Horticultural Trades
Horticultural trades workers intensively cultivate vegetables, plants, fruit, shrubs, trees and flowers in greenhouses, market gardens, nurseries and orchards.
More about this Career
Average Salary
£23662
New workers start around £11776. Normal pay is £23662 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £37252.
Jobs
431
Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full and part-time jobs.
Daily Tasks
- Supports trees by staking and wiring.
- Prunes and thins trees and shrubs.
- Propagates plants by taking cuttings and by grafting and budding, applies weed-killer, fungicide and insecticide to control pests and diseases.
- Sows seeds and bulbs and transplants seedlings.
- Mixes soil, composts, fertilisers and/or organic matter and spreads fertiliser and manure.
- Prepares soil in field, bed or pot by hand or machine.
Skills Employers are looking for
Soft Skills
Soft skills are non-technical skills that include how you interact with colleagues, solve problems, and manage your work
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Monitoring
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Writing
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Active Learning
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Reading Comprehension
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Active Listening
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Critical Thinking
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Mathematics
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Speaking
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Science
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Learning Strategies
