Gardeners and Landscape Gardeners
Gardeners and landscape gardeners cultivate flowers, trees, shrubs and other plants in public and private gardens, construct features to improve the appearance of existing terrain, and cut and lay turf.
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£19,817
Median salary
New workers start around £8,701.32. Normal pay is £19,817 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £31,896.45.
19
Annual Openings
Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons in Cornwall, and do<br /> not distinguish between full and part-time jobs.
Daily Tasks
- Performs general garden maintenance.
- Moves soil to alter surface contour of land using mechanical equipment and constructs paths, rockeries, ponds and other features.
- Prepares or interprets garden design plans.
- Cuts and lays turf using hand and machine tools and repairs damaged turf.
- Protects plants from pests and diseases.
- Prepares soil and plants and transplants, prunes, weeds and otherwise tends plant life.
- Levels ground and installs drainage system as required.
Skills Employers Are Looking For
The number of unique job postings in your area that have listed this skill in the last year.
Skills
Job postings
Active Listening
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Reading Comprehension
47
Speaking
40
Monitoring
36
Writing
34
Learning Strategies
34
Active Learning
32
Mathematics
32
Critical Thinking
28
Science
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