Annual Salary
£20,000 to £26,000
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Landscapers create and maintain gardens, parks and other outdoor areas.
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: weekends; flexibly
There will be
1.8% more Landscaper jobs in 2027.
As a landscaper, you could:
Possible green job
This job could help the environment.
For a landscaper to be a green job, you could:
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You may need to wear protective clothing.
You could work in a garden, at a client's business, at a client's home or at a garden centre.
Your working environment may be physically demanding and outdoors in all weathers.
You can get into this job through:
You could take a college course to get some of the skills you might need as a landscaper. For example:
Entry requirements for these courses vary.
You could apply to do an apprenticeship, such as:
These take between 2 and 3 years to complete.
You'll usually need:
You could start as an assistant landscaper with a company and work your way up through training and promotion.
It might be helpful to have some related work experience when you apply for jobs.
There are no set requirements to be a landscaper. Most employers will expect you to have some knowledge and experience in gardening or horticulture.
You could take a course with The Royal Horticultural Society to learn more about the industry or do a qualification that may help you to get a job.
You can apply to become a member of the British Association of Landscape Industries for professional development.
You can find out more about becoming a landscaper from:The Royal Horticultural Society; GoLandscape
With experience you could:do a Horticulture and Landscaping Technical Manager Level 5 Higher Apprenticeship to progress into a management role; become a landscape supervisor or landscape manager; set up your own landscaping business; specialise in landscape design; train future landscapers at a land-based college or training provider
Landscapers and Gardeners are needed to help improve the quality and connectivity of existing green spaces, as well as helping to create new spaces for nature and wildlife across the West of England. This may include working on tree planting schemes, public parks and private garden maintenance
There are several different routes you can take to get into working as an landscaper which you can explore further in the 'Routes into this job' section above.
Click here for an explanation of the different course and apprenticeship levels.
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As a landscaper/gardener you could work for one of the many small landscaping companies in the West of England region, or you might set yourself up to work as a self employed contractor.
For more local employment opportunities see the 'Live job vacancies by region' section above.
You'll need: