RecordMove

Forest worker to landscape gardener

A forest worker already meets 20% of what the landscape gardener role asks for. The move turns on 25 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From forest worker

Distant match

To landscape gardener

8 You already bring

25 Still to learn

54 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance A rebuild

84.9/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a landscape gardener is expected to do is already part of a forest worker’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the landscape gardener role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A landscape gardener role treats 8 of its required skills as things a forest worker already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

build fences
de-limb trees
execute disease and pest control activities
nurse trees
perform pest control
perform weed control operations

What stands in the way is 25 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A landscape gardener role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a forest worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held put up signs handling and moving
already held build fences constructing
already held nurse trees handling and moving
already held plant green plants handling and moving
already held perform pest control assisting and caring
already held perform weed control operations handling and moving

All 8 carried skills, including the 8 the landscape gardener role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 46 missing skills fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 handling and moving 12 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn grow plants required
still to learn maintain ground required
still to learn nurse plants required
still to learn prepare planting area required
still to learn prepare the ground required
still to learn propagate plants required
still to learn prune hedges and trees required
still to learn prune plants required
still to learn transport physical resources within the work area required
still to learn use gardening equipment required
still to learn handling chemical products for soil and plants required
still to learn maintain landscape site required

optional, not held assist in interior plant projects optional
optional, not held create garden areas optional
optional, not held establish vertical gardens optional

02 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 6 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn horticulture principles required
still to learn landscaping materials required
still to learn plant disease control required
still to learn pruning techniques required
still to learn pruning types required
still to learn pest control in plants required

optional, not held crop production principles optional
optional, not held organic farming optional
optional, not held agronomy optional

03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn plant species required
still to learn ecology required

optional, not held herbicides sprayers optional

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn principles of landscape construction required

optional, not held rainwater management optional

05 arts and humanities 1 required

still to learn design principles required

06 assisting and caring 1 required

still to learn work in outdoor conditions required

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a landscape gardener role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held build fences skill
already held de-limb trees skill
already held execute disease and pest control activities skill
already held nurse trees skill
already held perform pest control skill
already held perform weed control operations skill
already held plant green plants skill
already held put up signs skill

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 required

still to learn environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required

08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

still to learn operate landscaping equipment required

09 management skills 6 supplementary

optional, not held supervise landscape projects optional
optional, not held lead hard landscape projects optional
optional, not held make decisions regarding landscaping optional
optional, not held manage agricultural staff optional
optional, not held manage landscape design projects optional
optional, not held manage time in landscaping optional

10 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 supplementary

optional, not held develop architectural plans optional
optional, not held establish green roof optional
optional, not held prepare flower arrangements optional
optional, not held work in a landscape team optional

11 constructing 3 supplementary

optional, not held build garden masonry optional
optional, not held manage rainwater optional
optional, not held prepare site for construction optional

21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held supervise landscape projects optional
optional, not held assist in interior plant projects optional
optional, not held build garden masonry optional
optional, not held create garden areas optional
optional, not held crop production principles optional
optional, not held develop architectural plans optional
optional, not held establish green roof optional
optional, not held establish vertical gardens optional
optional, not held herbicides sprayers optional
optional, not held lead hard landscape projects optional
optional, not held make decisions regarding landscaping optional
optional, not held manage agricultural staff optional
optional, not held manage landscape design projects optional
optional, not held manage rainwater optional
optional, not held manage time in landscaping optional
optional, not held organic farming optional
optional, not held prepare flower arrangements optional
optional, not held prepare site for construction optional
optional, not held rainwater management optional
optional, not held work in a landscape team optional
optional, not held agronomy optional

28 held skills the landscape gardener role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role act with a high level of safety awareness skill
not needed by the target role adapt to changes in forestry skill
not needed by the target role agroforestry knowledge
not needed by the target role animal hunting knowledge
not needed by the target role assist forest survey crew skill
not needed by the target role assist tree identification skill
not needed by the target role carry out aerial tree rigging skill
not needed by the target role climb trees skill
not needed by the target role control tree diseases skill
not needed by the target role develop forestry strategies skill
not needed by the target role habitat restoration knowledge
not needed by the target role handle forest products skill
not needed by the target role maintain camping facilities skill
not needed by the target role maintain forestry equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain the trails skill
not needed by the target role make decisions regarding forestry management skill
not needed by the target role manage forest fires skill
not needed by the target role operate forestry equipment skill
not needed by the target role pay attention to safety while performing forestry operations skill
not needed by the target role perform tree thinning skill
not needed by the target role plant trees skill
not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
not needed by the target role reforestation knowledge
not needed by the target role report pollution incidents skill
not needed by the target role safeguard biodiversity skill
not needed by the target role spray pesticides skill
not needed by the target role sustainable forest management knowledge
not needed by the target role work independently in forestry services skill

16 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to pick up Tier

still to learn horticulture principles required
still to learn landscaping materials required
still to learn plant disease control required
still to learn plant species required
still to learn principles of landscape construction required
still to learn pruning techniques required
still to learn pruning types required
still to learn design principles required
still to learn ecology required
still to learn environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry required
still to learn pest control in plants required
optional, not held crop production principles optional
optional, not held herbicides sprayers optional
optional, not held organic farming optional
optional, not held rainwater management optional
optional, not held agronomy optional

Index

Other moves recorded from forest worker

Full index of moves from forest worker

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a forest worker become a landscape gardener?

Yes, and it is a career change move. A forest worker already covers 20% of what a landscape gardener is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 8 of which the landscape gardener role treats as required.

What skills does a forest worker need to become a landscape gardener?

25 required skills are missing, plus 21 optional ones. They fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is grow plants.

How hard is the move from forest worker to landscape gardener?

Its learning distance is 84.9 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.