How to hire a lawn care technician

How to hire a lawn care technician, step by step

Here's a step-by-step lawn care technician hiring guide:

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

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The lawn care technician hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   A lawn care technician's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, lawn care technicians from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   The following list breaks down different types of lawn care technicians and their corresponding salaries.

   Type of Lawn Care Technician	Description	Hourly rate
   Lawn Care Technician	Grounds maintenance workers ensure that the grounds of houses, businesses, and parks are attractive, orderly, and healthy in order to provide a pleasant outdoor environment.	$12-19
   Keeper	A storekeeper is responsible for managing all a store's operations and overseeing the care and maintenance of stocks, including inventory management. Your duties will include receiving, unloading, and shelving supplies, inspecting deliveries for discrepancies and damage, and managing all documentation... Show more	$11-23
   Grounds Keeper	A groundskeeper's job responsibility is to maintain and modify outdoor areas such as college campuses, parks, gardens, etc. Your major duty is to carry out routine maintenance, planting, and gardening of a business or park's landscape... Show more	$11-17

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Lawn Care
   • Customer Service
   • Mowing
   • GRASS
   • Basic Math
   • Weed Control
   • Pest Control
   • Safety Procedures
   • Snow Removal
   • Blowers
   • Mowers
   • Maintenance Tasks
   • DOT
   • Prune

   Check all skills

   Responsibilities:

   • Manage hardscape installation team and project
   • Used various types of lawn equipment lawn mower, edger, leaf blower, chippers/shredder, aerators, rakes and shovels.
   • Utilize hand tools such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge, brush trimmers and axes.
   • Weed eating, edge, tree trimming and chipping, and cut grass on walk behind and ride on mowers.
   • Used hand and power tools, mowers, weed eaters, blowers, edgers, and administer chemicals to control weeds.
   • Dog trenches or holes using shovels, picks, hands or trench tools, plant trees flowers and lawns.

   More lawn care technician duties

3. Make a budget

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

   • Location. For example, lawn care technicians' average salary in mississippi is 45% less than in massachusetts.
   • Seniority. Entry-level lawn care technicians 39% less than senior-level lawn care technicians.
   • Certifications. A lawn care technician 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 lawn care technician's salary.

   Average lawn care technician salary

   $15.60hourly

   $32,439 yearly

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   Entry-level lawn care technician salary

   $25,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 22, 2026

   Average lawn care technician salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	Montana	$39,081	$19
   2	Minnesota	$36,282	$17
   3	Wisconsin	$34,806	$17
   4	Illinois	$34,764	$17
   5	Michigan	$33,956	$16
   6	Iowa	$33,668	$16
   7	Ohio	$32,909	$16
   8	Colorado	$32,598	$16
   9	North Carolina	$31,587	$15
   10	Indiana	$31,452	$15
   11	Missouri	$30,274	$15
   12	Texas	$29,682	$14
   13	New Mexico	$29,275	$14
   14	Florida	$29,106	$14
   15	Louisiana	$28,174	$14
   16	Oklahoma	$27,833	$13
   17	Georgia	$27,663	$13
   18	Kentucky	$26,575	$13

   Average lawn care technician salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Four Seasons	$41,308	$19.86
   2	Cape Cod Healthcare	$37,660	$18.11	1
   3	East Alabama Health	$36,968	$17.77	5
   4	Palomar Health	$35,887	$17.25	10
   5	Ryan Lawn & Tree	$35,359	$17.00
   6	Tenet Healthcare	$35,301	$16.97	108
   7	Northwestern Medicine	$35,238	$16.94	62
   8	Prime Healthcare	$35,213	$16.93	56
   9	Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation Inc.	$34,976	$16.82	14
   10	Integrated Dealer Systems	$34,569	$16.62
   11	Upper Chesapeake Health Foundation	$34,409	$16.54
   12	North County	$34,376	$16.53
   13	Quaker Houghton	$34,113	$16.40	19
   14	TransForce	$33,610	$16.16
   15	GROWMARK	$33,483	$16.10
   16	Arrow Exterminators	$33,414	$16.06	10
   17	Carilion Clinic	$33,404	$16.06	36
   18	Lawn Doctor	$33,159	$15.94	142
   19	Mc Cormick Co	$33,109	$15.92	1
   20	The Davey Tree Expert Company	$33,000	$15.87	232

4. Writing a lawn care technician job description

   A good lawn care technician job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a lawn care technician job description:

   Lawn care technician job description example

   Participate in addition of chemicals; including coolants, greases, oils, lubricants, cleaners and biocides as directed by site staff. Perform bio-stick dip tests of all machine sumps and central systems.
   
   Assist in the maintenance of coolant filters, washers, paint systems, pumps, air handling systems, etc. for sump changes and cleaning, as required to keep fluids within proper limits.
   
   Measure and record coolant parameters and maintain lubrication schedules to ensure parameters are met to maintain the highest coolant conditions. This may involve the dropping and cleaning of tanks when required.
   
   Liaise directly with the customer so that changes in coolant parameters are highlighted and can then be acted upon and enter results in appropriate databases. Prepare detailed shift reports.
   
   Assist in routine maintenance on customer’s equipment and fluid systems including product additions, filter changes, emptying gons, sump cleaning, etc. as directed.
   
   Assist in disposal of contaminated articles (i.e. pails, gloves, samples, etc.) in accordance with prescribed measures, including waste management and recycling initiatives
   
   Assist in maintaining and calibrating all laboratory equipment; such as scales, pH meters, glassware, incubators, etc. in accordance with site control plan.
   
   Assist in properly maintaining tools and utility equipment such as pumps, sump suckers, coolant dispensers, etc. in a safe and efficient manner.
   
   Where appropriate: Cut-up, mount and prepare parts for metallurgical testing. Surface etching of parts for analysis. Measurement and metallurgical determinations consisting of hardness and microstructure analysis
   Supports site staff general organization initiatives (inventory, storage rooms, labeling, etc.) May work in manufacturing environment with union associates. Interact with customer’s production and technical personnel and other suppliers. May be required to operate hand tools, shop tools and equipment. May be required to operate industrial equipment, such as: fork trucks, sump suckers, power washers, tuggers, etc. May require working flexible hours. Carries out other duties as directed. May have tasks specifically related to quality control, metalogical heat treat and the steel industry. Provide other specifically agreed Fluidcare services as and when required by the Site Manager and/or Lead Technician – this may include operating a fork truck, recycling equipment, etc. Must be able to safely work in a variety of potentially hazardous situations while adhering to Quaker Houghton’s Life Saving Rules.

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5. Post your job

   To find the right lawn care technician for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with lawn care technicians they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit lawn care technicians who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

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

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with lawn care technician candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you 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 lawn care technician

   Once you've found the lawn care technician 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 equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new lawn care technician. 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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