Landscaping Labourers
Job description
These individuals do landscaping work. They help maintain lawns, gardens, parks, grounds, and interiors. They work for:
- Landscaping and grounds maintenance companies
- Landscaping services assigned to public works
Environment
- Climatic conditions
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Hazardous chemical
- Noise
- Vibration
Main tasks
- Spread arable soil.
- Lay sod.
- Plant flowers, shrubs, and trees.
- Mow, rake, fertilize, and water lawns.
- Weed gardens.
- Prune shrubs and trees.
- Operate and maintain grounds maintenance tools and equipment.
- Spray plants and lawns with products to protect them from insects and disease.
- Maintain lawns and roadside lawns.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience or additional training leads to senior or supervisory positions.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $16.75
- Median
- $22.00
- Maximum
- $30.00
Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
All of Québec
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
All of Québec
Gender distribution
All of Québec
- 13.8% Female
- 86.2% Male
- 13.8% Female
- 86.2% Male
Job types
All of Québec
- Full time
- Part time
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
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NAICS 55, 5662% of jobs
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NAICS 7113% of jobs
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NAICS 917% of jobs
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NAICS 111, 112, 114, 1151, 11524% of jobs
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NAICS 813% of jobs
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Others11% of jobs
All of Québec
-
NAICS 55, 5662% of jobs
-
NAICS 7113% of jobs
-
NAICS 917% of jobs
-
NAICS 111, 112, 114, 1151, 11524% of jobs
-
NAICS 813% of jobs
-
Others11% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
Secondary
DVS in Élagage
Placement rate: 82.7%
6.3% of graduates pursue further studies
DVS in horticulture et jardinerie
Placement rate: 56.1%
15.1% of graduates pursue further studies
DVS in réalisation d'aménagements paysagers
Placement rate: 46.2%
27.8% of graduates pursue further studies
Sometimes required
- Chemical fertilizer, fungicide, herbicide, and pesticide application permits may be required, depending on the nature of the work.
- A Class 5 driver's licence is often required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Operations and control
Abilities
- Limb coordination
- Manual dexterity
- Core strength
- Static muscle power
- Control accuracy
- Physical flexibility in extension
- Hand-arm stability
- Endurance
- Awareness of issues
- Near vision
- Visualization
Knowledge and attributes
- Knowledge of the French language
- Autonomy
- Sense of responsibility
- Knowledge of customer and personalized services
- Capacity to work in a team
- Sense of initiative
- Respect standards and regulations
- Assiduity and punctuality
- Commitment to quality
- Timeliness
Interests
- Work manually
- Develop and exploit natural resources
- Work in contact with nature and animals
- Exercer une activité sportive ou physique
- Work outdoors
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Official name of the NOC 85121
Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers
Job titles
- Landscaping Workers
- Tree pruner - landscaping
- Gardener helper
- Landscape gardener helper
- Grounds maintenance labourer
- Grounds maintainer
- Greenskeeper helper
- Plant doctor helper
- Tree surgeon helper
- Chemical applicator - lawn care
- Grass cutter
- Snow shoveller - grounds maintenance
- Tree trimmer - landscaping
- Plant care worker
- Lawn mower
- Grave digger
- Park maintenance labourer
- Sod laying labourer
- Cemetery labourer
- Lawn care labourer
- Groundsman/woman
- Groundskeeper
- Stadium groundskeeper
- Park maintenance worker
- Lawn-mowing worker
- Cemetery worker
- Lawn care worker
- Golf course worker
- Bulb planter - landscaping
- Sod layer
- Landscape labourer
- Campground maintenance worker
- Tree sprayer
- Greens worker
- Golf course labourer
- Transplanter - landscape maintenance
Skill type
Natural resources, agriculture and related production
Last update: January 29, 2026