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GLM graduates can earn great salaries, with the
average starting salary ranging up to $36,000. With experience,
professionals in landscape and turfgrass industries enjoy excellent earnings
and an array of benefits such as meal and vehicle allowances, paid vacation
and insurance, bonuses and more.
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| GLM graduates enjoy excellent career opportunities nationwide. These professionals hold exciting posts at some of the nation's most well-known facilities, such as Augusta, home of the Masters; The Ballpark at Arlington; Merion Golf Club in Merion, Pa.; Kyle Field at Texas A&M University; and Waco's Bear Ridge Golf Club, Brickman & Group LTD and Choate Irrigation. |
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| Technicians in the landscape and turfgrass industry use many types of equipment and software to stay on top of industry developments. A few of these include: |
- Reel and fairway mowers;
- Aerators and top dresser equipment;
- Land CAD and Rain CAD software programs;
- Spreaders, spray rigs, tiller, sod cutter and hydromulching.
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| Students in GLM gain exposure to established professionals though the program's advisory committee and various industry groups. Professional organizations such as the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, the Texas Nursery & Landscape Association, the Texas Turfgrass Association and others offer additional networking opportunities. |
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