How To Become a Nursery Worker

How Long Does It Take, What Degree Do You Need, and More

Nursery Workers

Nursery Workers work in nursery facilities or at customer location planting, cultivating, harvesting, and transplanting trees, shrubs, or plants.

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What degree do you need

High School Diploma

We did a survey to ask other Nursery Workers what degree they had when they became a Nursery Worker. Here are the results.

One of the most common questions that we always get is what major or degree do I need to become Nursery Workers or what courses do I need to take.

We also asked Nursery Workers what did they major in college or university and here are the top 5 most popular majors that came up.

Most Nursery Workers do not need a high school diploma. They usually receive short-term on-the-job training.

How hard is it

Most of the time, you won’t need any previous work-related skill, knowledge or experience. For example, you can become a waiter or waitress even if you have never worked as one before.

You may need anywhere between a few days to a few months of on-the-job training.