From groundsman/groundswoman to landscape gardener
15 of the 33 essential skills of a landscape gardener are already essential for a groundsman/groundswoman — about 45% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from groundsman/groundswoman in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 15
- skills carry over
- 18
- would be new
- 45%
- of the target job covered
- 33
- essential skills of a landscape gardener
What a landscape gardener does
Landscape gardeners plan, construct, renovate and maintain parks, gardens and public green spaces.
What carries over
15 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- ecology
- environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry
- execute disease and pest control activities
- handling chemical products for soil and plants
- horticulture principles
- maintain landscape site
- perform pest control
- perform weed control operations
- pest control in plants
- plant disease control
- plant species
- prepare the ground
- principles of landscape construction
- transport physical resources within the work area
- use gardening equipment
What would be new
18 skillsEssential for a landscape gardener and not for a groundsman/groundswoman. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from groundsman/groundswoman
1 roles- garden labourer10 skills in common
← groundsman/groundswomanlandscape gardener →The other way round
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How far are you from being a landscape gardener?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.