How to become a Landscape Gardener

Also called: Landscape Construction Worker

Interprets plans and drawings to construct garden landscapes, hardscape structures and garden beds.

Main tasks

• Interprets plans and drawings to construct garden landscapes
• Constructs hardscape structures such as gravel and paved walking areas, walls, fences, pergolas, ponds, barbecues and garden furniture
• Prepares seedbeds and growing sites for planting of softscapes such as tree plants, bushes, hedges, flowers and bulbs
• Plants trees, bushes, hedges, flowers and bulbs
• Prepares lawn areas by spreading topsoil and planting grass or by laying instant turf

Ways in

• TAFE and VET: Certificate III in Landscape Construction (AHC30921); Certificate IV in Landscape Construction Management (AHC42021); Certificate IV in Landscape Design (AHC42421); Diploma of Landscape Construction Management (AHC52021); Diploma of Landscape Design (AHC50621); Certificate III in Parks and Gardens (AHC31024); Certificate II in Landscaping (AHC21624)
• Licence or registration: Registration or licensing may be required.

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• About 87,200 people work in this job group now, and about 94,900 are projected by 2035. (+8.8%)
• AI is more likely to help with parts of this job than to do it. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as low.

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• Irrigation Technician
• Gardener (General)
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• Florist
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Questions people ask

How do I become a Landscape Gardener?

Ways in include: Certificate III in Landscape Construction; Certificate IV in Landscape Construction Management.

Is a Landscape Gardener a growing career in Australia?

Yes. Employment is projected to grow 9% by 2035, from about 87,200 to about 94,900 people (Jobs and Skills Australia).

Do you need a degree to become a Landscape Gardener?

Usually not. Only 8% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Ways in include: Certificate III in Landscape Construction; Certificate IV in Landscape Construction Management.

Will AI change the work of a Landscape Gardener?

AI is more likely to help with parts of this job than to do it. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as low.

Sources

• Jobs and Skills Australia: Occupation data (ANZSCO), from ABS Labour Force and Census (February 2026), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
• Jobs and Skills Australia: Generative AI Capacity Study, interactive table data (September 2025), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
• Jobs and Skills Australia: Employment Projections (Victoria University) (May 2025 to May 2035), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04

Updated 2026-10-04