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 for planting
grow plants
execute fertilisation
maintain storage facilities
prepare planting area
maintain gardening equipment
monitor fields
store products
supervise hygiene procedures in agricultural settings
propagate plants
maintain a greenhouse
nurse plants
store crops
prune plants
harvest crop
use gardening equipment
Optional & specialised skills
plant species
handle veterinary emergencies
greenhouse types
agritourism
promote farm products
execute disease and pest control activities
keep task records
prepare flower arrangements
pick orders of agricultural products
organic farming
assist equipment operation
process flower bulbs
perform on-farm product processing
present the farm facilities
select adequate packaging for food products
watering principles
coordinate greenhouse environment
food safety principles
direct the preparation of food
create flower arrangements
plant disease control
plant propagation
plant harvest methods
sell flowers
assist landscape projects
place orders for flower products
advise customers on types of flowers
pruning types
pest control in plants
fertilisation principles
provide fertilizer recommendation for flowers
crop production principles
carry out work related calculations in agriculture
provide agri-touristic services
use agricultural information systems and databases
soil structure
customer relationship management
types of storage facilities
horticulture principles
agronomy
pruning techniques
quality criteria for storage facilities
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.