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2225 – Landscape and Horticulture Technicians and Specialists

This unit group includes those who survey and assess landscapes; draw sketches and build models of landscape designs; construct and maintain gardens, parks, golf courses and other landscaped environments; advise clients on issues related to horticulture; breed, cultivate and study plants; and treat injured and diseased trees and plants. They are employed by landscape designers and contractors, lawn service and tree care establishments, golf courses, nurseries and greenhouses, and municipal, provincial and national parks, or they may be self-employed.

Profile

Index of titles Example job titles

  • Arboriculturist
  • Arborist
  • Floriculturist
  • Gardener
  • Gardener, landscape
  • Golf course superintendent
  • Greens superintendent
  • Greenskeeper
  • Horticultural technician
  • Horticultural technologist
  • Horticulture specialist
  • Horticulture technician
  • Horticulture technologist
  • Horticulturist
  • Hydroponics technician
  • Interior plantscape specialist
  • Landscape architectural technician
  • Landscape architectural technologist
  • Landscape designer
  • Landscape gardener
  • Landscape technician
  • Landscaper
  • Lawn care specialist
  • Lawn care superintendent
  • Plant doctor
  • Plantscape technician
  • Superintendent, greens
  • Tree and shrub specialist
  • Tree service technician
  • Turfgrass management specialist
  • Arborist
  • Golf course superintendent
  • Greenskeeper
  • Horticultural technician
  • Horticulture specialist
  • Horticulturist
  • Hydroponics technician
  • Landscape architectural technician
  • Landscape designer
  • Landscape gardener
  • Landscape technician
  • Landscaper
  • Lawn care specialist
  • Tree service technician

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • The following is a summary of the main duties for some occupations in this unit group:
    • Arborists and tree service technicians examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease, and apply various treatments such as pruning, spraying, repairing damaged areas and injecting with treatment solutions.
    • Golf course superintendents direct crews who maintain the health and appearance of golf courses and their surrounding landscapes, plant and move trees, and apply fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides and pesticides.
    • Horticulturists plan and co-ordinate the growth and use of plants for landscaping, ornamental uses and other purposes.
    • Landscape designers and landscape architectural technicians and technologists survey and assess sites, prepare drawings, sketches and reports and perform other duties to assist landscape architects in designing landscaped environments.
    • Landscape gardeners plant and maintain private and public lawns and gardens.
    • Landscapers plan and construct landscaped environments which may include trees, shrubberies, lawns, fences, decks, patios and other landscape structures.
    • Lawn care specialists visit clients, assess the health of lawns, and apply fertilizer, pesticides and other lawn care products.

Employment requirements

  • Completion of a university or college program in agronomy, arboriculture, horticulture, landscaping, landscape design or landscape technology is usually required.
  • Experience as a landscape and grounds maintenance labourer may be required for golf course superintendents, landscape gardeners and landscapers.
  • An apprenticeship program is available for horticulturists, arboriculturists and landscape gardeners.
  • A provincial licence to apply chemical fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides and pesticides may be required.
  • In Quebec, membership in the regulatory body is required to use the title of Professional Technologist.

Additional information

    Exclusions

    • Landscape Architects (2152)
    • Biological Technologists and Technicians (2221)
    • Botanists (in 2121 Biologists and Related Scientists)
    • Forestry Technologists and Technicians (2223)
    • Landscaping and Grounds Maintenance Contractors and Managers (8255)
    • Nursery and Greenhouse Workers (8432)
    • Nursery and Greenhouse Operators and Managers (8254)
    • Supervisors, Landscape and Horticulture (8256)

    Breakdown summary

    Broad occupational category
    2 – Natural and Applied Sciences and Related Occupations
    Skill level
    B – Occupations usually require college education or apprenticeship training.
    Major group
    22 – Technical Occupations Related to Natural and Applied Sciences
    Minor group
    222 – Technical Occupations in Life Sciences
    Version
    NOC 2006 Version 1.0