Groundsmen and Greenkeepers
Wages
New workers start around £12,029. Normal pay is £22,883 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £36,097.
Available jobs
In the past year there were 37,981 vacancies for this type of job
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.
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.