1. Careers in the Horticulture Industry
Unit 2
Careers in the Horticulture Industry

2. Horticulture Comes from the Latin word meaning “garden cultivation”
It is the cultivation, processing, and marketing of flowers, ornamental plants, vegetables, fruits, and nuts

3. Divisions of Horticulture
Pomology
Olericulture
Floriculture
Landscape and Nursery
Viticulture

4. Pomology
The science and practice of growing, harvesting, storing, processing and marketing tree grown fruits

5. Olericulture
The science and practice of growing, harvesting, storing, processing, and marketing vegetables

6. Floriculture
The science and practice of growing, harvesting, storing, processing, and marketing flowering plants

7. Landscape and Nursery
The science and practice of propagating, growing, planting, maintaining, and using grasses, annuals, shrubs, and trees

8. Viticulture
The science and practice of growing, maintaining, and processing grapes

9. Horticulture Industry Careers
Greenhouse/nursery employees
Grow vegetables, fruits, flowers, cut flowers, bedding plants, potted plants, hanging baskets, landscaping plants
Practice both sexual and asexual plant propagation

10. Horticulture Industry Careers
Garden center employees
Care for plants
Move plants and supplies
Arrange and display plants and supplies
Sell plants and supplies

11. Horticulture Industry Careers
Grounds maintenance employees
Care for the land area and plants that surround a business, school, church, industry, or other public or private places that have lawns and plants to be maintained

12. Horticulture Industry Careers
Golf course employee
Responsible for maintenance of golf courses including turf grass, pest management, irrigation and drainage, sand trap, trees and shrubs, buildings and equipment

13. Horticulture Industry Careers
Park employee
Maintains plants, grounds, buildings, facilities, equipment and driveways in national, state, city, or privately owned parks

14. Horticulture Industry Careers
Agriculture biotechnology
Technician
Researcher
Marketing specialist
Much more
Work for USDA, EPA, FDA

15. Horticulture Industry Careers
Sales positions
Wholesale
Retail
Seed company
Wholesale grower

16. Horticulture Industry Careers
Green industry employees
Work in jobs that are environmentally friendly and have to do with reusing, recycling, and reducing the carbon footprint

17. Skills
Skills can vary from unskilled to highly skilled depending on the career in horticulture. Ex) A materials handler needs few skills Ex) An inspector needs many skills to check for quality, for insects, or diseases or for following governmental rules

18. Personal Interests/Qualifications
Working inside or outside or a combination
Working in a group or alone
Working with people or plants
Working at routine tasks or varying tasks
Physical strength to do the job

19. Education Qualifications
Unskilled entry-level  high school graduate or less
Skilled  technical education
Professional  bachelors, masters, doctoral