Most horticulture options are designed for students who want to enter a professional career in the horticulture industry. Opportunities exist within private production firms, public gardens, allied trade industries and the service areas of turf and landscape management.

Careers

• Greenhouse grower
• Nursery or garden center manager
• Production horticulturist
• Landscape designer
• Golf course superintendent
• Sales and marketing manager
• Technical representative
• Arborist/tree care specialist
• Gardener/groundskeeper
• Irrigation/water management specialist
• General manager/owner
• Extension agent
• Plant breeder
• Sports turf manager
• Horticultural therapist
• Research scientist
• Landscape manager