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Employability Skills in
Horticulture
Employability Skills in
Horticulture
Objective 4.01: Describe skills needed for employment and careers in the horticulture
industry.
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What are some jobs in horticulture?
Make a spider web of the divisions of HorticultureAnd then assign careers
to each division.
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Greenhouse Employee
• Grows vegetables and flowers including• cut flowers• bedding plants• potted plants• hanging baskets
• Performs both sexual and asexual propagation of plants
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Nursery Employee
• Grows seedlings and plants for landscaping, replanting in forests, or producing fruit
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Garden Center Employee
• Cares for plants• moves plants and supplies• arranges and displays plants and
supplies• sells plants and supplies
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Grounds Maintenance Employee• Cares for the land area and plants
that surround a business, school, church, industry or other public or private places that have lawns and plants that have to be maintained
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Golf Course Employee
• Responsible for maintenance of:• golf course including turfgrass• irrigation and drainage• sand trap• trees and shrubs• buildings and equipment
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Park Employee
• Maintains plants, grounds, buildings, facilities, equipment and driveways in national, state, city or privately owned parks
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What qualifications do I need to work in
the horticulture industry?
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Skills
Skills vary from unskilled to highly skilled depending on the career in horticulture. A materials handler needs few skills, but an inspector needs many skills to check for quality, for insects or diseases or for following governmental rules.
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Personal Interests and Qualifications• Before seeking a job one must
consider:• Work inside or outside or a combination• Work in a group or alone• Work with people or plants• Work at routine tasks or varying jobs• Physical strength to do the job
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Educational Qualifications
• Educational qualifications vary depending on the careers• High school graduate or less for
unskilled entry-level jobs• Technical degree for skilled jobs• Bachelors, masters or doctorate degree
for most professional areas because of required licenses, paperwork, research and/or teaching
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Career Outlook
• Outlook for the horticulture industry is expected to grow because of the increase in population and new home construction.
I see plants in your future!