Transcript AG-NL-01.470-01.6p Career_in_Landscaping_and_Turfgrass

Careers in the landscape
industry
Jaime Gosnell and Dr. Frank Flanders
Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office, to accompany lesson 01.463-1.1
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OBJECTIVES
• Identify career choices in the landscape
industry
• Identify educational requirements for
landscape careers
• Outline job responsibilities of landscape
personnel
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The professional landscape
industry is one of the largest,
most diverse, and most rapidly
growing industries.
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The landscape industry is young.
Many firms are entering the
business. Most have been in
business for less than 10 years.
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A young industry with a bright future is
a perfect career opportunity.
What careers are available in the
landscape and turf grass industry?
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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
• A landscape architect is
a professional trained in
engineering, graphic
arts, and architectural
design.
• They are skilled in
designing functional
plans based on the
interrelationship of
people and their
surroundings.
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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
cont.
• Most states require
landscape
architects to be
licensed before
they can practice.
• A college degree in
landscape
architecture is
required.
• An apprenticeship
and state licensing
exam are required .
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LANDSCAPE DESIGNER
• Professionals who are
trained in the art of
design and the
science of growing
horticultural plants.
• They work primarily
with home designs
and small commercial
sites.
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LANDSCAPE DESIGNER cont.
• An associates or
bachelors degree
in ornamental
horticulture is
required.
• They are often
employed by
landscape
companies or
garden centers.
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LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR
• Landscape
contractors
construct and
install the
landscape.
• They work with
designers and
landscape
architects to make
sure the landscape
is installed
properly.
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LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR
cont.
• They hire workers
or sub-contractors
to install various
parts of the
design.
• This profession
may be learned on
the job.
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LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR
cont.
• As a crew member, they gain practical
experience.
• landscape contractors usually receive formal
education in high school or at a community
college or university.
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LANDSCAPE SUPERVISOR
• Landscape
supervisors or crew
chiefs are
responsible for the
workers which may
be divided into
crews.
• They provide
leadership, assign
tasks, and work
along side their
crew.
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LANDSCAPE CREW MEMBER
• Crew members perform such tasks as
grading, installing landscapes, installing
plants,mowing grass, fertilizing landscape
plants, pruning, applying pest controls,
planting and weeding flower beds,
removing fallen leaves, cultivating soil, and
applying mulch to landscape beds.
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CREW MEMER cont.
• The goals of crew
members is to properly
install the landscape and
to keep the landscape
attractive and functional.
• Members are trained,
usually by their employer,
to do specific types of
work.
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There is a wide variety of
careers in the landscape
industry.
Career opportunities are
continuing to grow as the
industry is becoming more
diverse and popular.
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