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Grounds Person

San Jose, CA · On-site

$22 - $24/hr

The Groundsperson, Tree Care role supports tree trimming and removal operations by assisting with ground-level tasks, including clearing brush, chipping branches, and managing debris disposal. This ...

BrightView Landscapes

Tree - Grounds Person

Dillsburg, PA

$14.25 - $19.25/hr

The Grounds Person Tree Care I role supports tree trimming and removal operations by assisting with ground-level tasks, including clearing brush, chipping branches, and managing debris disposal. This ...

BrightView Landscapes

Grounds Person

San Jose, CA

$22 - $24/hr

The Groundsperson, Tree Care role supports tree trimming and removal operations by assisting with ground-level tasks, including clearing brush, chipping branches, and managing debris disposal. This ...

BrightView Landscapes

Grounds Person

Maryland Heights, MO

$16.25 - $21/hr

We're looking for a Groundsperson, Commercial Tree Care. Can you picture yourself here? Here's what you'd do: You love to spend your day outdoors cultivating amazing landscapes. You treat grass ...

BrightView

Tree - Grounds Person

Norristown, PA · On-site

$14.75 - $20/hr

The Grounds Person Tree Care I role supports tree trimming and removal operations by assisting with ground-level tasks, including clearing brush, chipping branches, and managing debris disposal. This ...

BrightView Landscapes

Tree - Grounds Person

Norristown, PA

$14.75 - $20/hr

The Grounds Person Tree Care I role supports tree trimming and removal operations by assisting with ground-level tasks, including clearing brush, chipping branches, and managing debris disposal. This ...

BrightView Landscapes

Tree Grounds Person

Oceanside, NY

$17 - $20/hr

The Grounds Person Tree Care I role supports tree trimming and removal operations by assisting with ground-level tasks, including clearing brush, chipping branches, and managing debris disposal. This ...

BrightView

Tree Grounds Person

Oceanside, NY · On-site

$17 - $20/hr

The Grounds Person Tree Care I role supports tree trimming and removal operations by assisting with ground-level tasks, including clearing brush, chipping branches, and managing debris disposal. This ...

BrightView

Tree Grounds Person

Hawthorne, NY · On-site

$18 - $24/hr

The Groundsperson, Tree Care role supports tree trimming and removal operations by assisting with ground-level tasks, including clearing brush, chipping branches, and managing debris disposal. This ...

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How much do grounds person jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 11, 2026, the average hourly pay for grounds person in the United States is $18.72, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $16.11 and $20.91 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Grounds Person vs Landscape Technician?

AspectGrounds PersonLandscape Technician
CredentialsHigh school diploma or equivalent; sometimes certifications in safety or equipment operationHigh school diploma; certifications in horticulture or landscape maintenance often preferred
Work EnvironmentOutdoor settings such as parks, golf courses, campuses, and sports fieldsOutdoor environments including gardens, parks, commercial properties, and residential landscapes
Job DutiesMaintaining grounds, mowing, trimming, basic landscaping, and equipment operationDesigning, installing, and maintaining landscapes, planting, and detailed horticultural work

While both Grounds Person and Landscape Technician work outdoors maintaining and caring for grounds, the Grounds Person typically focuses on routine maintenance and basic tasks, whereas the Landscape Technician often handles more specialized landscaping projects and plantings. The credentials and work environments overlap significantly, but the Landscape Technician may require additional horticultural knowledge and skills.

What does a grounds person do?

A Grounds Person is responsible for maintaining the appearance, safety, and functionality of outdoor areas such as parks, gardens, sports fields, or commercial properties. Their duties typically include mowing lawns, trimming bushes, planting flowers, clearing debris, and performing basic landscaping tasks. They may also operate equipment like mowers and leaf blowers, apply fertilizers or pesticides, and assist with irrigation systems. Grounds Persons play a key role in ensuring that outdoor spaces remain clean, attractive, and safe for public or private use.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a grounds person, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Grounds Person, you need practical skills in landscaping, horticulture, grounds maintenance, and often a relevant vocational qualification or certification. Familiarity with tools such as mowers, trimmers, leaf blowers, and irrigation systems is typically required. Dependability, attention to detail, and effective teamwork are important soft skills that set top performers apart. These abilities are crucial for maintaining safe, attractive outdoor spaces and ensuring grounds are kept to high standards year-round.

What are some common challenges faced by grounds persons and how can they be addressed?

Grounds Persons often work outdoors in varying weather conditions, which can be physically demanding and require adaptability. Managing multiple tasks, such as landscaping, maintaining equipment, and ensuring safety standards are met, can also be challenging, especially during peak seasons. Building strong communication with team members and supervisors helps streamline workflow and address issues promptly. Staying organized and proactive in equipment maintenance can further reduce daily obstacles and improve overall efficiency.
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Infographic showing various Grounds Person job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 76% Full Time, 20% Part Time, 1% Temporary, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 96% Physical, 1% Hybrid, and 3% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $38,931 per year, or $18.7 per hour.

Grounds Person

BrightView

San Jose, CA • On-site

$22 - $24/hr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 18 days ago

BrightView Landscapes rating

6.9

Company rating: 6.9 out of 10

Based on 90 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

16th of 36 rated gardening and landscaping

Job description

The Best Teams are Created and Maintained Here.
Job Summary
  • The Groundsperson, Tree Care role supports tree trimming and removal operations by assisting with ground-level tasks, including clearing brush, chipping branches, and managing debris disposal. This is an entry-level position requiring no prior experience or training.

Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Perform basic ground-level tree care operations in support of pruning, removal, and maintenance activities
  • Demonstrate introductory level proficiency in the safe operation of powered equipment, including woodchippers, trucks, and blowers
  • Use hand tools such as hand saws, pole pruners, rakes, and shovels effectively and safely to complete assigned tree care tasks
  • Select and use appropriate task-specific PPE in accordance with industry safety standards and company protocols
  • Maintain a clean, organized, and secure job site. Implements traffic and pedestrian control measures and ensure the protection of the work zone at all times

Education and Experience:
  • Follow established directions and procedures related to roping and rigging, routine maintenance, equipment adjustments, and reporting of malfunctioning or unsafe equipment
  • Perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division involving weight, volume, and distance. Estimates or calculates measurements relevant to arboricultural field operations
  • Apply critical thinking to interpret and carry out instructions. Completes standardized tasks with competence, adapting to occasional field variables as needed
  • Use standardized hand signals to communicate clearly and safely with climbers and other crew members
  • Verbally communicate with the general public to provide clear direction and ensure safety around the work zone

Physical Demands/Requirements:
  • Ability to lift and carry tools, equipment, and materials weighing up to 80 pounds.
  • Be at least 18 years old (21 if operating company provided vehicles)
  • Possess strong stamina and have the ability to work outdoors in various weather conditions including extreme heat and cold.
  • Able to safely operate landscaping equipment (e.g., mowers, trimmers, blowers, edgers).
  • Able to bend, stoop, kneel, twist, stand, walk continuously throughout the day and perform repetitive motions for extended periods.
  • Able to perform manual labor using a variety of hand tools (e.g. shovels, rakes)
  • You are able to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (e.g., safety shoes, high-visibility clothing, hand protection, eye protection, hearing protection, head protection)
  • Landscapers who will be operating a BrightView fleet vehicle are required to have a valid driver's license and meet company standards as it relates motor vehicle performance identified on a state issued motor vehicle record check.
  • Ability to work flexible hours, including weekends or holidays if needed.
  • Ability to maintain, in your possession at all times, required medications to address any known allergic reactions should they occur.

Work Environment:
  • Ability to work outdoors/indoors in moderate to extreme weather conditions (e.g., temperatures more than 100°F, temperatures below 32°F, various levels of humidity)
  • Ability to work in direct sunlight for extended periods of time.
  • Work outdoors near automotive traffic, bodies of water, fumes, dust, mechanical and/or electrical hazards.
  • Ability to work in environments where extended periods of loud noise are present.
  • Ability to work in environments where exposure to allergens such as pollen and rag weed, insects such as bees and spiders and reptiles such as lizards and snakes.

BrightView Landscapes, LLC is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer.
This job description is subject to change at any time.
Compensation Pay Range:
$22-$24
BrightView offers a suite or health, wellness, and financial benefits to full-time team members. Benefits offerings for full-time team members include medical, dental, and vision insurance, ancillary and voluntary products, a 401k savings plan with employer contributions, and 6 to 9 company paid holidays per year. Employees may also be eligible to receive paid time off for vacation and/or sick leave, tuition reimbursement, and/or potential variable pay opportunities based on position and performance. A detailed benefits package will be provided during the interview process.
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