Gardeners
VET / TAFE Moderate growth · ANZSCO skill level 3 · occupation 3622
Gardeners plant, cultivate, maintain, plan and construct parks, gardens and landscapes, and inspect, diagnose and treat trees and shrubs.
How do you get there?
Highest qualification held by people in this job: 8.6% university · 47.9% vet / tafe · 39.2% school / entry (ABS Census via JSA).
Usually studied as Horticulture. A selection of providers offering courses in this field (indicative, not ranked):
- University Western Sydney University
- University Adelaide University
- University The University of Adelaide (Adelaide)
- University Edith Cowan University
- University The University of Melbourne (UniMelb)
- TAFE TAFE Queensland
- TAFE TAFE SA
- TAFE TasTAFE
- TAFE Sunraysia Institute of TAFE
Course & field-of-education data © Commonwealth of Australia (CRICOS), CC BY 2.5 AU. Matched by field of education — indicative; confirm entry requirements with each provider.
Where these jobs are
VIC 26% · NSW 25.3% · QLD 20.3% · WA 11.3% · SA 10.7% · TAS 3.3% · ACT 2.4% · NT 0.8%
Top industries
Construction · Administrative and Support Services · Arts and Recreation Services.
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation profiles (Feb 2026) + Employment Projections (May 2025–2035). © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0. Figures are national estimates.