Landscape Gardener
A Landscape Gardener designs, constructs, and maintains garden and outdoor environments for Australian domestic and commercial clients, combining horticultural and construction skills.
Full-time AUD, 2025 indicative. Wide bands reflect variation by employer, experience, and location.
High demand across residential, commercial, and public landscape construction sectors.
Occupation list membership
Which Department of Home Affairs skilled lists this occupation currently appears on.
- CSOLCombined Skilled Occupation List
The merged skilled list that consolidates previous MLTSSL and STSOL eligibility under the Skills in Demand program.
Assessing authority
The body that assesses skills for migration purposes for this occupation.
- TRATrades Recognition AustraliaVisit official site →
Visa pathways
Australian visa subclasses for which this occupation is currently eligible.
- 186Learn more →Employer Nomination Scheme visa
Permanent employer-sponsored visa for workers nominated by an approved sponsor.
- 482Learn more →Skills in Demand visa
Employer-sponsored temporary visa (formerly TSS) for occupations on the relevant list.
- 494Learn more →Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional visa
Five-year employer-sponsored provisional visa in regional Australia, with a path to PR.
Key duties
- Plan and install gardens, lawns, and planting schemes for clients
- Construct hard landscape features including paths, decks, and water features
- Operate landscaping machinery including excavators, bobcats, and ride-on mowers
- Provide ongoing maintenance services and advise clients on garden care
Skills required
- Landscape construction and horticultural skills
- Machinery operation for landscape work
- Plant knowledge and garden maintenance
- Client consultation and landscape project coordination
Typical qualifications pathway
Certificate III in Landscape Construction. TRA assesses qualifications.
Visa & occupation list information
Listed on MLTSSL and CSOL, enabling subclasses 186, 189, 190, 482, 485, 491, and 494 For advice on which pathway suits your circumstances, consult a registered MARA migration agent.
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