Agriscience Unit 17: Plant Science Careers

Plant Science Areas Will include: Horticulture Forestry Agriscience Processing, distribution & products Agriscience Supplies and Services

Horticulture Includes the following areas Production Processing Marketing Landscaping and nursery production

Horticultural careers Varied as the industry itself

Floriculture careers Are related to flower production and use.

Floral designer Designs flowers for a florist or floral business

Flower grower Produces flowers used in floral design

Greenhouse manager Manages the production process for a flower grower

Retail florist Is floral business that furnishes flowers to general public

Wholesale florist Is a floral business that furnishes flowers and supplies to retail florists

Landscaping and nursery careers Are related to the use and production of plants for aesthetic purpose

Greenskeepers Takes care of golf course turf

Landscaper Installs plants in various locations in a landscape area of homes, churches, and businesses for aesthetic purposes

Landscaper architect Design landscape plans for plant installation and is a part of the horticultural industry

Nursery operator Grows trees and shrubs needed for landscaping

Turf farmer Grows turf grass for sale

Forestry careers Are careers related to growing, managing, and harvesting trees for wood and wood by- products

Forester Is a service- oriented career that helps with the science of growing trees

Forest rangers Work primarily with the government to manage forests on state and federal lands, but may also assist with fire prevention, etc. on private lands as well.

Logging foreman Will supervise a logging crew during the harvesting phase of trees from a forest or woodland sites

Horticulture provides career opportunities or jobs for individuals living in rural and urban areas Most jobs in horticulture are labor intensively

Small Plots or Greenhouses Where most horticultural crops are grown

Postsecondary Institutions Will give you more information about career opportunities in plant science

Information About Plant Science Can be attained from Agriscience teachers or Cooperative Extension Service

Plant Science Careers Botanist Turf manager Landscape architect Greenhouse manager or grower

Timber Cruiser Is career in forestry that involves estimating timber in woodlots

Forestry Consultant Is an individual responsible for provides consulting services related to managing and selling timber for the private land owner for a fee

Soil thermometer Is used to determine soil temperature

Planting Bar Is the best tool used for setting out tree seedlings

Hand Lopping Shears Is the best tool for cutting large branches when pruning shrubs

Pruning Shears Is the best tool to use when pruning small limbs to shape shrubbery

Pole Pruner Is the best tool to use when pruning limbs in high places

Hedge Shears Is the best tool to use when shaping shrubbery into a continuous row for screening

Bush Axe Best tool for cutting bushes and undergrowth

Grafting Tool Is the best tool to use when preparing a plant to be joined to another plant asexually

Tree Scale Stick Is the tool used to estimate the timber yield in a tree

Pruning Saw Best tool to use when sawing limbs from shrubbery and trees

Soil Auger Best tool to use to obtain soil for testing

Chain saws Are used for cutting trees and limbs

Plant Science Careers