4.1ModerateNo Shortage
Nurserypersons
Skilled Animal, Agricultural and Horticultural Workers · Horticultural Trades Workers
AI exposure measures how much this occupation's tasks may change. It is not the probability that the job will disappear.
Personalise this result for the work you actually do →Moderate Risk
Median Weekly Pay
N/A
Full-time workers
Employment
4,400
Total workers
10yr Growth
+8.8%
Projected to 2035
Shortage Status
No Shortage
JSA Official AI Exposure
Automation33.0%
Augmentation61.0%
Key Tasks
- •Preparing potting media and containers before planting
- •Selecting seeds, bulbs and cuttings, and planting them in beds, lawn areas and tubs
- •Budding and grafting vegetative material onto root stock
- •Watering plants manually and controlling automatic watering operations
- •Applying pesticides to control pests, diseases, weeds and nutritional and environmental plant disorders
- •Keeping records of soil mixtures, plantings, treatments, losses and yields
- •Selecting plants and packaging them for presentation and delivery
- •Advising customers on plant care and appropriate plants for local conditions
- •May plan sales area layouts and visual merchandise presentation
Employment Projections to 2035
Median Age
59
Female Share
45.0%
Part-Time Share
63.0%
Skill Level
3 / 5