How to hire a landscape foreman

How to hire a landscape foreman, step by step

Here's a step-by-step landscape foreman hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a landscape foreman job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new landscape foreman
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the landscape foreman you need to hire. Certain landscape foreman roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a landscape foreman to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire a landscape foreman that fits the bill.

   The following list breaks down different types of landscape foremen and their corresponding salaries.

   Type of Landscape Foreman	Description	Hourly rate
   Landscape Foreman		$14-26
   Golf Course Superintendent	Golf course superintendents are skilled professionals who are responsible for providing care and maintenance to the golf courses they are working for. These superintendents must supervise a team of staff members to coordinate work schedules for landscaping and maintaining the golf course grounds... Show more	$10-32
   Irrigation Manager	An irrigator manager handles the monitoring, inspection, and maintenance of irrigation systems. They are responsible for developing ways to manage and improve land... Show more	$11-21

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Work Ethic
   • Mowing
   • GRASS
   • Retaining Walls
   • CDL
   • Snow Removal
   • Golf Courses
   • Blowers
   • Irrigation Systems
   • Grounds Maintenance
   • Bobcat
   • Landscape Maintenance
   • Dump Truck
   • Mowers

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   Responsibilities:

   • Job responsibilities include operating and managing weekly mowing and pruning routes.
   • Manage construction of sheet metal installation and HVAC systems of commercial facilities including construction of storefronts and mechanical rooms.
   • Train employees on proper equipment usage and maintenance on mowers, weed eaters, edgers, blowers and hand tools.
   • Operate landscaping equipment including commercial mowers, blowers and trimmers.
   • Mow, cut down trees, weed, plant trees and lay sod.
   • Operate backhoes and trenchers for installation of gas lines for commercial and residential customers.

   More landscape foreman duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your landscape foreman job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A landscape foreman can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, landscape foremen' average salary in alabama is 43% less than in new york.
   • Seniority. Entry-level landscape foremen 45% less than senior-level landscape foremen.
   • Certifications. A landscape foreman with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a landscape foreman's salary.

   Average landscape foreman salary

   $40,987yearly

   $19.71 hourly rate

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   Entry-level landscape foreman salary

   $30,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 30, 2026

   Average landscape foreman salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	New York	$53,018	$25
   2	New Hampshire	$47,699	$23
   3	Colorado	$44,993	$22
   4	Massachusetts	$44,641	$21
   5	Michigan	$44,343	$21
   6	North Dakota	$43,353	$21
   7	California	$42,958	$21
   8	North Carolina	$42,952	$21
   9	Iowa	$41,532	$20
   10	Ohio	$41,497	$20
   11	Washington	$39,692	$19
   12	Maryland	$39,109	$19
   13	Georgia	$38,056	$18
   14	Florida	$37,761	$18
   15	Illinois	$35,758	$17
   16	Texas	$35,503	$17
   17	Montana	$34,817	$17
   18	Idaho	$34,087	$16
   19	Indiana	$33,495	$16
   20	South Dakota	$33,162	$16

   Average landscape foreman salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	McGuire and Hester	$48,224	$23.18	4
   2	Quality Dining	$40,993	$19.71
   3	Tradesmen International	$40,955	$19.69
   4	Ethan Allen Workforce Solutions	$40,624	$19.53
   5	City of Oxnard	$40,115	$19.29
   6	The Davey Tree Expert Company	$39,861	$19.16	369
   7	Rose Hills Holdings Corp	$39,830	$19.15
   8	Provisional Educational Services, Incorporated	$39,830	$19.15
   9	The Pattie Group	$39,816	$19.14	6
   10	AAA Landscape	$39,776	$19.12	2
   11	BrightView Landscape Development Inc	$39,763	$19.12	266
   12	BrightView	$39,491	$18.99	270
   13	The GEO Group	$39,152	$18.82
   14	Lewis Group of Companies	$38,464	$18.49
   15	Adams Fairacre Farms	$37,834	$18.19	2
   16	Down To Earth	$36,270	$17.44	6
   17	Troon	$34,088	$16.39	11
   18	The Resource Center	$33,571	$16.14
   19	Aronson	$33,065	$15.90
   20	Congressional Country Club	$32,251	$15.51

4. Writing a landscape foreman job description

   A landscape foreman job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. To help get you started, here's an example of a landscape foreman job description:

   Landscape foreman job description example

   • Experience leading a crew installing hardscape patios, seat walls, stone veneer, etc.
   • Must have working knowledge of all forms of landscape hardscape & masonry applications.
   • 3-5 Years of experience required

   Benefits

   • Health Benefits
   • Year Round Work
   • Overtime available
   • Paid Holidays
   • Paid vacation
   • Company uniforms provided
   • Use of Company Vehicle, Insurance, E-Z Pass, Gas Card and Maintenance
   • Company Tools and Consumables supplied by Orbit Energy & Power
   • Orbit Energy Supplied Safety Equipment and PPE

   Pay Rate : $18-21/hr.

   Our Pledge:

   "Our team exists for the purpose of making our world a more environmentally friendly planet through every single renewable energy project that we deploy." Our core values of Honesty and Integrity will be demonstrated every single day in our dealings with our clients, vendors, and co-workers. With forward-thinking leadership, we continually strive to maximize growth opportunities and profitability for the mutual benefit of our Employees, Industry Partners, and Investors. We lead by example in our never-ending pursuit of developing and building the most innovative and profitable renewable energy solutions to benefit our customers, our communities, and our world.

   
   

   Orbit Energy and Power is an equal opportunity employer.

   Available shifts and compensation: We have available shifts all days of the week. Compensation depends on your experience.

   About ORBIT ENERGY & POWER, LLC: Our Team has been involved in the construction industry throughout the US for more than 30+ years with more than 18+ years being directly involved in the Solar & Renewable Energy fields helping to both structure deals as well as Design/ Build some of the largest and highest profile projects here in the States i.e. The first ever worldwide installs for such companies as DuPont Nemours, Johnson & Johnson and MERCK Pharmaceutical.

   
   

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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right landscape foreman for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your landscape foreman job on Zippia to find and recruit landscape foreman candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting landscape foremen requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new landscape foreman

   Once you've found the landscape foreman candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new landscape foreman. Human Resources and the hiring manager should complete Employee Action Forms. Human Resources should also ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc., and that new employee files are created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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