Landscapers create and maintain gardens, parks and other outdoor and indoor areas.
£16,000 Starter
to£30,000 Experienced
38 to 40 a week
weekends flexibly
You can get into this job through:
You may find it useful to build up your skills by doing a course, like:
You may need:
You can get into this job through a horticulture and landscape operative intermediate apprenticeship, which has 2 options:
You could move onto a landscape supervisor advanced apprenticeship as you get more experience.
You'll usually need:
You could start as an assistant landscaper and work your way up.
If you have some related work experience, this could help you to get an assistant job.
There are no formal requirements to be a landscaper, but most employers will expect you to have some horticulture knowledge and experience.
The Royal Horticultural Society offers courses which are suitable if you want to learn more about gardening, or if you want to get qualifications that will help you get a job in horticulture.
You can apply for membership of the British Association of Landscape Industries for advice, training support and details of job vacancies.
You can find out more about becoming a landcaper from:
You'll need:
Your day-to-day duties may include:
You could work at a garden centre, at a client's business or at a client's home.
Your working environment may be outdoors in all weathers.
You may need to wear protective clothing.