Horticultural trades

£24,507

Average salary

Average annual salary UK 2022 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

43 hours

Average weekly hours

Average weekly hours UK 2022 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

3.07%

Unemployment rate

Unemployment rate UK 2020 | Labour Force Survey

Definition: Horticultural trades

*SOC Code (Standard Occupational Classification): 5112

Horticultural trades workers intensively cultivate vegetables, plants, fruit, shrubs, trees and flowers in greenhouses, market gardens, nurseries and orchards.

Common tasks include:

prepares soil in field, bed or pot by hand or machine
mixes soil, composts, fertilisers and/or organic matter and spreads fertiliser and manure
sows seeds and bulbs and transplants seedlings
propagates plants by taking cuttings and by grafting and budding, applies weed-killer, fungicide and insecticide to control pests and diseases
prunes and thins trees and shrubs
supports trees by staking and wiring

Qualifications

There are no formal academic entry requirements. NVQs/SVQs in Horticulture are available at Levels 1, 2 and 3. Relevant apprenticeships and professional qualifications from the Royal Horticultural Society are also available.

*Introduced in 1990, SOC is a multi-purpose common classification of occupations in UK. Jobs are defined in terms of skill level and skill content, including qualifications, training and work experience.

Employment status: Horticultural trades

Regional employment: Horticultural trades

Future employment: Horticultural trades

Top 12 industries: Horticultural trades

Alternative & related job titles: Horticultural trades

Grower Horticulturalist Market Gardener Nursery Assistant (agriculture) Nurseryman

Equality focus: Horticultural trades

Breaking down the official government big data sources by gender, age and region. Hours and pay data based on full time equlivalent roles.