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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 have
to 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 must
take courses on a college level and may have to complete an apprenticeship. To
be 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 you
can 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.
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