The Collar360

Groundsman/groundswoman

Other names

park keeper, groundsman, groundswoman, horticulturist, grounds staff, lawn care specialist, lawnswoman, lawnsman, greenkeeper, landscape worker, groundskeeping worker

Gardens and grounds

They care for lawns, trees, flowers and other outdoor grounds by cutting grass, trimming plants and picking up litter.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers.

  2. 2

    Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes.

  3. 3

    Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
agent d’entretien des espaces verts/agente d’entretien des espaces verts
español
técnico de mantenimiento de césped/técnica de mantenimiento de césped
العربية
حارس الأراضي / حارسة الأراضي
português
Jardineiro/Jardineira
Deutsch
Rasenpfleger/Rasenpflegerin
italiano
guardiano del parco/guardiana del parco

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