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Job Activities

Learn about the most important job activities for First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each job activity.
Importance*More Info
1.Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material83
2.Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others81
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment81
4.Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work80
5.Making Decisions and Solving Problems79
6.Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People77
7.Getting Information75
8.Training and Teaching Others74
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates74
Controlling Machines and Processes74
* Importance out of 100

Score Key
  Importance for success in this profession
  Level of proficiency needed

Job Activity Scores

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
83
42
Check that doors to building are lockedInspect equipment in a chemical processing plantInspect a nuclear reactor
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
81
70
Exchange information during a shift changeOrganize the cleanup crew after a major sporting eventAct as general contractor for building a large industrial complex
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
81
48
Drive a carDrive an 18-wheel tractor-trailerHover a helicopter in strong wind
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
80
67
Organize a work schedule that is repetitive and easy to planPlan and organize your own activities that often changePrioritize and plan multiple tasks several months ahead
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
79
49
Determine the meal selection for a cafeteriaSelect the location for a major department storeMake the final decision about a company's 5-year plan
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
77
47
Determine whether to remove a tree that has been damagedDetermine the value of property lost in a fireEstablish the value of a recently discovered ancient art work
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
75
50
Follow a standard blueprintReview a budgetStudy international tax laws
Training and Teaching Others
Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
74
49
Give coworkers brief instructions on a simple procedural changeTeach a social sciences course to high school studentsDevelop and conduct training programs for a medical school
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
74
56
Write brief notes to othersReport the results of a sales meeting to a supervisorCreate a videotaped presentation of a company's internal policies
Controlling Machines and Processes
Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
74
67
Operate a cash registerOperate a drilling rigOperate a precision milling machine