82031 – Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services
Lead statement
Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services supervise and coordinate the activities of workers in the following unit groups: Nursery and greenhouse workers (85.103) and Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers (85.191).
Main duties
- Supervise and coordinate the activities of workers who maintain lawns, gardens, athletic fields, golf courses, cemeteries, parks, interior plantscapes and other landscaped areas
- Tender bids on contracts for landscaping and grounds maintenance work
- Plan and estimate the materials and labour requirements for individual contracts
- Organize the planting and maintenance of trees, gardens, lawns, shrubs and hedges and the construction and installation of fences, decks, patios, walkways and retaining walls
- Establish work schedules and procedures and coordinate activities with other work units
- Resolve work-related problems and prepare and submit progress and other reports
- Requisition supplies and materials
- Maintain financial and personnel records
- Hire staff and train workers in job duties and company policies
- May manage operations of own company
- May provide snow removal services during winter months
- May perform the same duties as workers supervised.
Employment requirements
- Experience as a landscape or horticulture supervisor or as a landscape or horticulture technician is required.
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- Experience in the type of work supervised is required.
- A college diploma, specialized courses or industry-related training and certification in landscaping and horticulture are usually required.
- A provincial licence to apply chemical fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides and pesticides may be required.
Example job titles
grounds maintenance contractor · grounds maintenance supervisor · interior plantscaping contractor · landscape design contractor · landscape maintenance contractor · landscape service contractor · landscaping contractor · landscaping supervisor · lawn care contractor · lawn care service contractor · lawn maintenance contractor · plantscape maintenance contractor · tree removal contractor · tree service contractor · park caretaker · cemetery foreman/woman · country club grounds supervisor · nursery worker foreman/woman · groundskeeping foreman/woman · landscaping foreman/woman · nursery foreman/woman · greenhouse foreman/woman · greenhouse supervisor · greenhouse worker crew chief · park maintenance supervisor · grounds maintenance park supervisor · park maintenance head · horticulture workers supervisor · lawn care supervisor · nursery supervisor · nursery worker crew chief · nursery workers supervisor · park labourers supervisor · tree service supervisor · weed control foreman/woman · groundskeeping supervisor · park section head - arboriculture · groundsman/woman supervisor · groundskeeper supervisor · maintenance worker supervisor - campground
Wages (per hour)
| Province / territory | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $21.00 | $29.81 | $41.00 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $19.55 | $30.32 | $40.26 |
| Nova Scotia | $20.00 | $26.50 | $38.46 |
| New Brunswick | $20.00 | $23.00 | $28.85 |
| Quebec | $22.00 | $28.00 | $40.03 |
| Ontario | $21.68 | $30.00 | $42.00 |
| Manitoba | $22.50 | $27.21 | $38.50 |
| Saskatchewan | $18.00 | $29.00 | $44.62 |
| Alberta | $21.00 | $30.00 | $41.00 |
| British Columbia | $20.00 | $31.00 | $42.00 |
Source: Job Bank wages, 2025 release (ESDC). Low and high are the 10th and 90th percentiles.
Occupation details: ESDC OaSIS 2025, based on NOC 2021.