Where are the jobs?
Horticulturalists, landscape engineers and horticultural technicians work in parks departments, technical departments, cemeteries, large housing associations, golf clubs, consultancies and architectural offices.
They also work in the food industry, in companies growing and selling plants, fruit and vegetables, nurseries, seed suppliers and large-scale cultivation facilities. Some also work in the regions, including as teachers in agricultural schools.
Common employers of natural scientists in horticulture and landscape:
- Swedish Board of Agriculture
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Municipalities
- Hir Skåne Ab
- Lantmännen Ek För
- Regions
- Sveaskog Förvaltnings Ab
What do they do at work?
Horticulturists and horticultural engineers work professionally in the cultivation of flowers, vegetables or garden plants. They also run public gardens or work advising and educating. Landscape engineers often lay out and manage parks, playgrounds, cemeteries and gardens.
Common areas of work
Most horticulturalists and garden engineers work in the garden and outdoor environment.
Common job titles for natural scientists in horticulture and landscape:
- Administrator
- Advisor (Advisor)
- Horticultural engineer
- Head of unit
- Horticulturalist
- Master Gardener
- Teacher
- Cultivation manager
- Salesperson/Marketer
What do they earn?
This is the salary range for natural scientists in horticulture and landscape:
P10 means that 10 percent have a salary that is equal to or less than the salary that falls on P10. P90 means that 10 percent have a salary that is equal to or more than the salary that falls on P90.
For those who are members of Naturvetarna, more detailed statistics are available in Saco LöneSök.