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Landscaper Job Description: How to Write Your Own [+ Free Template]

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Originally published in March 2023. Last updated on April 25th, 2025.

A professional landscaper job description can help you hire qualified candidates who elevate your business, bring joy to your customers, and stick around long-term.

Use this guide and our free landscaper job description template to write your job posting and start the hiring process today.

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1. Landscaper job overview

Start your job description by providing the details of the role you’re hiring for. Use a brief, descriptive header and two or three sentences to provide a landscaper job overview.

Here’s an example of how to describe the role when you’re writing a job description for a landscaper:

Your goal is to provide a quick overview of what the role involves and what kind of person you’re looking for. This weeds out anyone who isn’t a good fit and encourages strong candidates to apply.

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2. Job responsibilities

Write a bullet-pointed list that includes landscaper responsibilities and day-to-day job duties. 

Your list should answer these questions at minimum:

3. Qualifications and skills

Include a list of skills and qualifications that your ideal landscaper needs. This could include education level, work experience, training and certification, and any of these specific examples:

Optional skills aren’t required, but they can narrow down your search if the landscaper job posting brings in lots of applicants. Make this clear by saying a skill is preferred, optional, or an asset.

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4. Working hours

Tell applicants what hours they would be working—and be honest. They need to know if the role is full or part-time, permanent or temporary, and year-round or seasonal.

It is also important to highlight scenarios where an employee may be asked to work overtime, even if it is uncommon (with additional compensation, of course).

By setting expectations early, you and your top candidate can agree right away that this schedule will work for both of you.

5. Pay, benefits, and perks

Post the hourly wage or salary range you’re willing to offer your new landscaper. Compensation is one of the top pieces of information a job seeker wants to know, so be as precise as you can.

You can also mention any non-financial compensation you offer, like an employee bonus program, paid vacation time, health insurance, or a retirement savings plan.

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6. Company overview

Describe why your company is a great place for any landscape professional to work. For example:

Your company overview should answer questions like:

  • When and why did you start your landscaping business?
  • What is your business’s mission, vision, and values?
  • How would you describe your company culture?
  • Why do your current employees work for the company?
  • What makes your employees stay?
  • What long-term career opportunities are available for your employees?

Pro Tip: Clearly tell candidates how to apply for your landscaping job posting, whether it’s through email or a job board’s application form. When job seekers understand the application process, they’ll apply faster—and you’ll hire faster, too.

Job description examples that attract top talent

For more expert insights on your landscaper job descriptions, how to overcome hiring challenges, and ways to attract the best available talent, watch our Masters of Home Service podcast featuring Danielle Rossi, Chief Financial Officer at The Tree Lady Company in Winter Haven, FL.

Frequently Asked Questions

Landscapers create and maintain outdoor spaces like backyards, gardens, and parks. They tend to work for landscaping companies, property managers, or city governments.

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Landscaper duties include planting trees and flowers, maintaining lawns, pruning trees and shrubs, and installing paths, decks, lighting, irrigation systems, and water or fire features.

Some landscapers also offer fertilizing and pest control services during the warm season, while others provide snow removal and holiday lighting to stay busy in the winter.

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Landscapers need to lift and carry heavy loads, so they should be physically strong. They also have a good eye for landscape architecture and design, can solve structural problems, and work well with a team.

Most landscaping skills are learned on the job, like installing sod or building a deck. Otherwise, entry-level landscapers often don’t require education beyond high school.

However, some higher-level positions may require a diploma or degree in landscape design or horticulture. Employees may also need fertilizer certification or pest control licensing to legally provide those services.
On average, landscapers make $18/hour (USD). Annual salaries typically range from $23,000 to $50,000, depending on an individual landscaper’s experience level and the tasks involved.
To attract the best candidates for your landscaping job, your help-wanted ads should be very clear and concise. They should speak directly to the person you’re looking to join your team.
Include important information such as:

Job title – Landscaper/Lawn Care Technician, Landscape Crew Member, Landscape Foreman, etc.
Job summary – A brief overview of the job and the work involved (lawn maintenance, planting, hardscaping, snow removal, etc).
Responsibilities – List of regular duties like mowing, trimming, planting, using landscaping equipment, and more.
Qualifications – Any requirements such as a valid driver’s license, previous landscaping experience, or certifications.
Work schedule – Share your regular business hours and any overtime expectations, as well as seasonal work details.
Compensation and benefits – Be upfront about pay (hourly or salary) and benefits
Company overview – A sentence or two about your company culture, service area, and the team.
How to apply – Clear instructions on how to apply (online form, email, etc.).
Landscaping jobs belong on every job board, as long as you’re putting your listing in the right place and in front of the right candidates. Make sure to classify your job post under trades and/or landscaping, and make sure it is visible in your service area.

With the right category and location, candidates on any platform will be able to find your listing. To get started, use these general and local job posting options:

General job boards

Indeed – The biggest general job board with the highest potential visibility.
Facebook Jobs – Useful for spreading the word through community groups.
Craigslist – Sections for gigs and trade jobs are great for posting to local candidates
ZipRecruiter – Good reach and auto-distributes to other platforms.
LinkedIn – Home to a lot of qualified professionals looking for work

Local job posting options

• Local community colleges or trade schools with landscaping programs.
• Municipal or state workforce boards.
• Local Facebook groups and neighborhood forums like Nextdoor.

Don’t forget to share your job wherever you can. Post it across social media, ask current employees for referrals, and post a printed flyer at a local garden center.