methods / dosages, and no use of prohibited pesticides. A preharvest interval is only the requirement to stop use before harvesting agricultural products specified on the label; do not impose an interval universally on fertilizers / non-food grounds. Article 35 requires pollution prevention and prohibits discarding pesticide packaging or washing equipment in drinking-water source protection areas, rivers, and similar places. Article 36 requires designated production enterprises and others to keep authentic use records for 2 years; other users are encouraged to record use, and this is not imposed on all groundskeepers. Article 37 encourages users to collect packaging and requires producers and dealers to recover it; Article 38 requires accidents to be reported to local agricultural authorities. Actual operations also require checking registered labels, SDS, and site rules; no pesticide mixing / PPE plan is provided. | Verify the specific division of work against the job description, training scope, approved plans, and jurisdiction. Tasks include plant maintenance / planning, some pesticide use, and tool repair. The occupation code does not confer uniform independent diagnostic or release authority, nor does it prove that individuals are universally prohibited from judging plant conditions. Report and transfer matters beyond actual authorization or with insufficient information. Under China's Work Safety Law, training, equipment, approved procedures, and hazard reporting depend on actual duties. Under the Law on Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases, health surveillance depends on actual hazard exposure; everyone does not require the same examination or credential. Article 9 of the Ecological and Environmental Code requires operators to prevent pollution; Article 1242 provides for entry into force on 2026-08-15 and repeal of the former Environmental Protection Law. Check emissions / waste requirements against the activity. PIPL applies to identifiable personal information; verify grounds-related trade secrets against contracts separately. The occupation title does not automatically create a uniform qualification for electrical work / work at height / plant diagnosis. China's Regulations on Pesticide Administration, revised in 2022 (effective May 1): Articles 2 / 3 cover harmful organisms in agriculture, forestry, and other places and the agricultural authorities; the business license in Article 24 is not a pesticide application certificate for every user. Articles 33 / 34 require safe storage, necessary protection during preparation and use, strict compliance with label scope / methods / dosages, and no use of prohibited pesticides. A preharvest interval is only the requirement to stop use before harvesting agricultural products specified on the label; do not impose an interval universally on fertilizers / non-food grounds. Article 35 requires pollution prevention and prohibits discarding pesticide packaging or washing equipment in drinking-water source protection areas, rivers, and similar places. Article 36 requires designated production enterprises and others to keep authentic use records for 2 years; other users are encouraged to record use, and this is not imposed on all groundskeepers. Article 37 encourages users to collect packaging and requires producers and dealers to recover it; Article 38 requires accidents to be reported to local agricultural authorities. Actual operations also require checking registered labels, SDS, and site rules; no pesticide mixing / PPE plan is provided. |
Verification notes | Similar titles can involve very different duties and authority. Some positions focus on lawn mowing and waste removal, some on tree pruning and work at height, some on plant protection and pesticide application, some on irrigation installation and maintenance, and others on specialized golf course or sports grounds care. Organizations and jurisdictions also differ in authority over pesticide doses and frequency, tree shaping and removal, grounds structure and safety assessment, and data disclosure.
Under China's Work Safety Law, training, equipment, approved procedures, and hazard reporting depend on actual duties. Under the Law on Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases, health surveillance depends on actual hazard exposure; everyone does not require the same examination or credential. Article 9 of the Ecological and Environmental Code requires operators to prevent pollution; Article 1242 provides for entry into force on 2026-08-15 and repeal of the former Environmental Protection Law. Check emissions / waste requirements against the activity. PIPL applies to identifiable personal information; verify grounds-related trade secrets against contracts separately. The occupation title does not automatically create a uniform qualification for electrical work / work at height / plant diagnosis. China's Regulations on Pesticide Administration, revised in 2022 (effective May 1): Articles 2 / 3 cover harmful organisms in agriculture, forestry, and other places and the agricultural authorities; the business license in Article 24 is not a pesticide application certificate for every user. Articles 33 / 34 require safe storage, necessary protection during preparation and use, strict compliance with label scope / methods / dosages, and no use of prohibited pesticides. A preharvest interval is only the requirement to stop use before harvesting agricultural products specified on the label; do not impose an interval universally on fertilizers / non-food grounds. Article 35 requires pollution prevention and prohibits discarding pesticide packaging or washing equipment in drinking-water source protection areas, rivers, and similar places. Article 36 requires designated production enterprises and others to keep authentic use records for 2 years; other users are encouraged to record use, and this is not imposed on all groundskeepers. Article 37 encourages users to collect packaging and requires producers and dealers to recover it; Article 38 requires accidents to be reported to local agricultural authorities. Actual operations also require checking registered labels, SDS, and site rules; no pesticide mixing / PPE plan is provided.
U.S. O*NET lists three education categories for new hires: less than high school, high school diploma or equivalent, and postsecondary certificate, without percentages. These are not the education distribution of incumbent workers. Job Zone1—2 / SVP below 6 is a general preparation description, not a high school requirement for everyone or a uniform duration. The exact BLS2025 row lists typical entry with no formal educational credential, no related experience, and short-term on-the-job training. Verify individual employers separately.
O*NET41 activities / 16 detailed activities / 57 contexts have been read. Activity scores for machinery 71, physical activity 55, communication 52, vehicles 51, information 43, and handling 38 indicate importance, not frequency. Respondent proportions: outdoors 65% daily / 34% weekly but not daily; PPE73% daily; standing 64% more than half the time and walking 35% continually; heat / cold 32% weekly but not daily (12% daily); hours 61% over 40 / 38% at 40 hours; schedules 71% regular / 26% seasonal. Survey responses are not hazard concentrations, accident rates, or conditions shared by everyone. Education does not equal specific work authorization.
Verification notes | Interfaces with supervisors, plant protection, tree pruning, equipment repair, and irrigation installation define operational, inspection, and responsibility boundaries and must be clarified in advance.
Verification notes | Traceability and record requirements for grounds, plants, tasks, frequency, pesticides, fertilizers, equipment, inspections, and abnormalities determine maintenance quality, safety, environmental protection, and attribution of responsibility. Clarify templates, deadlines, revision, archiving, access permissions, and retention periods in advance. Controlled data or data involving client privacy or personal information also require confidentiality and minimum-necessary management.
The BLS OOH describes a combined occupation: most U.S. states require licensing for pesticide applicators, while fertilizer requirements vary by state. Check the state authority and actual activity. Professional certification differs from statutory licensing; do not extend the specialized training / state and federal certification for 37-3012 to everyone in 37-3011.
Check specific duties / work permits against actual equipment, hazards, and jurisdiction; commercial information differs from personal information.
O*NET41 activities / 16 detailed activities / 57 contexts have been read. Activity scores for machinery 71, physical activity 55, communication 52, vehicles 51, information 43, and handling 38 indicate importance, not frequency. Respondent proportions: outdoors 65% daily / 34% weekly but not daily; PPE73% daily; standing 64% more than half the time and walking 35% continually; heat / cold 32% weekly but not daily (12% daily); hours 61% over 40 / 38% at 40 hours; schedules 71% regular / 26% seasonal. Survey responses are not hazard concentrations, accident rates, or conditions shared by everyone. RC interest scores of Realistic 100 / Conventional 39 describe occupational interests, not personal passing scores.
Interest and work context data support self-questioning only, not hiring or performance conclusions.
Digital tools are candidates for records, ledgers, or scheduling. Check actual human-machine task allocation against employer equipment, approved plans, and site tasks; software mentions do not establish actual use stages or proportions.
Authority over plans, pesticides, fertilizers, equipment, and disclosure follows organizational maintenance, authorization, and safety requirements; tools and equipment do not confer authority.
Reference calculation: A = 12×8−2×8 = 80 m²; B = 3.14×3² = 28.26 m², totaling 108.26 m². A needs 400 L and B 141.3 L, totaling 541.3 L; 500 L is insufficient by 41.3 L. The allowance is purely instructional and cannot serve as actual irrigation advice.
Reference abnormalities: thunderstorm / hanging branch / damaged wire / public route conditions are unresolved; the unlabeled container lacks identity and label / SDS / actual training and authority. Report to the site lead and corresponding specialists, without site handling or trial pesticide use.
Reference V2: preserve V1; B radius 2→3 m, area 12.56→28.26 m², B water 62.8→141.3 L, total 462.8→541.3 L; change '37.2 L remaining' to '41.3 L short'. Actual completion 14:25 is 25 minutes late; approval remains pending verification. Enter the actual author / correction time truthfully.
Use I3/I4 to state missing information and actual handover recipients; completing a table does not mean real risks have been handled.
Handover example: this is a six-card paper case. A's net area is 80 m² and B28.26m². At the fictional 5 L/m², total demand is 541.3 L against 500 L available, a 41.3 L shortfall. V1 incorrectly used B radius 2 m to obtain 462.8 L; its original text has been preserved and a V2 correction marks revised values and evidence. The original deadline was 14:00, actual completion 14:25, 25 minutes late. The correction author and time are entered truthfully; the blank approval remains pending verification. Site safety / labels / SDS / authority for the thunderstorm, hanging branch, damaged wire, public route, and unlabeled container are not provided and are referred to actually responsible personnel. No site operations or pesticides were used, and no claim is made that risks have been removed. This instructional allowance is not for actual irrigation.
Finally check all four work samples for complete inputs / outputs / evidence / your own recalculations and pending checks. AI summaries cannot replace checking the original cards.
Shows only record organization, arithmetic, and awareness of boundaries, not real job competence, training authorization, or safety. Complete independently; another person's review is optional.
| Written or Practical Test | Plan reading, pruning, irrigation, equipment operation, inspection, and record explanations | Results of task prioritization, actual measurements, records, and protective design | Practical measurements do not equal independent plant health determination or independent pesticide application and response capabilities |
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| Onboarding and Probation | Compliance with maintenance, safety, environmental, equipment, and record management systems | Forms and records for operations, inspections, abnormalities, responses, protection, training, and reporting | Duties and authority follow organizational and job arrangements and assessments |
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Distinguish givens / calculations / pending verification; do not make hiring or safety conclusions.
| Check actual courses and duties; no uniform duration is set for this occupation |
| Education does not confer authority for plan changes, pesticide use, or response decisions |
| Skills Training in Pruning, Planting, Irrigation, Equipment Operation and Maintenance, and Pesticide Application | All positions | Meets daily maintenance, inspection, and record requirements | Skills depend on actual duties | Training and assessment for the corresponding position; not everyone uses every tool / applies pesticides | Check actual courses and duties; no uniform duration is set for this occupation | Skills do not automatically confer plant judgment or pesticide plan authority |
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| Training in Work Safety, Occupational Health, Machinery, Electrical Work, Heights, and Pesticide Protection | On-site operational positions | Prerequisites for site, machinery, height, and pesticide application work | Required for on-site positions | Under China's Work Safety Law, training, equipment, approved procedures, and hazard reporting depend on actual duties. Under the Law on Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases, health surveillance depends on actual hazard exposure; everyone does not require the same examination or credential. Article 9 of the Ecological and Environmental Code requires operators to prevent pollution; Article 1242 provides for entry into force on 2026-08-15 and repeal of the former Environmental Protection Law. Check emissions / waste requirements against the activity. PIPL applies to identifiable personal information; verify grounds-related trade secrets against contracts separately. The occupation title does not automatically create a uniform qualification for electrical work / work at height / plant diagnosis. | Check actual courses and duties; no uniform duration is set for this occupation | Health surveillance follows actual hazards, rather than identical examinations for all |
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| Check pesticide use / business operations and actual special operations separately | Positions involving pesticide application and special operations | Ensures safe and lawful pesticide application and special operations | Required for relevant positions | China's Regulations on Pesticide Administration, revised in 2022 (effective May 1): Articles 2 / 3 cover harmful organisms in agriculture, forestry, and other places and the agricultural authorities; the business license in Article 24 is not a pesticide application certificate for every user. Articles 33 / 34 require safe storage, necessary protection during preparation and use, strict compliance with label scope / methods / dosages, and no use of prohibited pesticides. A preharvest interval is only the requirement to stop use before harvesting agricultural products specified on the label; do not impose an interval universally on fertilizers / non-food grounds. Article 35 requires pollution prevention and prohibits discarding pesticide packaging or washing equipment in drinking-water source protection areas, rivers, and similar places. Article 36 requires designated production enterprises and others to keep authentic use records for 2 years; other users are encouraged to record use, and this is not imposed on all groundskeepers. Article 37 encourages users to collect packaging and requires producers and dealers to recover it; Article 38 requires accidents to be reported to local agricultural authorities. Actual operations also require checking registered labels, SDS, and site rules; no pesticide mixing / PPE plan is provided. The BLS OOH describes a combined occupation: most U.S. states require licensing for pesticide applicators, while fertilizer requirements vary by state. Check the state authority and actual activity. Professional certification differs from statutory licensing; do not extend the specialized training / state and federal certification for 37-3012 to everyone in 37-3011. | Perform at prescribed intervals | A business license is not a pesticide application certificate for every user; ladders / ordinary equipment do not automatically create a uniform special-operation certificate requirement |
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| Industry Qualifications or Skill Levels (Related Items Listed in O*NET's Certification Directory) | According to job and organizational requirements | Associated certification candidates, not universal requirements | According to job and organizational requirements | O*NET currently lists 28 associated national certifications, including PGMS grounds technician / manager, NALP's five exterior specialties and manager, IA irrigation technician / auditor, ISA arborist series, TCIA tree safety, EPA WaterSense, and several neighboring fire systems programs. Directory association does not mean a requirement for the whole occupation, current issuer application conditions, or recognition as a Chinese qualification. Current fees / assessments / eligibility have not been verified. | According to organizational requirements | Do not infer from this page that a specific certificate exists or necessarily applies to a position |
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| Client, Grounds, and Confidentiality Management Training | Positions involving client and grounds data | Prerequisite authorization for handling client, grounds, and contract data | Required according to the position | Complete quality, data, and confidentiality training and obtain authorization | Check actual courses and duties; no uniform duration is set for this occupation | Follow organizational and competent authority requirements |
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Equipment / health / site: Under China's Work Safety Law, training, equipment, approved procedures, and hazard reporting depend on actual duties. Under the Law on Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases, health surveillance depends on actual hazard exposure; everyone does not require the same examination or credential. Article 9 of the Ecological and Environmental Code requires operators to prevent pollution; Article 1242 provides for entry into force on 2026-08-15 and repeal of the former Environmental Protection Law. Check emissions / waste requirements against the activity. PIPL applies to identifiable personal information; verify grounds-related trade secrets against contracts separately. The occupation title does not automatically create a uniform qualification for electrical work / work at height / plant diagnosis. Check corresponding positions against approved procedures, specific training, and permits; H1 does not authorize on-site work.
Records and duties: retain original value / revised value / reason / actual author and time. Plant diagnosis, pesticide plans, repairs, and signatures depend on actual positions, rather than universal permission or blanket prohibition from an occupation code.
Typical Duties：Editorial path candidate, checked against actual job training / duties / permits, not mandatory for everyone or a uniform promotion route: undertake equipment, irrigation, and electrical safety audits, training, emergency plans, record and archive management, mentoring, and hazard remediation implementation.
Promotion Evidence：Audit, equipment, safety, and hazard remediation records.
Qualification Boundaries：Corresponding job authorization; audit and mentoring records.
Next Step：Learn equipment, irrigation, and electrical safety management systems and emergency and training methods and standards.
Typical Duties：Editorial path candidate, checked against actual job training / duties / permits, not mandatory for everyone or a uniform promotion route: coordinate equipment, irrigation, electricity, operations, training, outsourcing, and countersigning; handle complex and disputed matters and guide newcomers.
Promotion Evidence：Coordination conclusions; equipment, irrigation, electrical, and training documents.
Qualification Boundaries：Corresponding management appointment or organizational authorization.
Next Step：Improve equipment, irrigation, electrical, operations, training, and outsourcing management mechanisms.
Typical Duties：Editorial path candidate, checked against actual job training / duties / permits, not mandatory for everyone or a uniform promotion route: undertake grounds quality, environmental, and safety audits, training, record and archive management, mentoring, and implementation of nonconformity remediation.
Promotion Evidence：Audit, grounds, quality, mentoring, and training records.
Qualification Boundaries：Corresponding job authorization; audit and mentoring records.
Next Step：Learn grounds quality and environmental management, nonconformity remediation, and traceability methods.
Typical Duties：Editorial path candidate, checked against actual job training / duties / permits, not mandatory for everyone or a uniform promotion route: coordinate grounds, clients, quality, safety, environment, and countersigning; handle complex and disputed matters and guide newcomers.
Promotion Evidence：Coordination conclusions; grounds, client, quality, and environmental documents.
Qualification Boundaries：Corresponding management appointment or organizational authorization.
Next Step：Improve grounds, client, quality, and environmental management mechanisms.
Usage Limitations：Education surveys and context do not equal personal qualifications / actual adoption; verify actual positions separately.
Usage Limitations：Current BLS projections for the exact occupation 37-3011 for 2025—2035 show employment of 1,188.6→1,244.2 thousand, growth of 4.7%, a net increase of 55.6 thousand, and 149.5 thousand average annual openings from growth and replacement; the figures are rounded separately. EP includes self-employment (20.2% in 2025), unlike OEWS wage estimates; projections are not actual vacancies or individual outcomes. O*NET still shows the older 2024—2034 figures of 1,192,500 / 3%—4% / 158,200. This page uses current figures from the direct EP table and does not mix them with the OOH combined category 37-3000 figures of 5% / 162,500.
Usage Limitations：China's Regulations on Pesticide Administration, revised in 2022 (effective May 1): Articles 2 / 3 cover harmful organisms in agriculture, forestry, and other places and the agricultural authorities; the business license in Article 24 is not a pesticide application certificate for every user. Articles 33 / 34 require safe storage, necessary protection during preparation and use, strict compliance with label scope / methods / dosages, and no use of prohibited pesticides. A preharvest interval is only the requirement to stop use before harvesting agricultural products specified on the label; do not impose an interval universally on fertilizers / non-food grounds. Article 35 requires pollution prevention and prohibits discarding pesticide packaging or washing equipment in drinking-water source protection areas, rivers, and similar places. Article 36 requires designated production enterprises and others to keep authentic use records for 2 years; other users are encouraged to record use, and this is not imposed on all groundskeepers. Article 37 encourages users to collect packaging and requires producers and dealers to recover it; Article 38 requires accidents to be reported to local agricultural authorities. Actual operations also require checking registered labels, SDS, and site rules; no pesticide mixing / PPE plan is provided.
Usage Limitations：Education surveys and context do not equal personal qualifications / actual adoption; verify actual positions separately.
Usage Limitations：Education surveys and context do not equal personal qualifications / actual adoption; verify actual positions separately.
