Skip to content
Middlesbrough College logo

Horticultural Trades

View courses

About this career

£21,025

Median salary

New workers start around £11,142.33. Normal pay is £21,025 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £33,006.51.

Jobs

Subjects achieved a 100% pass rate, including Maths, Further Maths, Physics, English Literature and Spanish.

Daily Tasks

  • Supports trees by staking and wiring.
  • Prunes and thins trees and shrubs.
  • Propagates plants by taking cuttings and by grafting and budding, applies weed-killer, fungicide and insecticide to control pests and diseases.
  • Sows seeds and bulbs and transplants seedlings.
  • Mixes soil, composts, fertilisers and/or organic matter and spreads fertiliser and manure.
  • Prepares soil in field, bed or pot by hand or machine.

Skills

Job postings

Monitoring
55
Writing
55
Active Learning
54
Reading Comprehension
54
Active Listening
54
Critical Thinking
52
Mathematics
52
Speaking
50
Science
45
Learning Strategies
45