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Florists

Florists prepare and sell floral arrangements.

OtherANZSCO 3621
5,584People employed
+5% ▲Growth to 2035
33%Work full time
46Median age
Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 3621.More about our sources: How we check our facts

What they do

The main tasks of this occupation, from the national occupation standard.

planning and designing floral arrangementsarranging supply and storage of flowers, greenery, decorations and other itemstreating flowers to extend their lifeselecting, trimming and arranging flowers and other materialspacking, wrapping, and attaching message cards to, and organising delivery of, completed arrangementsserving customers and accepting payments
Source: JSA occupation profileTask list from the Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile for ANZSCO 3621 (ANZSCO task statements).More about our sources: How we check our facts

The outlook

Room for 300 more people in florists by 2035 ▲

The field shrank 5.3% in the year to February 2026, losing about 300 workers. Most of the jobs are in VIC and NSW, with QLD third.

Source: JSA · ABS, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 3621.More about our sources: How we check our facts
5.9k2025
6k2030 PROJ.
6.2k2035 PROJ.

Getting in

There is no single way in. 47% trained through VET, 18% hold a degree.

Both paths are common in this field. These are the nationally recognised courses mapped to this occupation, with the number of registered training providers that offer each one.

Source: JSA · training.gov.auEducation split: JSA (Jobs and Skills Australia) occupation profile, using ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Census data, ANZSCO 3621. Qualification mapping and provider counts: training.gov.au, the national register of vocational education, October 2026. Listed providers are current registered training providers (private providers and TAFE institutes).More about our sources: How we check our facts

Nationally recognised training · most offered first

SFL30115Certificate III

Certificate III in Floristry

Floristry Training Package.

See 13 providers
SFL20125Certificate II

Certificate II in Floristry (Assistant)

Floristry Training Package.

See 7 providers
SFL40125Certificate IV

Certificate IV in Floristry

Floristry Training Package.

See 4 providers
See all 4 mapped courses
SFL30115Certificate III in Floristry · 13 providers
SFL20125Certificate II in Floristry (Assistant) · 7 providers
SFL40125Certificate IV in Floristry · 4 providers
SFL50125Diploma of Floristry Design · 0 providers

Providers are shown in A-Z order on each course page. A listing is not a recommendation.

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Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26State chart shows people employed, not current job ads. ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 3621.More about our sources: How we check our facts

People employed by state, 2025-26

VIC1.6k
NSW1.4k
QLD1.3k
WA0.5k
SA0.5k
TAS0.2k
ACT0.2k
NT0.1k

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