Irrigation Technician
A Horticultural Nursery Production Worker grows and manages nursery stock at commercial scale for wholesale supply to the Australian retail and landscaping industries.
Full-time AUD, 2025 indicative. Wide bands reflect variation by employer, experience, and location.
Consistent demand in wholesale nursery production to supply residential and commercial landscaping.
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
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- VETVETASSESSVisit 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
- Propagate, pot, and grow nursery plants in glass house and outdoor production areas
- Operate automated potting, irrigation, and fertigation systems
- Manage pest and disease control in production nurseries
- Grade, pack, and dispatch nursery stock to wholesale customers
Skills required
- Nursery production techniques and plant husbandry
- Automated irrigation and fertigation system operation
- Integrated pest management in nursery production
- Plant grading and logistics for wholesale dispatch
Typical qualifications pathway
Certificate II or III in Nursery Operations. TRA assesses qualifications.
Visa & occupation list information
Listed on CSOL, enabling subclasses 186, 482, and 494 For advice on which pathway suits your circumstances, consult a registered MARA migration agent.
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