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What’s it like to be a Horticultural Tradesperson?
Horticultural tradespersons maintain plants and planted areas, construct
horticultural features and apply treatments to enhance plant growth and
control pests.
Horticultural tradespeople usually work outdoors and in all kinds of weather.
Some of the work is physically demanding as it involves bending, lifting and
the use of machinery such as tractors, rollers and edging machines. Protective
clothing must be used when handling fertilisers and pesticides, and to prevent
injury while using machinery.
How much can I expect to earn?
Full-time employed Horticultural Tradesperson earn an average of $825 per
week. The [average annual salary for this job is $42900 excluding super.]
Personal requirements
- enjoy practical and mechanical activities
- able to undertake manual and heavy work
- able to work safely with chemicals and machinery
- able to work for long hours
- able to work outdoors in all sorts of weather conditions.
This job also involves:
Mainly outdoor work
Workers performing these jobs would usually be expected to spend more than
three-quarters of their day outdoors, exposed to the weather. They may report
back to an office, station, depot or other central site.
Physical effort
The main duties and tasks involved in these jobs require daily physical
exertion, such as bending and twisting, lifting, climbing, pulling, pushing,
carrying or other effort where physical fitness is required. People with
heart, back or other conditions who should avoid physical strain may wish to
avoid these jobs.
Reading or writing
These jobs require moderate or better reading and writing skills. Workers may
be expected to prepare, understand or act on written materials, such as
letters or reports. People may wish to avoid these jobs if their reading or
writing English skills are limited to a small range of words or phrases and
symbols. Jobs remaining may still require very basic reading or writing
skills.
This occupation offers jobs at the following skill levels:
Skilled Trade Jobs
These jobs do not usually require completion of secondary education, however
further part-time study usually at Certificate III level, and on-the-job
training offered as an apprenticeship, is required.
Para Professional Jobs
Jobs in this group usually require completion of secondary education and/or
completion of some further study of a vocational nature, such as a Diploma or
an Advanced Diploma.
Study requirements
At school, you can study these subject(s) to get a good foundation for this
occupation:
Biology
School subjects that include some aspect of BIOLOGY provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases a biology-related subject is a pre-
requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
Rural Studies
School subjects that include some aspect of RURAL STUDIES provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases an rural studies subject is a pre-
requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
Duties and tasks of a Horticultural Tradesperson
Horticultural tradespeople may perform the following tasks:
- identify and correct soil deficiencies
- identify and treat pests and diseases affecting plants
- prepare fields, garden beds or lawn areas by cultivating soil and adding fertilisers and compost
- use growth regulators and other chemicals
- read landscape plans and construct rockeries, paths or ponds
- plant and transplant flowers, shrubs, trees and lawns
- maintain gardens by fertilising and trimming plants and ensuring that they are receiving adequate water
- prune trees and hedges to promote their health and increase the attractiveness of plants
- thin out, hoe, irrigate and fertilise crops
- maintain lawn and grass areas using machinery, fertilisers and chemicals
- service equipment such as tools, lawn mowers and heavy machinery
- operate and install irrigation and drainage systems
- plan and supervise the daily activities of other workers
- develop long-term plans, set budgets and manage the financial aspects of the organisation or business.
Specialisations
Floriculturist
A floriculturist produces fresh and dried flowers and foliage for wholesale,
flower markets, florists, retail outlets and, increasingly, overseas export.
Some flower farms also grow flowers in open fields for their essential oils.
Landscape Gardener
A landscape gardener designs and constructs garden landscapes or renovates
existing gardens. They work in a variety of sites, including public and
private parks and gardens, to create a landscape that is aesthetically
pleasing as well as functional.
Greenkeeper
A greenkeeper prepares, establishes and manages fine turf, grassed areas and
synthetic surfaces used for sport. They may also do domestic and commercial
mowing and lawn maintenance operations or work on commercial turf farms. They
are also known as groundspeople or turf keepers.
Gardener
A gardener plants and cares for trees, lawns, shrubs and flower beds in areas
around public and private institutions, city squares, parks and gardens,
playing fields, golf courses and bowling greens, as well as private homes.
Nursery Worker
A nursery worker grows and sells plants. They can work in either retail or
wholesale nurseries and may specialise in areas such as native plants,
advanced trees or flowers.
Arboriculture Worker
An arboriculture worker cares for and maintains trees in urban environments.
The work may include tree climbing using ropes and a harness or operating from
elevated platforms. Senior workers, sometimes called tree surgeons, provide
specialist tree evaluation, assessment and treatment.
