30+ Career Paths · UK Wide

Find a landscaping job that fits the life you want

Whether you love being outdoors, enjoy working with your hands, or want a creative career that shapes the spaces people live in, there is a role here for you. From hands-on landscaping to plant science, garden design to grounds keeping.

30+Job Roles

£18k–£70k+Salary Progression

10Industry Sectors

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Not sure where to start? Pick what fits your life and we will show you roles that suit.

Outdoor & hands-on

Be outside every day

Creative & design

Shape spaces and gardens

Science & environment

Plants, soil, ecosystems

Roles with progression

Routes to £40k+ with experience

No experience needed

Great starting points

Apprenticeship routes

Earn while you learn

All Roles

Explore every career in landscaping & Horticulture

£22,000 - £55,000

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Progression

Botanist

Work at the frontier of plant science. From identifying new species to protecting endangered habitats, your research shapes how we understand the natural world.

£19,500 - £26,000

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Outdoors

Gardener

Spend your days outside, growing things that matter. From private gardens to botanical estates, keep beautiful spaces thriving year after year.

£20,000 - £45,000

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Creative

Landscape Architect

Design the parks, public spaces and developments people will use for decades. Combine planning, ecology and creative vision to shape communities.

Success Story

“I started as an apprentice with no qualifications. Five years on I am running my own crew on country estate restorations.”

Sarah Mitchell · Head Gardener, Cotswolds

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£18,000 - £32,000

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Outdoors

Tree Surgeon

Work at height, in nature, with serious skill. Climb, prune and care for the trees that keep our towns and woodlands healthy. Self-employed routes pay even higher.

£22,000 - £34,000

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Creative

Garden Designer

Bring people’s outdoor dreams to life. You will work with clients to design gardens that balance beauty, function and personality, then see them built.

£25,000 - £36,000

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Head Gardener

Lead the gardeners shaping public parks, private estates and botanical gardens. Combine deep plant knowledge with team leadership.

£13,500 - £30,500

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Groundsperson / Greenkeeper

Keep golf courses, cricket pitches and football grounds in perfect playing condition. Combine craft, science and pride in flawless surfaces.

£18,000 - £25,000

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Grounds Maintenance Worker

Keep parks, estates and public spaces looking their best. Mow, prune and tend grounds across the seasons, with no two days the same.

£25,000 - £45,000

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Technical

Drainage Engineer

Solve real-world problems and stop properties from flooding. Design and install the systems that keep homes, roads and green spaces working all year.

£25,000 - £65,000

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High earning

Garden Photographer

Capture gardens at their most beautiful for magazines, designers and books. Combine an eye for light with a love of plants in one of the industry’s most artistic roles.

£22,000 - £60,000

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Landscaping Estimator

Put an accurate price on every project. Combine sharp maths with an eye for detail to turn plans and site visits into quotes that win work and keep jobs profitable.

£22,000 - £55,000

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Science

Soil Scientist

Solve hidden puzzles beneath our feet. Your analysis of soil shapes everything from new buildings to sustainable farming and climate research.

£30,000

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Fencing Installer

Build the fences, gates and barriers that define gardens and protect properties. Honest, satisfying work with strong demand year-round.

£22,000

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Park Keepers

Be the friendly face that keeps parks beautiful and welcoming. Maintain grounds, support events and play a vital role in your community.

£25,000 - £60,000

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High earning

Landscape Project Manager

Run entire projects from start to finish. Liaise with clients, plan timelines and budgets, coordinate teams and bring complex schemes to life.

£23,000 - £35,000

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Landscape Supervisor

Lead your own crew on site. Manage day-to-day work, keep projects on schedule, mentor new operatives and become the go-to person on the ground.

£20,000 - £26,000

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Outdoors

Landscape Operative

Your hands-on start. Build patios, paths and walls, plant living gardens, and learn the trade on real sites. Covers both hard and soft landscaping.

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Technical

Machine Operator

Take charge of the diggers, mowers and machinery that shift the heavy work. Operate impressive equipment and help large projects move at pace.

£19,000 - £30,000

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Forestry Worker

Plant, manage and harvest the woodlands that clean our air and shelter wildlife. Physical, meaningful work in some of the UK’s most beautiful places.

£20,000 - £40,000

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Science

Plant Breeder

Create the plants of tomorrow. Improve existing crops and develop new varieties, working at the meeting point of horticulture, genetics and the climate challenge.

£19,500 - £24,000

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Indoors

Garden Centre Assistant

Help customers find the perfect plants for their garden. Combine plant knowledge with a friendly approach in one of horticulture’s most welcoming roles.

£16,000 - £25,000

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Outdoors

Cemetery Worker

Care for the gardens of remembrance that mean so much to so many. A quiet, meaningful role tending peaceful spaces with skill and respect.

£19,000- £25,000

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Indoors

Interior Landscaper

Bring nature indoors. Design and install living plant displays inside offices, hotels and homes, transforming dull rooms into places people love.

£24,000 - £26,000

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Outdoors

Lawn Care Technician

Turn tired lawns into the kind people stop to admire. Combine turf science with the satisfaction of visible results, often running your own van and rounds.

£20,000 - £40,000

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Trending

Green Roof Installer

Help cities breathe. Install living rooftops that cool buildings, capture rainwater and bring wildlife back into urban areas. A fast-growing, future-proof role.

£26,000 -£35,000

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Trending

Living Wall Installer

Build the green walls turning grey buildings into living artwork. Combine plant care with installation craft in one of landscaping’s fastest-growing specialisms.

£18,000 - £26,000

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Technical

Pesticide Operative

Protect plants, crops and public spaces from pests and disease. Apply specialist treatments safely and skilfully, with certified training to back you up.

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Urban Gardener

Bring growing spaces into towns and cities. Create rooftop gardens, community plots and pocket parks that transform how people experience urban life.

£19,500 - £24,000

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Outdoors

Nursery Production worker

Grow the plants that fill the UK’s gardens. Sow, repot, water and care for thousands of plants from seedling to sale-ready specimen.

£24,000 - £40,000

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Education

Tutor/Lecturer

Shape the next generation of landscapers. Teach hands-on skills and industry knowledge to the apprentices and students who will define the future of the trade.

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Where do I start?

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