Horticultural Job Opportunities

With a 2-Year Degree

• Field Supervisor for Landscape Maintenance Firm, including Arborists
• Floral Designer
• Groundskeeper
• Grower's Assistant in a production nursery
• Illustrator of Plants (photographer or artist)
• Inventory Control Person (buying & selling of plants)
• Landscape Designer
• Parks and Recreation Worker
• Pest Control Operator (with PCA license)
• Propagator
• Sales Person
• Sales Rep for companies selling hort supplies to other hort professionals
• Supervisor for Landscape Construction/Architecture Firm

With a 4-Year Degree

• Arborist
• Crop Production Supervisor - in Field or Greenhouse
• Curator of Plants at a Museum or Botanic Garden
• Greenhouse Manager
• Horticultural Therapist
• Independent Grower
• Landscape Architect
• Manufacturers Field Service Person (diagnosing plant problems for growers)
• Newspaper/ Magazine Garden columnist
• Nursery/ Garden Center Manager
• Park Ranger/ Interpretive Educator
• Peace Corp Volunteer
• Plant Inspector, Agricultural Biologist
• Sales Representative
• Seed Technician
• Turf Manager (landscape or sports field)

With a M.S. or Ph.D. Degree

• Botanic Garden Director
• Consultant
• Educator/ Professor
• Extension Advisor/ Specialist
• Foreign Agriculture Liaison Specialist
• Landscape Restoration Specialist
• Plant Breeder
• Researcher
• Textbook Author

Other Job Titles

• Agriculture/ Horticulture Educator
• Agriculture Inspector
• Arboretum/ Park Director
• Arboretum Technician
• Arboriculture Technician
• Botanical Instructor
• Floral Shop Technician/ Designer
• Floral Shop Manager
• Golf Course Technician
• Grounds Maintenance Technician
• Grounds Maintenance Manager
• Grower/ Production Manager
• Horticulture Consultant
• Interior Plant Technician
• Irrigation Consultant
• Landscape Technician
• Park Planner/ Manager
• Plant Breeder/ Propagator
• Sports Field Manager