Nurseryperson
- Classification
- Occupation
- Skill level
- 3
- Major group
- Technicians and Trades Workers
Classification
- Major group
- 3Technicians and Trades Workers
- Sub-major group
- 34Skilled Animal, Agricultural and Horticultural Workers
- Minor group
- 342Horticultural Trades Workers
- Unit group
- 3429Other Horticultural Trades Workers
Description
Propagates and cultivates trees, shrubs and ornamental and flowering plants in a plant or forestry nursery.
Specialisations
- Forest Nursery Production Operator
- Plant Propagator
Unit group
3429 · Other Horticultural Trades WorkersDescription
This unit group covers Horticultural Trades Workers not elsewhere classified. It includes Nurserypersons.
Skill level
Occupation skill level 3
Australia
3
Tasks
Tasks include
- Prepares soil, fertiliser mixes and containers for planting
- Selects and plants seeds, bulbs and cuttings in beds, containers or trays
- Buds and grafts vegetative material onto rootstock
- Monitors, waters and fertilises plants to ensure their water and nutritional requirements are met
- Applies pesticides and appropriate treatments to control pests, diseases, weeds, and nutritional and environmental plant disorders
- Keeps records of soil mixtures, plantings, treatments, losses and yields
- Advises customers on plant selection and care
Occupations in this unit group
Sources
- www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/osca-occupation-standard-classification-australia/2024-version-1-0/browse-classification/3/34/342/3429
- www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/osca-occupation-standard-classification-australia/2024-version-1-0/data-downloads/OSCA%20Category%20Descriptions.xlsx
The supplied migration lists use ANZSCO codes, not OSCA codes.