Garden Labourers
Unit Group
ANZSCO CODE - 8432

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications outlined below.

In Australia:

AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

In New Zealand:

NZQF Level 1 qualification, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

• loading, unloading and moving garden supplies and equipment
• preparing garden sites and plots using hand tools and machines
• assisting with planting, transplanting and positioning flowers, shrubs, trees and lawns in gardens
• maintaining gardens by watering, weeding, pruning, mulching and fertilising, operating and adjusting irrigation systems and using protection stratergies
• raking, aerating, dethatching, fertilising and mowing lawns
• spraying and dusting trees, shrubs, lawns and gardens, as directed, to control pests, weeds and disease
• cleaning gardens and removing rubbish