Explore Careers
Use your skills as a gardener to get hired
Ever thought about how to translate your hobbies to workplace skills?
Your hobbies tell a vivid story about your natural abilities. Keep reading for language to use in your resume or cover letter, plus get ideas for jobs you may love.
What matters to you
What do gardeners want in a job (besides good pay)? We gave a group of 61 gardeners a set list of job attributes and asked them to choose what matters most to them.
Creative freedom
People who garden want to be in an environment where their creativity can also flourish.
Creative freedom reveals a lot about a company’s values and culture.
Marketing administrator
Age 29, TX
Opportunities to grow
No surprise, this group also is thinking about their career growth and paths to promotion.
I would love to be proud of a career job that I received promotions in.
Food & beverage assistant
Age 22, NY
A low-stress environment
Gardners recognize that their work can suffer when there’s a lot of stress in their environment.
I think work life balance is necessary to be able to do my best at work.
Healthcare coordinator
Age 64, ME
Jobs to consider
Customer service representative
Solve problems and help customersHome health aide
Put your caretaking instincts to workEducator
Apply your patience and build others' knowledgeInterior designer
Create new spaces with the help of plantsSocial worker
Improve the lives of othersEnvironmental engineer
Make the world better for all living thingsMunicipal administrator
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