NOC 82031: Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services
What contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services do
Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services supervise and coordinate the activities of workers in the following unit groups: Nursery and greenhouse workers (85103) and Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers (85191). They are employed by landscaping companies, cemeteries, lawn care and tree service companies, nurseries and greenhouses and by landscaping operations of public works departments and private establishments. Contractors may be self-employed.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Supervise and co-ordinate the activities of workers who maintain lawns, gardens, athletic fields, golf courses, cemeteries, parks, interior plantscapes and other landscaped areas
- Tender bids on contracts for landscaping and grounds maintenance work
- Plan and estimate the materials and labour requirements for individual contracts
- Organize the planting and maintenance of trees, gardens, lawns, shrubs and hedges and the construction and installation of fences, decks, patios, walkways and retaining walls
- Establish work schedules and procedures and co-ordinate activities with other work units
- Resolve work-related problems and prepare and submit progress and other reports
- Requisition supplies and materials
- Maintain financial and personnel records
- Hire staff and train workers in job duties and company policies
- May manage operations of own company
- May provide snow removal services during winter months
- May perform the same duties as workers supervised.
Job titles under NOC 82031
47 job titles are classified here, including greenhouse supervisor, grounds maintenance contractor, groundskeeping supervisor.
- cemetery foreman/woman
- country club grounds supervisor
- greenhouse foreman/woman
- greenhouse supervisor
- greenhouse worker crew chief
- grounds maintenance contractor
- grounds maintenance park supervisor
- grounds maintenance supervisor
- groundskeeper supervisor
- groundskeeping foreman/woman
- groundskeeping supervisor
- groundskeeping supervisor - cemetery
- groundsman/woman supervisor
- groundsperson supervisor - campground
- horticultural contractor
- horticulture workers supervisor
- interior plantscaping contractor
- landscape design contractor
- landscape maintenance contractor
- landscape service contractor
- landscaping contractor
- landscaping foreman/woman
- landscaping supervisor
- lawn care contractor
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- A college diploma, specialized courses or industry-related training and certification in landscaping and horticulture are usually required.
- Experience as a landscape or horticulture supervisor or as a landscape or horticulture technician is required.
- Experience in the type of work supervised is required.
- A provincial licence to apply chemical fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides and pesticides may be required.
Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services wages in Canada
Low, median and high hourly wages from Job Bank’s 2025 wage data. Annual figures assume full-time work (1,950 hours a year).
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada | $21.00/hr | $29.81/hr | $41.00/hr |
Toronto ON | $21.00/hr | $28.85/hr | $40.00/hr |
Montréal QC | $22.00/hr | $28.00/hr | $40.03/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $25.00/hr | $32.00/hr | $50.00/hr |
Calgary AB | $21.00/hr | $29.81/hr | $38.46/hr |
Edmonton AB | $25.00/hr | $30.00/hr | $32.31/hr |
Ottawa ON | $21.90/hr | $29.10/hr | $39.85/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $19.73/hr | $27.45/hr | $36.30/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $22.00/hr | $28.00/hr | $40.03/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $21.68/hr | $30.00/hr | $42.00/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $21.63/hr | $28.83/hr | $38.75/hr |
London ON | $22.14/hr | $29.00/hr | $36.00/hr |
Halifax NS | $22.18/hr | $27.33/hr | $34.94/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $24.50/hr | $28.35/hr | $41.21/hr |
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK | $18.00/hr | $30.27/hr | $40.38/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $23.29/hr | $28.14/hr | $37.25/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $19.55/hr | $30.32/hr | $40.26/hr |
Nova Scotia | $20.00/hr | $26.50/hr | $38.46/hr |
New Brunswick | $20.00/hr | $23.00/hr | $28.85/hr |
Quebec | $22.00/hr | $28.00/hr | $40.03/hr |
Ontario | $21.68/hr | $30.00/hr | $42.00/hr |
Manitoba | $22.50/hr | $27.21/hr | $38.50/hr |
Saskatchewan | $18.00/hr | $29.00/hr | $44.62/hr |
Alberta | $21.00/hr | $30.00/hr | $41.00/hr |
British Columbia | $20.00/hr | $31.00/hr | $42.00/hr |
Using NOC 82031 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 47 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews (NOC 72021)
- Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers (NOC 72014)
- Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists (NOC 22114)
- Landscape architects (NOC 21201)
- Managers in agriculture (NOC 80020)
- Managers in horticulture (NOC 80021)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services?
Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services are NOC 2021 unit group 82031. Example job titles in this group include greenhouse supervisor, grounds maintenance contractor, groundskeeping supervisor, horticulture workers supervisor.
What TEER is NOC 82031?
NOC 82031 is TEER 2 (College diploma or apprenticeship (2+ years)). Usually requires a 2–3 year college program or a 2–5 year apprenticeship, or the occupation carries supervisory or significant safety responsibilities. TEER 0, 1, 2 and 3 work counts as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker and Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $29.81/hr, about $58,000 a year full-time, with a range of $21.00/hr to $41.00/hr.
Related occupations
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.