Governor Phil Murphy • Lt. Governor Tahesha Way

Landscaping and Groundskeeping

Endorsement Code: 2507

Note: This information is for self-evaluation. It does not determine or validate eligibility to apply. Requirements, passing test scores, and fees are subject to change without notice.

Authorized to Teach

The Landscaping and Grounds Keeping #2507 endorsement entitles the holder to teach in New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE)-approved career and technical education (CTE) courses in the following programs, and programs of study under the following Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) codes.

CTE Program CIP Code
Landscaping and Groundskeeping 01.0605

Option 1: Bachelor's Degree or Higher

Approved Degree Subject Area for Endorsement:

  • Horticulture and Botany
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Landscape Business Management
  • Landscape Management
  • Nursery and Greenhouse Plant Production
  • Plant Pathology
  • Plant Science
  • Soil Science
  • Turf Grass Science

Option 2: Associate Degree with Employment Experience

Approved Degree Subject Area for Endorsement:

  • Horticulture and Botany
  • Landscape Construction
  • Landscape Design and Drafting
  • Nursery and Greenhouse Plant Production
  • Plant Pathology

Option 3: Employment Experience Only

Employment experience requirements can be met using one of the following:

  • Full-time or part-time employment, or both (not self-employment)
  • Self-employment
  • Military qualifications and training

  • Golf course design and construction
  • Horticulture
  • Integrated pest management
  • Irrigation technology
  • Landscape architecture
  • Land surveying
  • Landscape techniques
  • Nursery and greenhouse plant production
  • Pest management
  • Plant science
  • Pesticides for the green industry
  • Soil conservation
  • Soil fertility and fertilizers
  • Soil management for sports fields and landscape
  • Turf cultural systems
  • Turfgrass management
  • Weed science and management
  • Weeds, disease and insects of plants

Candidates must submit a copy of their current New Jersey Commercial Pesticide Applicator Certificate issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.   

Note: A private Pesticide Applicator Certificate issued by the New Jersey Bureau of Pesticide Control will not be accepted as a substitute for the New Jersey Commercial Pesticide Applicator Certificate. 

Employment experience is only required if the candidate is obtaining certification using one of the following:

Candidates using option 1 without the GPA exception are not required to have employment experience.

Employment Experience (not self-employed)

The following job titles (Table 1) will be accepted as eligible employment experience as identified in the federal Occupational Information Network (O*NET) job descriptions.

Table 1: Eligible Job Titles for Employment Experience (not self-employed)
Job Title Job Code
Agricultural Technicians 19-4012.00
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 45-2092.00
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 37-1012.00
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other 37-3019.00
Landscape Architects 17-1012.00

Self-Employment Experience

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) U.S. Census Bureau codes applicable to filing federal taxes for eligible self-employment experience are as follows (Table 2).

Table 2: Eligible Census Bureau Codes for Self-Employment Experience
Job Title Job Code
Greenhouse, Nursery, and Floriculture Production 1114

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