Skills by Occupation
The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
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horticulture worker
ESCO occupation · 16 essential, 42 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
prepare planting area
execute fertilisation
harvest crop
propagate plants
monitor fields
use gardening equipment
store products
store crops
prune plants
maintain gardening equipment
grow plants
prepare planting area for planting
maintain a greenhouse
nurse plants
supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings
maintain storage facilities
Optional & specialised skills
types of storage facilities
promote farm products
pruning techniques
food safety principles
plant species
provide fertilizer recommendation for flowers
pick orders of agricultural products
assist landscape projects
organic farming
fertilisation principles
advise customers on types of flowers
plant propagation
assist equipment operation
prepare flower arrangements
agritourism
quality criteria for storage facilities
use agricultural information systems and databases
pest control in plants
coordinate greenhouse environment
greenhouse types
soil structure
plant harvest methods
customer relationship management
watering principles
process flower bulbs
select adequate packaging for food products
sell flowers
crop production principles
horticulture principles
keep task records
present the farm facilities
carry out work related calculations in agriculture
agronomy
direct the preparation of food
create flower arrangements
execute disease and pest control activities
provide agri-touristic services
pruning types
place orders for flower products
perform on-farm product processing
handle veterinary emergencies
plant disease control
Other matches: horticulture production manager · horticulture production team leader · curator of horticulture · botanist · crop production worker
Coming next: live skill demand and trends — how often each skill
actually appears in job ads — arrive with the EURES / Cedefop integration. The skills above
are the canonical requirements for the role from the EU ESCO taxonomy.