Gardening

Browse careers that are in demand now and meet Australia’s future workforce needs.

Landscape Manager

A Landscape Manager oversees landscaping projects, designing areas, liaising with clients, managing budgets, and leading a team while ensuring quality outdoor spaces.

Avg yearly income $78,000
Skill level Beginner

Landscaper

A Landscaper designs and develops outdoor spaces with plants, paths, and structures, preparing sites for planting and installing features while communicating effectively with clients.

Avg yearly income $70,200
Skill level Beginner

Garden Designer

A Garden Designer plans and creates gardens, collaborating with clients on ideas, drawings, and budgets while selecting plants and materials.

Avg yearly income $65,000
Skill level Beginner

Landscape Designer

A Landscape Designer creates functional and attractive outdoor spaces, collaborating with clients to select plants and materials for diverse environments.

Avg yearly income $62,400
Skill level Advanced

Landscape Labourer

A Landscape Labourer assists in creating green spaces by preparing sites, planting vegetation, and installing features while working outdoors in various weather conditions.

Avg yearly income $52,000
Skill level Beginner

Greenkeeper

A Greenkeeper maintains golf courses by mowing, irrigating, aerating, and repairing greens and fairways, ensuring high-quality play conditions.

Avg yearly income $62,400
Skill level Advanced

Garden Labourer

A Garden Labourer maintains gardens, parks, and landscapes by planting, pruning, mowing, and ensuring effective irrigation, working outdoors in all conditions.

Avg yearly income $49,920
Skill level Beginner

Gardener

A Gardener maintains green spaces by planting, pruning, and setting up irrigation systems, working outdoors in various weather conditions.

Avg yearly income $62,400
Skill level Beginner

Head Gardener

A Head Gardener manages the design and upkeep of gardens and parks, overseeing a team, establishing schedules, and liaising with clients.

Avg yearly income $93,600
Skill level Beginner

Groundsperson

A Groundsperson maintains sporting fields by mowing, irrigating, controlling weeds, and preparing markings while addressing damage and pest issues.

Avg yearly income $62,400
Skill level Beginner

Horticulturalist

A Horticulturalist cultivates plants, assists with crop selection, conducts soil tests, and manages various outdoor projects effectively.

Avg yearly income $68,900
Skill level Advanced
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia

Courses in gardening

All skill levels Beginner Experienced
11130NAT

Certificate IV in Environmentally Sustainable Management
Online
12 months
Unavailable
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Environmental Consultant Environmental Officer Sustainability Officer
Sustainable Design Consultant Landscape Manager Environmental Assessor Sustainability Advisor Ecotoxicologist
+ 5 more
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Environmental Consultant Environmental Officer Sustainability Officer Sustainable Design Consultant Landscape Manager Environmental Assessor Sustainability Advisor Ecotoxicologist + 5 more
AHC30921

Certificate III in Landscape Construction
Online
24 months
Unavailable
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Landscaper Garden Designer Landscape Labourer
Landscape Manager Arborist Trainee Climbing Arborist Arborist Greenkeeper Irrigation Assistant
+ 6 more
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Landscaper Garden Designer Landscape Labourer Landscape Manager Arborist Trainee Climbing Arborist Arborist Greenkeeper Irrigation Assistant + 6 more
AHC50422

Diploma of Horticulture Management
On Campus
12 months
Unavailable
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Head Gardener Park Manager Horticulturalist
Irrigation Specialist Wildlife Carer Vineyard Manager Winemaker Aquaculture Manager Conservation Manager Planning Officer Landscape Manager Greenkeeper Groundsperson Irrigation Assistant Renewable Energy Tradesperson Irrigation Water Supervisor Irrigation Field Officer Water Networks Operator Agricultural Technician Forestry Supervisor Geographer Wildlife Management Officer Wildlife Conservator Conservation Researcher Council Maintenance Worker Agricultural Economist Geochemist Palaeontologist Plant Scientist Plant Biologist
+ 27 more
AHC30722

Certificate III in Horticulture
On Campus
12 months
Unavailable
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Nursery Hand Garden Labourer Landscape Labourer
Nurseryperson Park Manager Kennel Hand Animal Shelter Attendant Head Gardener Wildlife Carer Waste Management Officer Footpath Sweeper Vineyard Manager Winemaker Conservation Manager Landscape Manager Arborist Trainee Climbing Arborist Arborist Greenkeeper Groundsperson Irrigation Assistant Irrigation Field Officer Water Networks Operator Agricultural Technician Geographer Wildlife Management Officer Wildlife Conservator Conservation Researcher Council Maintenance Worker Forestry Manager Plant Scientist Plant Biologist
+ 29 more
AHC40422

Certificate IV in Horticulture
Blended, On Campus, Traineeship
6 - 24 months
$0 - $15,100
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Irrigation Technician Head Gardener Horticulturalist
Gardener Irrigation Specialist
+ 2 more
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Irrigation Technician Head Gardener Horticulturalist Gardener Irrigation Specialist + 2 more
AHC51024

Diploma of Sports Turf Management
Traineeship
18 months
$18,000
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Greenkeeper Groundsperson
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Greenkeeper Groundsperson
AHC40320

Certificate IV in Production Horticulture
On Campus
12 months
$0 - $14,000
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Farm Manager Nurseryperson Nursery Hand
Vineyard Hand Horticulturalist
+ 2 more
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Farm Manager Nurseryperson Nursery Hand Vineyard Hand Horticulturalist + 2 more
AHC31024

Certificate III in Parks and Gardens
On Campus, Online, Traineeship
3 - 12 months
$0 - $6,560
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Nursery Hand Landscape Labourer Gardener
Nurseryperson Garden Designer Garden Labourer Landscaper Footpath Sweeper
+ 5 more
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Nursery Hand Landscape Labourer Gardener Nurseryperson Garden Designer Garden Labourer Landscaper Footpath Sweeper + 5 more
AHC21624

Certificate II in Landscaping
Traineeship
21 months
$9,497
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Garden Labourer Landscape Labourer Garden Designer
Landscaper Footpath Sweeper
+ 2 more
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Garden Labourer Landscape Labourer Garden Designer Landscaper Footpath Sweeper + 2 more
AHC21216

Certificate II in Rural Operations
Blended, On Campus, Traineeship
6 - 16 months
$0 - $4,365
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Farmhand Garden Labourer Landscape Labourer
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Farmhand Garden Labourer Landscape Labourer
AHC20422

Certificate II in Horticulture
Blended, On Campus, Online, Traineeship
4 - 24 months
$0 - $9,395
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Nursery Hand Garden Labourer Landscape Labourer
Nurseryperson
+ 1 more
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Nursery Hand Garden Labourer Landscape Labourer Nurseryperson + 1 more
AHC32822

Certificate III in Rural Operations
Blended, On Campus, Traineeship
6 - 24 months
$0 - $8,645
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Farmhand Station Hand Bore Runner
Garden Labourer Landscape Labourer Organic Farmer Livestock Manager
+ 4 more
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Farmhand Station Hand Bore Runner Garden Labourer Landscape Labourer Organic Farmer Livestock Manager + 4 more
AHC50621

Diploma of Landscape Design
On Campus, Online, Traineeship
12 - 24 months
$0 - $21,060
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Landscaper Garden Designer Landscape Architect
Landscape Designer
+ 1 more
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Landscaper Garden Designer Landscape Architect Landscape Designer + 1 more
AHC42421

Certificate IV in Landscape Design
On Campus
18 months
$8,200
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Garden Designer Landscaper Landscape Architect
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Garden Designer Landscaper Landscape Architect
AHCSS00074

Agricultural Chemical Skill Set
Blended, On Campus, Traineeship
2 - 3 days
$0 - $1,720
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Horticulturalist
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Horticulturalist

Bachelor of Science (Botany)
Blended, On Campus
3 years
$0 - $27,402
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Botanist Conservation Officer Horticulturalist
Plant Biologist Plant Physiologist Crop Scientist
+ 3 more
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Botanist Conservation Officer Horticulturalist Plant Biologist Plant Physiologist Crop Scientist + 3 more

Bachelor of Science (Plant Biology)
On Campus
3 years
$0 - $27,540
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Plant Physiologist Plant Biologist Conservation Biologist
Botanist Horticulturalist Plant Pathologist
+ 3 more
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Plant Physiologist Plant Biologist Conservation Biologist Botanist Horticulturalist Plant Pathologist + 3 more

Bachelor of Science (Plant Science)
On Campus
3 years
$0 - $123,300
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Plant Pathologist Agronomist Geneticist
Botanist Crop Scientist Horticulturalist Plant Physiologist
+ 4 more
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Plant Pathologist Agronomist Geneticist Botanist Crop Scientist Horticulturalist Plant Physiologist + 4 more

Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Plant Science)
On Campus
12 months
$0 - $9,120
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Agronomist Horticulturalist Plant Scientist
Crop Scientist
+ 1 more
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Agronomist Horticulturalist Plant Scientist Crop Scientist + 1 more

Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (Honours)
On Campus
4 years
$0 - $37,256
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Landscape Architect Urban Designer Landscape Designer
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
Landscape Architect Urban Designer Landscape Designer
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Irrigation

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Career opportunities Irrigation Technician Irrigation Assistant Irrigation Specialist

Landscape Design

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