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Ocupacions

Horticulture worker

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Berry picker Crop worker Flower picker Fruit picker Horticultural farm worker Horticultural worker Horticulture worker

Horticulture workers carry out practical activities and assist in nurseries or greenhouses for the production of horticultural crops.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Loading, unloading and moving supplies, produce and equipment;
(b) Preparing garden sites and plots using hand tools and simple machines;
(c) Assisting with planting and transplanting flowers, shrubs, trees and lawns;
(d) Maintaining gardens by watering, weeding and mowing lawns;
(e) Cleaning gardens and removing rubbish;
(f) Assisting with propagating, planting and potting seeds, bulbs and cuttings;
(g) Tending plants by hand watering and weeding;
(h) Harvesting and packaging plants for sale and transport;
(i) Performing minor repairs on fixtures, buildings, equipment and fences.

Knowledge

  • Crop and livestock production
  • Wholesale and retail sales
  • Horticulture
  • Management and administration
  • Biology

Digital competencies

  • Cultivating land and crops
  • Selling products or services
  • Planting, pruning and harvesting trees, crops and other plants
  • Directing operational activities
  • Operating agricultural or forestry equipment

Digital competencies

  • Creating visual displays and decorations

Personal competencies

  • Supporting others
  • Demonstrating willingness to learn
  • Leading others
  • Taking a proactive approach

Professional groups of the occupation

Elementary occupations

Agricultural, forestry and fishery labourers

Agricultural, forestry and fishery labourers

Garden and horticultural labourers

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Garden and horticultural labourers

637

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

6,02%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

1,11% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

30,14%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

12,56%

Part-time contracts

1,29% Turnover index

1.110

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

3%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Agricultural, forestry and fishery labourers

82%

18%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Agricultural, forestry and fishery labourers

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Agricultural, forestry and fishery labourers

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Garden and horticultural labourers

No experience
15%
Less than 1 year
6%
Between 1 and 2 years
21%
Between 2 and 4 years
39%
Between 4 and 8 years
4%
More than 8 years
15%
Activitats administratives i serveis auxiliars
40%
Educació
16%
Indústries manufactureres
15%
Activitats professionals, científiques i tècniques
11%
Construcció
8%
Altres
10%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.