Landscape Technician

Many corporate and private land owners are turning to someone else to manage, redesign, and maintain their property. As a Landscape Technician you would also study, grow, and transplant flowers,shrubs and trees, and do some landscaping construction. Landscapers often haveto construct walkways and small foot bridges for customers, and this requires knowledge of math and physics. They also need those skills to survey the property and construct and read blueprints.

Maintenance and installation of sprinkler systems requires basic understanding of pressure, volume, and some spatial geometry. Business math will be useful when ordering parts and managing workers schedules and pay. To become a Certified Landscape Technician you musttake courses on a college level and may have to complete an apprenticeship. Tobe accepted to an appropriate program you will probably need at least Grade 12

Mathematics at or above the general level. If you attend the University of Florida to get a degree in Landscaping Architecture youcan expect your classes to include Pre-calculus, Trigonometry, Algebra, and Statistics. Most Landscape Technicians work for a company that provides landscaping services and about 1 in 6 are self employed, working on a contract basis. (In 2000) they usually earned between $8 and $15 an hour.