Job prospects Horticultural Technician in Ontario

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "horticultural technician" in Ontario or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Ontario

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Limited for landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists (NOC 22114) in Ontario for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.

What Types of Employers Are Out There?

• Majority employed by companies that provide landscaping and maintenance services to buildings and residences
• Amusement and recreational facilities, including golf courses
• Public administration, especially local and municipal governments
• Greenhouse, nursery and floriculture production

What are the Main Trends Affecting Employment?

• Although healthy levels of residential and non-residential construction should add to the stock of facilities that require landscaping services, job prospects may be impacted by weaker consumer demand and increased competition in the industry
• Some workers in this occupational group will benefit from the province's large base of horticulture operations, especially in the production of flowers

What Skills Do I Need to Succeed?

• In addition to other formal education, three voluntary skilled trade certifications are available for this occupation: Arborist, Horticultural Technician, and Utility Arborist

What Other Information Will I Find Helpful?

• There is a fair amount of opportunity for self-employment
• This is a seasonal occupation with better job prospects during the spring to summer months.

Here are some key facts about landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists in Ontario:

• Approximately 6,200 people work in this occupation.
• Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 52%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 13%
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 10%
  • Agriculture (NAICS 111, 112, 1151, 1152): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 87% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 13% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 48% of landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists work all year, while 52% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 40 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 27% of landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 75% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 25% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 6% compared to 9% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 22% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 14% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 39% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 15% compared to 24% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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