Careers in the landscape industry

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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.