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Groundsmen and Greenkeepers

Groundsmen and greenkeepers cut and lay turf and maintain areas for golf courses and other sports grounds.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£13,358
£24,961
£39,137

New workers start around £13,358. Normal pay is £24,961 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £39,137.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 38,299 vacancies for this type of job

5.43%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Rolls, mows and waters grass, marks out pitches.

  • Monitors and maintains the quality and condition of turf.

  • Moves soil to alter surface contour of land using mechanical equipment and constructs appropriate landscaping features and maintains such features.

  • Cuts and lays turf using hand and machine tools and repairs damaged turf.

  • Levels ground and installs drainage system as required.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Landscaping

  • Machinery

  • Project Management

  • Mowing

  • Construction

  • Gardening

  • Arboriculture

  • Lawn Care

  • Pruning

  • Risk Analysis

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communication

  • Management

  • Customer Service

  • Operations

  • Leadership

  • Planning

  • Detail Oriented

  • Sales

  • Problem Solving

  • Enthusiasm

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.