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TITLE: Gardeners and Groundskeepers
DEFINITION: Mow, water, and fertilize grass and shrubs; prune trees and hedges; and remove debris, litter, or snow, using hand and power tools or equipment to maintain grounds of private or public property.
TASKS:
1. Plants grass, flowers, trees, and shrubs, using gardening tools.
2. Prunes and trims trees, shrubs, and hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saw.
3. Mows grass or turf, using hand or power mower.
4. Mixes and sprays or spreads fertilizer, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, and trees, using hand or automatic sprayer or spreader.
5. Repairs and maintains walks, fences, benches, burial sites, buildings, and tools and equipment, using hand tools and power tools.
6. Waters grass, shrubs, or trees, using hose or by activating fixed or portable sprinkler system.
7. Weeds and grubs around trees, bushes, and flower beds.
8. Conditions and prepares soil for planting, using gardening tools.
9. Removes leaves and other debris or litter from grounds, using rake, broom, or leaf blower.
10. Shovels snow and spreads salt on walks and driveways.
11. Cultivates grass or lawn, using power aerator and thatcher.
12. Operates tractor or backhoe, using attachments, to till, dig, cultivate, grade, spray fertilizer or herbicide, mow, or remove snow.
13. Records lawn care services rendered, materials used, and charges assessed on appropriate forms.
KNOWLEDGE:
Knowledge elements are ranked by importance.
63 Mechanical
Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, benefits, repair, and maintenance
46 Chemistry
Knowledge of the composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods
38 Clerical
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing systems, filing and records management systems, stenography and transcription, forms design principles, and other office procedures and terminology
33 Biology
Knowledge of plant and animal living tissue, cells, organisms, and entities, including their functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment
25 Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services including needs assessment techniques, quality service standards, alternative delivery systems, and customer satisfaction evaluation techniques
21 Mathematics
Knowledge of numbers, their operations, and interrelationships including arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications
17 Building and Construction
Knowledge of materials, methods, and the appropriate tools to construct objects, structures, and buildings
13 Food Production
Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting of food for consumption including crop rotation methods, animal husbandry, and food storage/handling techniques
13 Engineering and Technology
Knowledge of equipment, tools, mechanical devices, and their uses to produce motion, light, power, technology, and other applications
13 Physics
Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, and applications including air, water, material dynamics, light, atomic principles, heat, electric theory, earth formations, and meteorological and related natural phenomena
13 Public Safety and Security
Knowledge of weaponry, public safety, and security operations, rules, regulations, precautions, prevention, and the protection of people, data, and property
13 English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar
8 Geography
Knowledge of various methods for describing the location and distribution of land, sea, and air masses including their physical locations, relationships, and characteristics
8 Economics and Accounting
Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data
8 Administration and Management
Knowledge of principles and processes involved in business and organizational planning, coordination, and execution. This includes strategic planning, resource allocation, manpower modeling, leadership techniques, and production methods
4 Design
Knowledge of design techniques, principles, tools and instruments involved in the production and use of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models
4 Communications and Media
Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods including alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media
4 Sales and Marketing
Knowledge of principles and methods involved in showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategies and tactics, product demonstration and sales techniques, and sales control systems
4 Production and Processing
Knowledge of inputs, outputs, raw materials, waste, quality control, costs, and techniques for maximizing the manufacture and distribution of goods
4 Fine Arts
Knowledge of theory and techniques required to produce, compose, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture
SKILLS:
Skills elements are ranked by importance.
63 Equipment Selection
Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job
50 Equipment Maintenance
Performing routine maintenance and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed
46 Repairing
Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools
46 Operation and Control
Controlling operations of equipment or systems
42 Active Listening
Listening to what other people are saying and asking questions as appropriate
42 Identification of Key Causes
Identifying the things that must be changed to achieve a goal
42 Product Inspection
Inspecting and evaluating the quality of products
42 Problem Identification
Identifying the nature of problems
38 Troubleshooting
Determining what is causing an operating error and deciding what to do about it
38 Judgment and Decision Making
Weighing the relative costs and benefits of a potential action
33 Implementation Planning
Developing approaches for implementing an idea
33 Mathematics
Using mathematics to solve problems
33 Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
33 Writing
Communicating effectively with others in writing as indicated by the needs of the audience
29 Management of Material Resources
Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work
29 Systems Perception
Determining when important changes have occurred in a system or are likely to occur
29 Operations Analysis
Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design
29 Solution Appraisal
Observing and evaluating the outcomes of a problem solution to identify lessons learned or redirect efforts
29 Time Management
Managing one's own time and the time of others
29 Active Learning
Working with new material or information to grasp its implications
25 Science
Using scientific methods to solve problems
25 Monitoring
Assessing how well one is doing when learning or doing something
25 Information Organization
Finding ways to structure or classify multiple pieces of information
25 Information Gathering
Knowing how to find information and identifying essential information
21 Idea Evaluation
Evaluating the likely success of an idea in relation to the demands of the situation
21 Identifying Downstream Consequences
Determining the long-term outcomes of a change in operations
21 Visioning
Developing an image of how a system should work under ideal conditions
21 Critical Thinking
Using logic and analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches
21 Learning Strategies
Using multiple approaches when learning or teaching new things
21 Idea Generation
Generating a number of different approaches to problems
21 Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions
17 Service Orientation
Actively looking for ways to help people
13 Speaking
Talking to others to effectively convey information
13 Management of Financial Resources
Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures
13 Operation Monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly
13 Technology Design
Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs
8 Systems Evaluation
Looking at many indicators of system performance, taking into account their accuracy
8 Testing
Conducting tests to determine whether equipment, software, or procedures are operating as expected
8 Social Perceptiveness
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react the way they do
8 Installation
Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications
8 Instructing
Teaching others how to do something
8 Synthesis/Reorganization
Reorganizing information to get a better approach to problems or tasks
4 Management of Personnel Resources
Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job
4 Negotiation
Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences .
ABILITIES:
Abilities elements are ranked by importance.
65 Dynamic Strength
The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue
65 Trunk Strength
The ability to use one's abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing
55 Control Precision
The ability to quickly and repeatedly make precise adjustments in moving the controls of a machine or vehicle to exact positions
55 Static Strength
The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects
55 Stamina
The ability to exert one's self physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath
55 Extent Flexibility
The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with the body, arms, and/or legs
50 Wrist-Finger Speed
The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists
45 Information Ordering
The ability to correctly follow a given rule or set of rules in order to arrange things or actions in a certain order. The things or actions can include numbers, letters, words, pictures, procedures, sentences, and mathematical or logical operations.
45 Manual Dexterity
The ability to quickly make coordinated movements of one hand, a hand together with its arm, or two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects
45 Multilimb Coordination
The ability to coordinate movements of two or more limbs together (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the body is in motion
45 Explosive Strength
The ability to use short bursts of muscle force to propel oneself (as in jumping or sprinting), or to throw an object
40 Gross Body Coordination
The ability to coordinate the movement of the arms, legs, and torso together in activities where the whole body is in motion
40 Visualization
The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged
35 Dynamic Flexibility
The ability to quickly and repeatedly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with the body, arms, and/or legs
30 Speed of Limb Movement
The ability to quickly move the arms or legs
30 Near Vision
The ability to see details of objects at a close range (within a few feet of the observer)
30 Oral Comprehension
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
25 Memorization
The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures
25 Finger Dexterity
The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects
25 Category Flexibility
The ability to produce many rules so that each rule tells how to group (or combine) a set of things in a different way.
25 Problem Sensitivity
The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
25 Glare Sensitivity
The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting
25 Visual Color Discrimination
The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness
25 Gross Body Equilibrium
The ability to keep or regain one's body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position
25 Deductive Reasoning
The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to come up with logical answers. It involves deciding if an answer makes sense.
20 Arm-Hand Steadiness
The ability to keep the hand and arm steady while making an arm movement or while holding the arm and hand in one position
20 Written Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand
20 Written Comprehension
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing
20 Number Facility
The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly
20 Far Vision
The ability to see details at a distance
20 Spatial Orientation
The ability to know one's location in relation to the environment, or to know where other objects are in relation to one's self
15 Fluency of Ideas
The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a given topic. It concerns the number of ideas produced and not the quality, correctness, or creativity of the ideas.
15 Inductive Reasoning
The ability to combine separate pieces of information, or specific answers to problems, to form general rules or conclusions. It includes coming up with a logical explanation for why a series of seemingly unrelated events occur together.
15 Speech Recognition
The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person
15 Time Sharing
The ability to efficiently shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources)
10 Speech Clarity
The ability to speak clearly so that it is understandable to a listener
10 Auditory Attention
The ability to focus on a single source of auditory (hearing) information in the presence of other distracting sounds
10 Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand
10 Originality
The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem
5 Night Vision
The ability to see under low light conditions
5 Flexibility of Closure
The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material
5 Speed of Closure
The ability to quickly make sense of information that seems to be without meaning or organization. It involves quickly combining and organizing different pieces of information into a meaningful pattern
5 Sound Localization
The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated
5 Mathematical Reasoning
The ability to understand and organize a problem and then to select a mathematical method or formula to solve the problem
5 Response Orientation
The ability to choose quickly and correctly between two or more movements in response to two or more signals (lights, sounds, pictures, etc.). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body parts
5 Selective Attention
The ability to concentrate and not be distracted while performing a task over a period of time
5 Peripheral Vision
The ability to see objects or movement of objects to one's side when the eyes are focused forward
5 Depth Perception
The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from the observer, or to judge the distance between an object and the observer
WORK ACTIVITIES:
Work activities elements are ranked by importance.
83 Handling and Moving Objects
Using one's own hands and arms in handling, installing, forming, positioning, and moving materials, or in manipulating things, including the use of keyboards.
79 Performing General Physical Activities
Performing physical activities that require moving one's whole body, such as in climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, where the activities often also require considerable use of the arms and legs, such as in the physical handling of materials.
63 Operating Vehicles or Equipment
Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
63 Controlling Machines and Processes
Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
58 Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
50 Estimating Needed Characteristics
Estimating the Characteristics of Materials, Products, Events, or Information: Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities, or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
50 Judging Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Making judgments about or assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
46 Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Combining, evaluating, and reasoning with information and data to make decisions and solve problems. These processes involve making decisions about the relative importance of information and choosing the best solution.
42 Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information received by making estimates or categorizations, recognizing differences or similarities, or sensing changes in circumstances or events.
42 Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Fixing, servicing, aligning, setting up, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
38 Monitor Processes, Material, or Surroundings
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, often to detect problems or to find out when things are finished.
33 Processing Information
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, verifying, or processing information or data.
33 Implementing Ideas or Programs
Conducting or carrying out work procedures and activities in accord with one's own ideas or information provided through directions/instructions for purposes of installing, modifying, preparing, delivering, constructing, integrating, finishing, or completing programs, systems, structures, or products.
29 Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing
Developing plans to accomplish work, and prioritizing and organizing one's own work.
29 Communicating With Other Workers
Providing information to supervisors, fellow workers, and subordinates. This information can be exchanged face-to-face, in writing, or via telephone/electronic transfer.
29 Documenting or Recording Information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in either written form or by electronic/magnetic recording.
29 Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting or diagnosing equipment, structures, or materials to identify the causes of errors or other problems or defects.
29 Evaluating Information Against Standards
Evaluating information against a set of standards and verifying that it is correct.
29 Analyzing Data or Information
Identifying underlying principles, reasons, or facts by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
25 Communicating With Persons Outside Organization
Communicating with persons outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged face-to-face, in writing, or via telephone/electronic transfer.
25 Performing Administrative Activities
Approving requests, handling paperwork, and performing day-to-day administrative tasks.
25 Updating and Using Job-Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and knowing one's own jobs' and related jobs' functions.
25 Performing For or Working With Public
Performing for people or dealing directly with the public, including serving persons in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
21 Providing Consultation and Advice to Others
Providing consultation and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-related, or process related topics.
21 Thinking Creatively
Originating, inventing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
21 Scheduling Work and Activities
Scheduling events, programs, activities, as well as the work of others.
21 Monitoring and Controlling Resources
Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.
21 Interpreting Meaning of Information to Others
Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be understood or used to support responses or feedback to others.
21 Resolving Conflict or Negotiating with Others
Handling complaints, arbitrating disputes, and resolving grievances, or otherwise negotiating with others.
21 Establishing and Maintaining Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others.
17 Developing Objectives and Strategies
Establishing long range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve these objectives.
13 Coordinating Work and Activities of Others
Coordinating members of a work group to accomplish tasks.
13 Repairing and Maintaining Electrical Equipment
Fixing, servicing, adjusting, regulating, calibrating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.
13 Coaching and Developing Others
Identifying developmental needs of others and coaching or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
8 Drafting and Specifying Technical Devices
Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to inform others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
8 Assisting and Caring for Others
Providing assistance or personal care to others.
4 Developing and Building Teams
Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
4 Selling or Influencing Others
Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods, or otherwise changing their minds or actions.
4 Teaching Others
Identifying educational needs, developing formal training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
WORK CONTEXT:
Work context elements are ranked by frequency (F), importance (I), responsibility (R), amount of contact (C), how serious (S), objective vs. subjective (O), automation (A), extent of frustration (E), responsible for health and safety (H), likelihood of injury (L), degree of injury (D) .
90 (F) Outdoors
How frequently does this job require the worker to work: Outdoors
75 (F) Using Hands on Objects, Tools, Controls
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Using hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
75 (F) Hazardous Situations
How often does this job require the worker to be exposed to harardous situations? Hazardous Situations involving likely cuts, bites, stings, or minor burns
60 (F) Standing
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Standing?
55 (F) Kneeling, Crouching or Crawling
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Kneeling, stooping, crouching or crawling?
50 (F) Very Hot
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Very hot (above 90 F) or very cold (under 32 F) temperatures?
46 (L) Hazardous Situations
What is the likelihood that the worker would be injured as a result of being exposed to hazardous situations while performing this job? Hazardous Situations involving likely cuts, bites, stings, or minor burns
45 (F) Sitting
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Sitting?
45 (F) Walking or Running
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Walking or running?
45 (F) Bending or Twisting the Body
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Bending or twisting the body?
44 (I) Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
How important is it to be sure that all the details of this job are performed and everything is done completely?
40 (F) Common Protective or Safety Attire
How often does the worker wear: Common protective or safety attire, such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard-hat, or personal flotation device?
40 (F) Hazardous Equipment
How often does this job require the worker to be exposed to harardous equipment? Hazardous Equipment (e.g., saws, machinery/mechanical parts include exposure to vehicular traffic, but not driving a vehicle)
40 (I) Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job?
40 (F) Making Repetitive Motions
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Making repetitive motions?
36 (D) Hazardous Equipment
If injury, due to exposure to hazardous equipment, were to occur while performing this job, how serious would be the likely outcome? Hazardous Equipment (e.g., saws, machinery/mechanical parts include exposure to vehicular traffic, but not driving a vehicle)
36 (I) Provide a Service to Others
How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Provide a service to others (e.g., customers)?
35 (F) Contaminants
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Contaminants (pollutants, gases, dust, odors, etc.)?
35 (F) Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?
34 (L) Hazardous Equipment
What is the likelihood that the worker would be injured as a result of being exposed to hazardous equipment while performing this job? Hazardous Equipment (e.g., saws, machinery/mechanical parts include exposure to vehicular traffic, but not driving a vehicle)
32 (D) Hazardous Situations
If injury, due to exposure to hazardous situations, were to occur while performing this job, how serious would be the likely outcome? Hazardous Situations involving likely cuts, bites, stings, or minor burns
25 (F) Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, Poles, etc.
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Climbing ladders, scaffolds, poles, etc?
25 (F) Hazardous Conditions
How often does this job require the worker to be exposed to hazardous conditions? Hazardous Conditions (e.g., high voltage electricity, combustibles, explosives, chemicals; do not include hazardous equipment or situations)
24 (I) Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
20 (F) Whole Body Vibration
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Whole body vibration (e.g., operating a jackhammer or earthmoving equipment)?
20 (F) Indoors
How frequently does this job require the worker to work: Indoors
20 (I) Importance of Being Aware of New Events
How important is being constantly aware of either frequently changing events (e.g. security guard watching for shoplifters) or infrequent events (e.g. radar operator watching for tornadoes) to performing this job?
17 (L) Hazardous Conditions
What is the likelihood that the worker would be injured as a result of being exposed to hazardous conditions while performing this job? Hazardous Conditions (e.g., high voltage electricity, combustibles, explosives, chemicals; do not include hazardous equipment or situations)
17 (S) Consequence of Error
How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?
17 (E) Frustrating Circumstances
To what extent do frustrating circumstances ("road blocks" to work that are beyond the worker's control) hinder the accomplishment of this job?
16 (I) Deal With External Customers
How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Deal with external customers (e.g., retail sales) or the public in general (e.g., police work)?
15 (F) Keeping or Regaining Balance
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Keeping or regaining balance?
15 (F) Specialized Protective or Safety Attire
How often does the worker wear: Specialized protective or safety attire, such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suit, or radiation protection?
13 (O) Objective or Subjective Information
How objective or subjective is the information communicated in this job?
12 (D) Hazardous Conditions
If injury, due to exposure to hazardous conditions, were to occur while performing this job, how serious would be the likely outcome? Hazardous Conditions (e.g., high voltage electricity, combustibles, explosives, chemicals; do not include hazardous equipment or situations)
12 (I) Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)
10 (F) Special Uniform
How often does the worker wear: A special uniform, such as that of a commercial pilot, nurse, police officer, or military personnel?
10 (F) Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Cramped work space that requires getting into awkward positions?
7 (A) Degree of Automation
Indicate the level of automation of this job.
6 (R) Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
5 (F) Sounds or Noise Levels Are Distracting
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Sounds and noise levels that are distracting and uncomfortable?
INTERESTS:
Interest elements are ranked by occupational interest.
94 Realistic
Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
39 Artistic
Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.
28 Conventional
Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
22 Enterprising
Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.
22 Investigative
Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
11 Social
Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.
WORK VALUES:
Work values elements are ranked by extent.
48 Relationships-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
44 Working Conditions-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
34 Support-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
34 Achievement-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
33 Independence-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employs to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
20 Recognition-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status.
81 Moral Values
Workers on this job are never pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong
69 Independence
Workers on this job do their work alone
44 Security
Workers on this job have steady employment
44 Autonomy
Workers on this job plan their work with little supervision
44 Variety
Workers on this job have something different to do every day
44 Activity
Workers on this job are busy all the time
38 Achievement
Workers on this job get a feeling of accomplishment
38 Supervision, Technical
Workers on this job have supervisors who train their workers well
34 Social Service
Workers on this job have work where they do things for other people
34 Supervision, Human Relations
Workers on this job have supervisors who back up their workers with management
31 Ability Utilization
Workers on this job make use of their individual abilities
31 Recognition
Workers on this job receive recognition for the work they do
31 Compensation
Workers on this job are paid well in comparison with other workers
31 Company Policies and Practices
Workers on this job are treated fairly by the company
31 Working Conditions
Workers on this job have good working conditions
31 Responsibility
Workers on this job make decisions on their own
28 Co-workers
Workers on this job have co-workers who are easy to get along with
25 Creativity
Workers on this job try out their own ideas
22 Social Status
Workers on this job are looked up to by others in their company and their community
19 Advancement
Workers on this job have opportunities for advancement
9 Authority
Workers on this job give directions and instructions to others
CROSSWALKS:
| DOT91 (Dictionary of Occupational Titles): |
408684010 Lawn-Service Worker 408161010 Landscape Gardener 406687010 Landscape Specialist 406684018 Garden Worker 406684014 Groundskeeper, Industrial-Commercial 406684010 Cemetery Worker 406683010 Greenskeeper II |
| AIM97 (Apprenticeship Information Management): |
0571 LANDSCAPE TECHNICIAN 0271 LANDSCAPE GARDENER 0934 GREENSKEEPER II 0574 LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT TECH |
| CEN90 (1990 Census Occupations): |
486 Groundskeepers and Gardeners, except Farm |
| CIP90 (Classification of Instructional Programs): |
010605 Landscaping Operations and Management 010601 Horticulture Services Operations and Management, General 010607 Turf Management 010603 Ornamental Horticulture Operations and Management 010604 Greenhouse Operations and Management |
| GOE93 (Guide for Occupational Exploration): |
030404 Elemental Work: Plants and Animals: Nursery and Groundskeeping |
| MOC97 (Military Occupational Codes): |
No crosswalks |
| OES98 (Occupational Employment Statistics): |
79999 All Other Agricultural, Forestry, Fishing, and Related Workers |
| OPM97 (Office of Personnel Management Occupations): |
5001 Miscellaneous Plant and Animal Work 5003 Gardening 3504 Gardening 4754 Cemetery Caretaking |
| SOC98 (Standard Occupational Classification): |
No crosswalks |
