Certification, Licensing, and Special Requirements
Certification or Licensing
Certification is not required, but many lawn and garden service owners choose to earn professional certifications—such as landscape industry certified manager—from the National Association of Landscape Professionals. The Professional Grounds Management Society, Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, Sports Field Management Association, and the International Society of Arboriculture also provide certification.
Most states require lawn care professionals who apply pesticides to be licensed. This usually involves passing a written examination on the safe use and disposal of toxic chemicals. Contractors and other self-employed people may also need a license to operate their businesses.
Related Professions
- Animal Caretakers
- Animal Trainers
- Antiques and Art Dealers
- App Services Workers
- Arborists
- Aromatherapists
- Artists
- Auctioneers
- Automotive Dealership Owners
- Automotive Dealership Sales Managers
- Barbers
- Bed and Breakfast Owners
- Bloggers
- Brewers
- Caterers
- Chief Executive Officers
- Child Care Service Owners
- Cleaning Service Owners
- Computer Support Service Owners
- Construction Managers
- Cosmetics Shop Owners and Managers
- Cosmetologists
- Digital Identity Managers
- Driving School Owners and Instructors
- Dry Cleaning and Laundry Workers
- Edupreneurs
- Entrepreneurs
- Export-Import Specialists
- Farmers
- Film and Television Producers
- Financial Planners
- Financial Services Brokers
- Franchise Owners
- Funeral Home Workers
- Gallery Owners and Directors
- Genealogical Researchers
- Green Products Manufacturers
- Grounds Managers
- Gunsmiths
- Health Club Owners and Managers
- Home Health Care Aides
- Home Stagers
- Hospital-at-Home Managers
- Household Workers
- Housekeepers and Maids
- Illustrators
- Information Brokers
- Interior Designers and Decorators
- Internet Consultants
- Internet Marketing and Advertising Consultants
- Internet Store Managers and Entrepreneurs
- Landscapers
- Life Coaches
- Life Insurance Agents and Brokers
- Literary Agents
- Medical Billing Service Owners
- Mortuary Cosmetologists
- Motivational Speakers
- Nail Technicians
- Painters and Paperhangers
- Personal Care Aides
- Personal Chefs
- Personal Shoppers
- Pest Control Workers
- Pet Sitters
- Photographers
- Podcasters
- Professional Organizers
- Real Estate Developers
- Retail Business Owners
- Songwriters
- Spa Managers
- Sports Agents
- Swimming Pool Servicers
- Tattoo Artists
- Taxidermists
- Wedding and Party Consultants
- Writers