What is a park maintainer and how to become one

Key steps to become a park maintainer

1. Explore park maintainer education requirements

   Most common park maintainer degrees

   Bachelor's

   46.2 %

   High School Diploma

   33.3 %

   Associate

   15.4 %

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2. Start to develop specific park maintainer skills

   Skills	Percentages
   Mowing	76.89%
   CDL	11.70%
   Mowers	11.41%

3. Complete relevant park maintainer training and internships

   Accountants spend an average of 6-12 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New park maintainers learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a park maintainer based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real park maintainer resumes.

4. Research park maintainer duties and responsibilities

   • Provide leadership and supervision by managing day-to-day operations for a county park facility.
   • Maintain, service mowers and small engine equipment.
   • Demonstrate continuous leadership for employees by providing on-the-job training while building good working relationships with management and customers.
   • Dump, spread, and tamp asphalt, using pneumatic tampers, to repair joints and patch broken pavement.

5. Apply for park maintainer jobs

   Now it's time to start searching for a park maintainer job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

   1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
   2. Consult your professional network
   3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
   4. Watch out for job scams