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Overview
Landscape gardeners plan, build, renovate and maintain parks, gardens and public green spaces, combining planting work with ground preparation, pruning, pest control and site upkeep.
In job descriptions, look for planting areas, horticulture, landscaping materials, landscape construction, pruning, weed control, plant health, ground maintenance, equipment operation, fences, masonry, rainwater or green-roof work.
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Open in Job ExplorerWork context
Landscape gardening combines outdoor construction, planting and ongoing care. Work may move from preparing soil and planting areas to pruning, pest control, fences, masonry, equipment use and maintenance of parks, gardens, green roofs or public spaces.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include horticulture, plant species, landscaping materials, landscape construction, pruning, weed control, plant disease control and safe handling of soil or plant products. Some roles lean toward design plans and rainwater, others toward site maintenance and team-based installation.
Salary context
Salary context is shaped by project size, seasonal workload, equipment responsibility, hard-landscape work, plant knowledge and whether the role supervises a site or team. Design planning, green roofs, masonry and rainwater management can carry different expectations from routine grounds maintenance.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward landscape site supervision, garden design projects, hard-landscape leadership, nursery or horticulture roles, rainwater work, green-roof installation or management of landscaping staff. Building reliable plant, soil and equipment knowledge supports progression.
Good to know
Check whether the advert is mainly design, construction, renovation or maintenance. Look for planting, pruning, pest control, machinery, fences, masonry, site preparation, landscape drawings, seasonal work, chemical handling, green roofs, vertical gardens or rainwater responsibilities.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 3
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
37-3011.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETFirst-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
37-1012.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETLandscape Architects
17-1012.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
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These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
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Alternative labels
Occupation group
Gardeners, horticultural and nursery growers (6113)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/e7970c7a-7769-4002-87d3-0a8ea94fdd6f |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 6113.5 |
| ISCO group | 6113 |
| Concept type | Occupation |