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