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Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management

Overview

Agriculture and Horticulture are broad groupings of industries including farming animals and plants, managing and maintaining ‘the grown environment’ in regional and urban areas, landcare, landscaping and also the retail nursery sector.

The Conservation and Land Management sector covers nature reserves and conservation parks, including national parks, state parks and other parks, and land care.

What does this industry cover?

  • Plant farming
  • Livestock farming
  • Horticulture
  • Nurseries
  • Landscaping
  • Parks, gardens and sports fields
  • Operation of nature reserves and conservation parks
  • Preservation of flora and fauna
  • Eradication of pests
  • Maintains botanic gardens
  • Landcare

Industry Information

The sector extends across Australia, from regional and remote areas right into people’s backyards.

The Agriculture industry includes livestock farmers, dairy farmers, and fruit and grain growers.

Horticulture employers operate in gardening and landscape businesses, nursery production, turf growing and floriculture, parks and gardens operations, and the environmental sector.

There are 22,000 people working in Parks and Gardens Operations. This category includes those working in nature reserves and conservation parks.

Traineeship and apprenticeship commencements are good in Agriculture and Horticulture sectors but low in the Conservation and Land Management sector due to the small size of the workforce and the large ‘army’ of volunteers who work in the sector.

Employment and wage data for this industry

Apprenticeships Employment Size

This is a medium to large industry for Australian Apprenticeship commencements. In the year to September 2018, commencements were: 6064

Source: VOCSTATS, extracted on 28/03/2019. AATIS analysis.

Commencements Change

Commencements in the year to September 2018 in this industry have remained stable, compared with the previous year.

Source: VOCSTATS, extracted on 28/03/2019. AATIS analysis.

Apprentice Employment Outcomes

For Australian Apprentice graduates from this industry, employment outcomes are high.

Source: NCVER National Student Outcomes Survey, 2017, unpublished. AATIS analysis.

Industry Employment Size

This is a large sized industry compared with other Australian industries.

Source: Department of Jobs and Small Business, 2018. AATIS analysis.

Industry Employment Change

Over the past 5 years, change in employment in this industry has remained stable.

Source: Department of Jobs and Small Business, 2018. AATIS analysis.

Industry Wage

The average wage of all employees in this industry is low to medium.

Source: Department of Jobs and Small Business, 2018. AATIS analysis.

Want to look in detail at some related sectors?

Agriculture

Horticulture

Conservation

Seafood Industry

This industry is positioned within the following groups

Industry

Gardening, Farming, Animals & Environment

Work Type

Practical & Manual

Analytic & Scientific

Ready to see where Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management can take you?

Career Pathways

Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management has career pathways from Certificate II through to Diploma. Look at the Job Pathway Chart to see what is of interest.

Job Pathway Chart

Practice Aptitude Quiz

This resource illustrates the maths and literacy needed to complete the entry level training in this sector.

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Watch a video of Michael, who is completing a School Based Apprenticeship in Horticulture.

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Watch a video of Lachlan, who is completing a School Based Apprenticeship in Horticulture.

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Shane is completing a Parks and Gardens Apprenticeship.

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Brayden is completing a School Based Apprenticeship in Parks and Gardens

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Richard who is one of the Managers at Woodlands Golf Club, talks about the recruitment process for his Apprentices and Trainees.

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Working in Parks and Gardens is for everyone, listen to Jacquelines story about her School-based Traineeship.

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Do you know what an Arborist is? Listen to Emmetts story, to find out more.

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Support Services

Apprenticeship Network Provider Finder

Apprenticeship Network providers can give information about starting an apprenticeship or traineeship, eligibility questions, and they also handle the paperwork and ongoing administration of apprentices and trainees.

Group Training Organisations Finder

Group Training Organisations employ apprentices and trainees and then host them out to employers. These organisations can provide great information about starting a career through Australian Apprenticeships.

Work Type Explorer

Search for Job and Training Descriptions by selecting from seven work type descriptions. For more details, take yourself through the Career Interest Explorer.

Further Research

Information

Industry information is published by peak level associations, government and major employers.  Accessing industry association sites, including member lists, is a good way of building up an understanding of an industry.  Visiting employer websites and looking for careers or employment menus helps identify how employers recruit and the skills they are recruiting.

Use Google to search for the associations and organisations listed below.

  • National Farmers' Federation
  • Landscaping Australia Incorporated
  • Australian Golf Course Superintendents Association
  • Nursery and Garden Industry Australia
  • Australian Asparagus Council
  • Australian Mushroom Growers Association Ltd
  • Onions Australia
  • Australian Table Grape Association
  • Australian Blueberry Growers Council
  • Apple and Pear Australia Limited
  • Summerfruit Australia Limited
  • Cherry Growers Australia Inc.
  • Citrus Australia
  • Australian Banana Growers' Council
  • Tropical Exotic Fruit Australia
  • Australian Nut Industry Council
  • Dried Fruits Australia

Information continued

Use Google to search for the associations and organisations listed below.

  • Australian Oilseeds Federation
  • Barley Australia
  • Pulse Australia
  • Canegrowers
  • Rice Growers’ Association of Australia
  • Cotton Australia
  • Australian Association of Stud Merino Breeders
  • Egg Farmers Australia
  • Deer Industry Association of Australia
  • Australian Honey Bee Industry Council Inc.
  • Australian Alpaca Association
  • Goat Industry Council of Australia
  • Shearing Contractors Association of Australia

Information continued

Use Google to search for the associations and organisations listed below.

  • Conservation Volunteers Australia
  • Australian Conservation Foundation
  • Director of National Parks
  • Ecological Society of Australia
  • Greening Australia
  • North Australian Indigenous Land & Sea Management
  • National Environment Protection Council
  • National Parks Australia Council
  • National Urban Forest Alliance
  • Parks and Leisure Australia
  • The Australian Government National Landcare Programme
  • Bush Heritage Australia

Career Sites