• Spreading fertilizer; spraying for weeds, pests, and diseases; watering, repairing, and mowing lawns; pruning shrubs and trees
• Planting trees, shrubs, flowers, etc.
• Safely using a variety of gardening and power tools
• Effectively communicating with landscape designers, customers, and co-workers
• Providing advice and guidance to customers regarding care of trees, flowers, shrubs, plants and lawns, growing techniques, and gardening products
• Keeping up with changing trends in gardening and plant care

• Secondary school diploma
• Completion of horticulture college program or apprenticeship of 5,400 hours on-the-job training and 20 weeks of in-school sessions
• Exam to obtain Certificate of Qualification

• May work in nursery or greenhouse, or with a landscape contractor; mostly full-time work
• Physically demanding work; spring/fall are busy and require longer hours and flexible schedule
• Opportunities to progress to supervisory positions or become self-employed
• Employers include wholesale or retail nurseries or greenhouse operations, retail stores with gardening departments, landscape contractors, agricultural companies, florists, and service firms for agriculture industry

Apprentice wage increases with skill and experience. Fully qualified workers earn an average of $26.00-$34.00 per hour. 

Horticultural Technician (441C)

If you checked YES to the majority of these questions, a career as a Horticultural Technician (441C) may be for you!

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