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Credentials that raise your pay

• State pesticide applicator license

  The clearest single pay bump in this field, and it makes you harder to replace.

• Landscape Industry Certified Technician

  A hands-on national credential in softscape, hardscape and irrigation.

• Irrigation certification

  Backflow prevention and system design work is licensed in many places and paid accordingly.

• Arborist certification

  Tree work is the best paid corner of this world, and also the most dangerous.

• Equipment tickets

  Skid steer, compact excavator and chainsaw training turn a laborer into a machine operator.