80021 Managers in horticulture

What this occupation covers

Managers in horticulture plan, organize, direct and control the activities of nursery and greenhouse staff who grow and market trees, shrubs, flowers and plants.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 10 main duties for this code.

• Plan, organize, direct and control the operations of nurseries and greenhouses
• Establish the environmental conditions required to grow trees, shrubs, flowers and plants, and design planting and care schedules accordingly
• Determine type and quantity of stock to grow
• Supervise staff in planting, transplanting, feeding and spraying stock
• Identify and control insect, disease and weed problems
• Develop marketing plans
• Provide information to customers on gardening and on the care of trees, shrubs, flowers, plants and lawns
• Order materials such as fertilizer, garden and lawn care equipment, and other nursery and greenhouse related accessories
• Hire and manage staff, oversee training and set work schedules
• Maintain records on stock, finances and personnel.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 10 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourers
• 80020 Managers in agriculture

Excluded from this code

• Nursery and greenhouse labourers (See 85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourers)
• Turf farmer AND sod farmer (See 80020 Managers in agriculture)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

Christmas tree farm operator · evergreen grower · flower grower · greenhouse manager · greenhouse operator · head grower - cannabis · horticultural greenhouse operator · hothouse flower grower · hydroponic greenhouse operator · hydroponics operator · master grower - cannabis · nursery manager · nursery operator · nurseryman/woman · plant grower - nursery · rose grower · shrub grower · tree grower - nursery · tree nursery operator

Employment requirements

• Completion of a college program in horticulture is usually required.
• Experience as a nursery or greenhouse supervisor is required.