A professional who maintains grounds of industrial, commercial, or public property, performing any combination of following tasks. Respnsibilities include:

• Cuts lawns, using hand mower or power mower.
• Trims and edges around walks, flower beds, and walls, using clippers, weed cutters, and edging tools.
• Prunes shrubs and trees to shape and improve growth or remove damaged leaves, branches, or twigs, using shears, pruners, or chain saw.
• Sprays lawn, shrubs, and trees with fertilizer, herbicides, and insecticides, using hand or automatic sprayer.
• Rakes and bags or burns leaves, using rake.
• Cleans grounds and removes litter, using spiked stick or broom.
• Shovels snow from walks and driveways.
• Spreads salt on public passage ways to prevent ice buildup.
• Plants grass, flowers, trees, and shrubs, using gardening tools.
• Waters lawn and shrubs, using hose or by activating fixed or portable sprinkler system.
• May repair fences, gates, walls, and walks, using carpentry and masonry tools.
• May paint fences and outbuildings.
• May clean out drainage ditches and culverts, using shovel and rake.
• May perform ground maintenance duties, using tractor equipped with attachments, such as mowers, lime or fertilizer spreaders, lawn roller, and snow removal equipment.
• May sharpen tools, such as weed cutters, edging tools, and shears, using file or knife sharpener.
• May make minor repairs on equipment, such as lawn mower, spreader, and snow removal equipment, using handtools and power tools.
• May perform variety of laboring duties, common to type of employing establishment.