Landscape Occupational Opportunities

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Landscape Occupational Opportunities

• By Johnny M. Jessup
• Agriculture Teacher/FFA Advisor

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Introduction

• Landscaping is a profession that changes the
  outdoor human environment by.
• Designing
• Installing
• Maintaining

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Branches of the Landscape Industry

• The three branches of the landscaping industry
  are.
• Landscape architects.
• Landscape contractors.
• Landscape maintenance.

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Landscape Architects

• Licensed professionals who conceptualize plan
  the outdoor environment or landscape for both
  residential and commercial clients (customers).

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Landscape Architects

• Landscape designers usually do actual drawings
  for residential landscapes.

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Landscape Contractors

• Are the professionals who carry out the
  installation or actual construction of the
  landscape plan.

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Landscape Contractors

• They often use subcontractors to do special work
  such as.
• Pools
• Electrical work
• Stonework
• Etc.

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Landscape Maintenance

• The extended care of existing landscapes.
• Is the care and upkeep of the landscape after
  installation.
• The fastest growing profession in the landscape
  industry today.

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Design-Build Firms

• Landscape businesses that handle everything from
  the initial contact with the client through
  design and construction as well as long-term care
  and maintenance.

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Landscape Nursery Worker

• Is a professional who sells and installs
  landscape plants and related materials.

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Designed By

• Johnny M. Jessup FFA Advisor
• Hobbton High School