Nurseryperson Career Assessment
Occupation Code
362411List
ROL
Descriptions
Propagates and cultivates trees, shrubs, and ornamental and flowering plants in a plant nursery.
Job Description
- Preparing potting media and containers before planting
- Selecting seeds, bulbs and cuttings, and planting them in beds, lawn areas and tubs
- Budding and grafting vegetative material onto root stock
- Watering plants manually and controlling automatic watering operations
- Applying pesticides to control pests, diseases, weeds and nutritional and environmental plant disorders
- Keeping records of soil mixtures, plantings, treatments, losses and yields
- Selecting plants and packaging them for presentation and delivery
- Advising customers on plant care and appropriate plants for local conditions
- May plan sales area layouts and visual merchandise presentation
Types of visas you can apply for
Common visa types
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491)
Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482)
Training visa (subclass 407)
Other visa types
489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - State or Territory nominated
187 - Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme (subclass 187)
494 - Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) (subclass 494) - Employer sponsored stream