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Occupations / Nurserypersons

Nurserypersons

Nurserypersons propagate and cultivate trees, shrubs, and ornamental and flowering plants in plant nurseries.

Agriculture & environmentANZSCO 3624
4,373People employed
+9% ▲Growth to 2035
37%Work full time
59Median 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 3624.More about our sources: How we check our facts

What they do

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

preparing potting media and containers before plantingselecting seeds, bulbs and cuttings, and planting them in beds, lawn areas and tubsbudding and grafting vegetative material onto root stockwatering plants manually and controlling automatic watering operationsapplying pesticides to control pests, diseases, weeds and nutritional and environmental plant disorderskeeping records of soil mixtures, plantings, treatments, losses and yields
Source: JSA occupation profileTask list from the Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile for ANZSCO 3624 (ANZSCO task statements).More about our sources: How we check our facts

The outlook

Room for 400 more people in nurserypersons by 2035 ▲

The field grew 7.8% in the year to February 2026, adding 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 3624.More about our sources: How we check our facts
4.1k2025
4.2k2030 PROJ.
4.5k2035 PROJ.

Getting in

There is no single way in. 47% trained through VET, 17% 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 3624. 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

AHC31124Certificate III

Certificate III in Nursery Operations

Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management Training Package.

See 13 providers
AHC40624Certificate IV

Certificate IV in Nursery Operations

Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management Training Package.

See 0 providers
AHC50820Diploma

Diploma of Nursery Management

Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management Training Package.

See 0 providers

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

Jobs open right now

4,373 Australians do this work. See who is hiring this month.

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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 3624.More about our sources: How we check our facts

People employed by state, 2025-26

VIC1.3k
NSW1.1k
QLD0.6k
WA0.5k
SA0.3k
TAS0.2k
NT0.1k
ACT0.1k

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