Landscaper resume examples
This page has 12 one-page landscaper resume examples: crew members, landscapers, groundskeepers, gardeners and greenskeepers in the field, lawn care, landscape and irrigation technicians who work their own routes, and crew leaders, foremen, grounds supervisors and an assistant golf course superintendent who run crews. Each one is built against 6,639 US landscaping and grounds postings from 2,346 employers, and the note under each sample explains which numbers and licenses it puts first.
Groundskeeper Resume Example
Groundskeeper postings ask most for a valid driver's license, the ability to lift 50 lbs and work outdoors in all weather, and this summary and the laborer job state all three plainly. The skills match what groundskeeper employers name most, grounds maintenance, landscaping, hand tools and power tools, and each one shows up in a campus or residential bullet with a number.
Why this resume works:
- Cut and edge 38 acres of campus turf each week with zero-turn mowers and string trimmers on a set route.
- Maintain shrubs and hedges around 32 buildings with seasonal pruning and spread 600 cubic yards of mulch each spring.
- Operate blowers, hedge trimmers and pole saws under campus safety rules with no recordable injuries.
Landscaper Resume Example
Landscaper employers most often ask for a clean driving record, the ability to lift 50 lbs and a high school diploma, and this resume puts all three in the summary and education where a crew manager looks first. It also covers the irrigation systems, portable sprinkler systems and hand tools that landscaper postings name, with install counts and a 98% sod survival rate as proof.
Why this resume works:
- Install sod, rock beds and plantings on 45 new residential landscapes per season with a 3-person crew.
- Set portable sprinkler systems on new sod and seed, keeping 98% of installs green through the 30-day check.
- Repair irrigation systems by replacing broken heads, valves and drip irrigation emitters on 15 service calls a month.
Irrigation Technician Resume Example
Irrigation technician postings name troubleshooting, residential and commercial irrigation systems, valves and a clean driving record, and this resume opens with exactly that service mix and a first-visit fix rate. The CIT and backflow tester credentials sit in their own section, so a service manager can confirm the technician can test and certify assemblies without reading every bullet.
Why this resume works:
- Run troubleshooting and valve repair on 25-30 service calls a week, from failed solenoids to broken laterals.
- Repair shorted and cut field wires found with a wire locator, fixing 90% of faults on the first visit.
- Program and audit smart controllers on 60 HOA sites each spring, cutting average water use 18%.
Lawn Care Technician Resume Example
Lawn care technician postings ask for weed control, pest control, SDS knowledge, sales estimates and meeting production goals on an assigned service area, and every one of those appears in a bullet with a lawn count or dollar figure. The Ohio commercial applicator license is listed as a certificate, which answers the first screening question for any route that sprays.
Why this resume works:
- Complete 18-22 lawn treatments a day across an assigned service area, meeting production goals 9 of 10 weeks.
- Apply granular fertilizer and liquid weed control with ride-on spreaders, following the label and SDS for each product.
- Diagnose grubs, fungus and drought stress, then write sales estimates that added $14K in upgrades last season.
Gardener Resume Example
Gardener postings name planting, horticulture, fertilization, irrigation systems and hand and power tools, and this resume shows each one on real estate gardens with plant counts and visit schedules. The horticulture certificate and the QWEL water-efficiency credential back up the plant knowledge that estate and public garden employers look for first.
Why this resume works:
- Maintain perennial beds, rose gardens and citrus orchards on 12 estates, each visited weekly.
- Install 1,500+ annuals, natives and succulents a year, planting to match each owner's seasonal design.
- Perform pruning on roses, hedges and fruit trees on a seasonal calendar, cutting black spot on roses by about half.
Landscape Technician Resume Example
Landscape technician postings name landscaping, irrigation systems, grounds maintenance and hand tools, and the current job shows all four on 85 acres of commercial accounts with a 96% audit pass rate. The NC applicator license and NALP certification are listed as certificates, so the resume answers the licensing question that commercial maintenance firms screen on.
Why this resume works:
- Maintain turf, beds and shrubs on 9 commercial accounts totaling 85 acres, passing 96% of monthly site audits.
- Repair irrigation systems found on weekly inspections, replacing heads, valves and controller settings on 30+ zones a week.
- Apply pre-emergent and post-emergent herbicides under the state license, logging every pesticide application within 24 hours.
Landscape Crew Member Resume Example
Landscape crew member postings stress a strong work ethic, reliability and hand tools, and this resume shows a full daily route, a morning equipment checklist and on-time work in heat and rain. The summary also states the driver's license and 50-lb lifting that a third of landscaping employers list as requirements.
Why this resume works:
- Cut and edge 20-25 lawns a day with walk-behind and stand-on mowers on a weekly route.
- Run string trimmers and leaf blowers around beds, walks and curbs to the crew lead's finish standard.
- Spread 350 yards of pine straw for mulching on HOA entrances and homes during spring installs.
Landscape Foreman Resume Example
Landscape foreman postings name landscape construction, grading and landscaping most, and the current job proves each with project values, a drainage inspection record and a 92% on-budget labor rate. The 10-year path from laborer to crew leader to foreman, plus the Texas irrigator license, shows the crew-running depth a lead-level install role needs.
Why this resume works:
- Lead crews of 4-8 on 25+ landscape construction projects a year, each worth $40K to $600K.
- Set rough and finish grading with a laser level and skid steer, passing every drainage inspection on 3 retail centers.
- Build patios, retaining walls and paver drives, finishing 92% of jobs within budgeted labor hours.
Landscape Crew Leader Resume Example
Crew leader postings ask for leadership, organizational skills and communication, so the current job leads with crew size, route value, on-time rate and client walk-throughs instead of mowing tasks. The four years as a technician on irrigation, pruning and snow crews show the hands-on base that lets this candidate train new hires, which nine onboarded hires confirm.
Why this resume works:
- Lead a 4-person crew across 28 commercial accounts worth $650K a year, finishing routes on time 95% of weeks.
- Plan daily crew scheduling around weather, irrigation start-ups and client requests in the company's field app.
- Train new crew members on mower safety, pruning cuts and herbicide application, onboarding 9 hires since 2023.
Grounds Supervisor Resume Example
Grounds supervisor postings name leadership, communication, landscaping and organization, and this resume answers with a 14-person team, a $1.1M budget and a 93% work order close rate. The CGM credential, pesticide license and plant sciences degree sit in their own sections, showing the training a campus employer expects from the person who signs off on grounds work.
Why this resume works:
- Lead a team of 14 groundskeepers and seasonal workers, setting weekly staff scheduling and task lists.
- Manage a $1.1M grounds budget, cutting contracted tree work spend 22% by moving pruning in-house.
- Plan turf management, bed rotations and irrigation systems upgrades, converting 18 acres to smart controllers.
Greenskeeper Resume Example
Greenskeeper postings name aerification and attention to detail, and this resume shows twice-yearly aerification work, daily greens prep before tee times and cup setting from a pin sheet. Both jobs are on 18-hole courses, so a superintendent sees course-specific reel mower and bunker experience rather than general lawn work.
Why this resume works:
- Cut greens with walk-behind reel mowers and tees with triplex units, finishing 9 greens before first tee time.
- Handle cup setting and tee marker moves on all 18 holes 3 times a week from the superintendent's pin sheet.
- Maintain 64 bunkers with daily raking and edging, pumping out standing water after storms so play reopens the same day.
Assistant Golf Course Superintendent Resume Example
Assistant superintendent postings ask for irrigation systems, maintenance of tees, fairways and greens, pest control, herbicides, fertilizers and soil conditioners, and drainage control, and each has its own bullet with a number. The turf management degree and NC pesticide license are listed separately, so a superintendent can confirm the candidate can legally run the spray program.
Why this resume works:
- Direct a crew of 28 on daily maintenance of tees, fairways and greens across 36 holes.
- Manage the central irrigation system and moisture readings, cutting summer water use 15% while holding green speeds at 11.5.
- Plan herbicides, fungicides and pest control treatments under the state license, keeping spray records audit-ready.
What employers ask for in landscaper job postings
Groundskeeper job postings in the US, October 2026
- 6,639
- active US job postings
- 2,346
- employers hiring
- 2 yr
- median experience asked
- 47%
- ask for 1 year or less
Make sure your resume shows
- Valid driver's license with a clean driving record (34% of employers)
- Able to lift and move up to 50 lbs (32% of employers)
- Works outdoors in all weather (28% of employers)
- High school diploma or GED (27% of employers)
- Verbal and written communication skills (20% of employers)
- Runs landscaping equipment, power tools and hand tools safely (18% of employers)
- Previous landscaping or grounds maintenance experience (16% of employers)
- Works alone and as part of a team (15% of employers)
Duties to build your bullet points around
What employers write most often under responsibilities. Show each one with a result (numbers, scale, outcome), not a copy of the duty.
- Follow safety rules and keep the work site safe (18%)
- Mow, edge, trim, prune, control weeds and do seasonal cleanups (16%)
- Plant and care for trees, shrubs, ground cover and flowers (14%)
- Keep equipment and work areas clean and organized (12%)
- Operate and maintain mowers, trimmers and blowers (11%)
- Install, repair and maintain irrigation systems (10%)
The examples on this page, in job postings
| Example | US postings | Median years asked | Skills that set this role apart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Groundskeeper | 1,243 | 1 | – |
| Landscaper | 219 | 1 | manage time to effectively meet deadlines, mowing, landscaping experience |
| Irrigation Technician | 280 | 2 | – |
| Lawn Care Technician | 229 | 2 | – |
| Gardener | 98 | 2 | – |
| Landscape Technician | 133 | 1 | – |
| Landscape Crew Member | 68 | 1 | – |
| Landscape Foreman | 68 | 2 | – |
| Landscape Crew Leader | 70 | 2 | – |
| Grounds Supervisor | 31 | 3 | – |
| Greenskeeper | 269 | 2 | – |
| Assistant Golf Course Superintendent | 34 | 2 | – |
Which job title to put on your resume: the titles employers use most, so recruiters and applicant tracking systems search for them: Groundskeeper (555 employers), Landscaper (161 employers), Irrigation Technician (155 employers), Grounds Maintenance (76 employers), Gardener (70 employers).
Source: Owlapply analysis of active US job postings, October 2026. Requirements and duties are grouped by meaning from the postings' own bullet lists and counted once per employer.
Advertised pay, experience and the skills employers ask for: Groundskeeper pay and requirements.
Check your landscaper resume against a real job posting
- Paste a landscaper job posting into the job match score tool to see which of its skills your resume is missing.
- Upload your resume to the ATS resume checker to read the text an applicant tracking system gets from it.
Landscaper resume sample (text you can copy)
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Irrigation Technician resume sample
HECTOR RUIZ
Irrigation Technician
Mesa, AZ · (480) 555-0126 · [email protected] · linkedin.com/in/hectorruiz
SUMMARY
Irrigation technician with 5 years of service and installation work on residential irrigation systems and commercial irrigation systems across the East Valley. Handles troubleshooting of valves, field wiring and controllers, tests backflow assemblies, and explains each repair to property managers and homeowners. Holds a clean driving record and the Irrigation Association CIT credential.
EXPERIENCE
Irrigation Technician, Desert Bloom Irrigation Services, Mesa, AZ | 02/2023 - Present
- Run troubleshooting and valve repair on 25-30 service calls a week, from failed solenoids to broken laterals.
- Repair shorted and cut field wires found with a wire locator, fixing 90% of faults on the first visit.
- Program and audit smart controllers on 60 HOA sites each spring, cutting average water use 18%.
- Test 150 backflow assemblies a year and file passing reports with 4 city water departments.
- Write repair estimates on the tablet before leaving each site, turning 70% into approved work orders.
Irrigation Installer, Sonoran Edge Landscape, Chandler, AZ | 05/2021 - 01/2023
- Installed drip irrigation and spray zones on 70 new homes, from trenching to final head adjustment.
- Built valve manifolds and backflow connections for 12 retail center irrigation systems.
- Read irrigation plans and called in utility locates before trenching, with zero line strikes in 2 years.
EDUCATION
High School Diploma, General Studies, Westwood High School, Mesa, AZ | 05/2020
SKILLS
Irrigation Systems, Residential Irrigation Systems, Commercial Irrigation Systems, Troubleshooting, Valve Repair, Controller Programming, Backflow Testing, Drip Irrigation, Customer Service, Attention to Detail
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Irrigation Technician (CIT), Irrigation Association (09/2023)
Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester, American Backflow Prevention Association (03/2024)
How to write a landscaper resume
Write a landscaper resume summary
- Say what kind of work you do and where: residential or commercial maintenance, landscape installs, a campus, an estate or a golf course.
- State your driver's license and clean record, lifting and outdoor work up front; each is asked for by roughly 28% to 35% of employers.
- Give one size number a crew manager understands, such as lawns a day, acres a week, accounts on your route or crew size.
- Name any license or credential, such as a state pesticide applicator license, an irrigation certification or a backflow tester card.
Groundskeeper summary (entry level)
Groundskeeper with 2 years of grounds maintenance on a 140-acre college campus and with a residential landscaping company. Mows, trims, prunes and mulches to a written schedule, runs hand tools and power tools safely, and handles snow removal on winter call. Holds a valid driver's license with a clean record and works outdoors in any weather.
Irrigation Technician summary (mid level)
Irrigation technician with 5 years of service and installation work on residential irrigation systems and commercial irrigation systems across the East Valley. Handles troubleshooting of valves, field wiring and controllers, tests backflow assemblies, and explains each repair to property managers and homeowners. Holds a clean driving record and the Irrigation Association CIT credential.
Landscape Crew Leader summary (senior level)
Landscape crew leader with 7 years of commercial landscape maintenance in the Denver metro, the last 3 leading a 4-person crew on a $650K route of office, retail and HOA accounts. Plans crew scheduling, trains new hires, walks properties with clients, and keeps trucks and equipment ready for both mowing and snow removal seasons.
Write landscaper experience bullets
- Count the work: lawns a day, acres mowed, yards of mulch, plants installed, square feet of pavers or irrigation zones serviced.
- Show quality and reliability with site audit scores, sod survival, routes finished on time, first-visit fix rates or client cancellations kept low.
- Mention safety and equipment care, such as daily equipment checks, injury-free seasons and mower or saw maintenance, since safety is the duty employers write most.
- For crew leaders, foremen and supervisors, give crew size, route or project value, labor hours against budget and work orders closed.
Irrigation Technician experience bullets
- Run troubleshooting and valve repair on 25-30 service calls a week, from failed solenoids to broken laterals.
- Repair shorted and cut field wires found with a wire locator, fixing 90% of faults on the first visit.
- Program and audit smart controllers on 60 HOA sites each spring, cutting average water use 18%.
- Test 150 backflow assemblies a year and file passing reports with 4 city water departments.
- Write repair estimates on the tablet before leaving each site, turning 70% into approved work orders.
Pick the skills for a landscaper resume
- Communication appears in about 19% of landscaping postings, attention to detail in about 18% and working independently in about 13%; back them with client walk-throughs, audit scores and solo routes.
- Strong work ethic shows up in about 8% of postings, about five times as often as in other jobs, and dependable in about 7%; prove them with on-time routes and full seasons worked.
- List hands-on skills by name: mowing, pruning, planting, sod and paver installation, irrigation repair, herbicide and fertilizer application, snow removal and the equipment you run.
Do's and don'ts
Do this
- Put a lawns, acres or accounts number in every landscaping job.
- List licenses and certifications in their own section with the state.
- Name the equipment you run, from string trimmers to skid steers.
- Keep it to one page with the newest job first.
Avoid this
- Don't write "did yard work" without the kind of property, the tasks and how much you covered.
- Don't leave out your driver's license; about 35% of employers ask for one with a clean record.
- Don't drop seasonal, farm, construction or snow removal jobs when they show outdoor, physical work.
- Don't list traits alone; pair them with tasks, tools and results.
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Landscaper resume questions
What should I put on a landscaper resume?
A summary with the kind of landscaping you do, your license and physical readiness, each job with lawns, acres or installs, a skills list of tasks and equipment, and your high school diploma or GED, which about 27% of employers list. The requirements employers write most are a valid driver's license with a clean record (about 35%), lifting up to 50 lbs (about 32%) and working outdoors in all weather (about 28%).
How do I write a landscaper resume with no experience?
Of the postings that state a number, the median ask is 2 years, but about 47% ask for 1 year or less, and landscaper, groundskeeper and crew member postings in this group ask for a median of 1 year. About 17% of employers say landscaping or grounds experience is preferred, so use yard work, farm, construction or seasonal jobs with real numbers. Add your driver's license, lifting and availability.
What skills should a landscaper resume list?
Employers name communication (about 19% of postings) and attention to detail (about 18%) most, then customer service and working independently (about 13% each) and a strong work ethic (about 8%). Next to those, list the hands-on work: mowing, pruning, planting, sod and paver installation, irrigation repair and the equipment you run safely.
What goes on a groundskeeper resume?
Give the property and its size, such as campus acres or buildings, then the mowing, pruning, mulching and snow removal you handle and how often. Add athletic field prep, equipment you run and safety results. Groundskeeper postings in this group ask for a median of 1 year of experience, and Groundskeeper is the title employers use most in this group.
What should an irrigation or lawn care technician resume show?
An irrigation technician resume should show service calls a week, valves, wiring and controllers repaired, backflow tests and first-visit fix rates, plus any irrigation or backflow credential. A lawn care technician resume should show treatments a day, products applied by label, upsells written and your state pesticide applicator license. Both titles in this group ask for a median of 2 years.
How do I write a landscape foreman or crew leader resume?
Lead with crew size, route or project value and on-time or on-budget results, then show plan reading, grading, scheduling, training and client walk-throughs. Add safety records and licenses such as an irrigator license or OSHA training. Landscape foreman and crew leader postings in this group ask for a median of 2 years and grounds supervisor postings 3 years.