Gardeners, Horticultural and Nursery Growers: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Gardeners, Horticultural and Nursery Growers is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 6113) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
- Horticulturist
- Landscape gardener
- Market gardener
- Mushroom cultivator
Latest gardeners, horticultural and nursery growers job ads
Real vacancies from the official public employment services, updated daily. Job titles are translated into English automatically; the full ad opens on the official site in German or Swedish (your browser's translate button turns it into English).
Germany
4,840 open ads- Gardener
German title: Gärtner
Lebenshilfe Werkstätten Wuppertal gGmbH · Wuppertal · Posted 2026-10-16 - Gardener
German title: Gärtner
Stadt Hockenheim · Hockenheim · Posted 2026-10-16 - Gardener
German title: Gärtner
Manuel Muschal Gärtnerei · Wellendingen, Württemberg · Posted 2026-10-13 - Gardener
German title: Gärtner
ZAG Zeitarbeits-Gesellschaft GmbH Ratingen · Ratingen · Posted 2026-10-15 - Gardener
German title: Gärtner
Naturresort & Spa Schindelbruch · Südharz · Posted 2026-10-15 - Gardener
German title: Gärtner
Tim Kellner · Heppenheim (Bergstraße) · Posted 2026-10-13
Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany
Sweden
143 open ads- Söndrum-Vapnö parish is looking for seasonal cemetery worker
Swedish title: Söndrum-Vapnö församling söker säsongsanställd kyrkogårdsarbetare
Söndrum-Vapnö församling · Halmstad · Posted 2026-10-17 - Gardener to Peab Operation and Maintenance
Swedish title: Trädgårdsarbetare till Peab Drift och Underhåll
Peab Sverige AB · Göteborg · Posted 2026-10-16 - Park worker
Swedish title: Parkarbetare
Tekniska Verken i Kiruna Aktiebolag · Kiruna · Posted 2026-10-16 - Experienced Gardeners - Hemfrid Stockholm 2027
Swedish title: Erfarna Trädgårdsarbetare - Hemfrid Stockholm 2027
Hemfrid i Sverige AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-15 - Junior Gardener - Hemfrid Stockholm 2027
Swedish title: Junior Trädgårdsarbetare - Hemfrid Stockholm 2027
Hemfrid i Sverige AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-15 - Gardener - Hemfrid Stockholm 2027
Swedish title: Trädgårdsarbetare - Hemfrid Stockholm 2027
Hemfrid i Sverige AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-15
Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden
Where gardeners, horticultural and nursery growers are needed in Europe
| Country | EURES 2025 | Average gross pay, all skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers (2022) | 1-bed rent in the capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | Shortage | Not yet verified | Copenhagen: €1,800 |
| Greece | Shortage | €1,210 a month * | Athens: €1,150 |
| Italy | Shortage | Not yet verified | Rome: €1,300 |
| Lithuania | Shortage | Not yet verified | Vilnius: €830 |
| Netherlands | Shortage | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Belgium | Shortage and surplus | Not yet verified | Brussels: €1,150 |
| Finland | Shortage and surplus | Not yet verified | Helsinki: €1,150 |
| Hungary | Shortage and surplus | Not yet verified | Budapest: €910 |
| Sweden | Shortage and surplus | Not yet verified | Stockholm: €2,100 |
| Austria | Surplus | Not yet verified | Vienna: €1,250 |
| Bulgaria | Surplus | Not yet verified | Sofia: €650 |
| Czechia | Surplus | Not yet verified | Prague: €1,250 |
| Latvia | Surplus | Not yet verified | Riga: €870 |
| Luxembourg | Surplus | Not yet verified | Luxembourg: €1,900 |
| Portugal | Surplus | Not yet verified | Lisbon: €1,400 |
| Spain | Surplus | Not yet verified | Madrid: €1,300 |
Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for gardeners, horticultural and nursery growers alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.
What gardeners, horticultural and nursery growers do
Gardeners, horticultural and nursery growers plan, organize and perform operations to cultivate and maintain trees, shrubs, flowers and other plants in parks and private gardens, and to produce saplings, bulbs and seeds or grow vegetables and flowers by intensive cultivation techniques, for sale or delivery on a regular basis to wholesale buyers, marketing organizations or at markets.
Typical tasks
- Monitoring market activity and conditions determining kinds and amounts of vegetables, horticultural and nursery products to be grown, and planning and coordinating production accordingly
- Preparing land by conditioning soil, levelling ground and installing and operating irrigation and drainage systems
- Planting trees, hedges, garden plants and grass
- Pruning and trimming trees, shrubs and hedges, installing plant supports and protection, and rolling, mowing, aerating and edging lawns
- Constructing features and facilities within gardens, such as paths or paved areas, walls, rockeries, garden beds, ponds and water features, sheds and fences
- Checking the health of plants and trees, identifying and treating weeds, pests and diseases, and applying mulch and fertilizers
- Producing saplings, bulbs and seeds and raising plants from seeds or cuttings
- Harvesting crops and inspecting, cleaning, grading, packaging, storing and loading products for sale or delivery to market
- Maintaining buildings, greenhouses and other structures, equipment and water supply systems
- Storing and carrying out some processing of produce
- Promoting and marketing products, arranging the sale, purchase and transportation of produce and supplies, and maintaining and evaluating records of activities and transactions
- Training and supervising workers in production, maintenance duties, and health and safety precautions, and hiring and discharging workers and contractors
Finding gardeners, horticultural and nursery growers jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Horticulturist".
- Some jobs are regulated professions: before you can work, your qualification may need to be recognised in the new country.
- If you are not an EU/EEA citizen you will usually need a work permit or a visa such as the EU Blue Card. Check the rules of the country's immigration authority.
Cost of living where the jobs are
Take-home pay needed to rent a good 1-bedroom flat in the capitals of countries reporting a shortage:
About this data
- Shortage and surplus: European Labour Authority, EURES Report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annex table 21 (published 2026). Each country's public employment service reports which occupations it finds hard to fill or in oversupply. Countries not listed did not report this occupation as either.
- Definition, tasks and job titles: International Labour Organization, ISCO-08 structure and definitions.
- Pay: Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (earn_ses22_48), by occupation group.
- Job ads: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Germany) and Arbetsförmedlingen (Sweden), refreshed about once a day.