| Green Industry Careers |
Do you enjoy being outdoors? Do you like to work with your hands? Does it appeal to you to
design beautiful spaces? Can you envision yourself running a crew or a company? Then a
career in landscape might be for you.
There are also opportunities to work in the landscape industry for those interested in sales, human
resources, office administration, mechanics, etc.
With so many choices, it is not surprising that landscape and horticulture has become a very popular
second career choice for those considering a career change as well as for those just entering the workforce.
To receive more information on a green industry career, you can visit TheLandLovers.org. This
website was created to raise awareness of green industry careers to junior high and high school students,
and provides a comprehensive overview of the many career options available in the green industry including:
landscape installation, landscape design, landscape management and lawn care, irrigation, nursery and
greenhouse production, arboriculture, garden center, and gardening services.
design beautiful spaces? Can you envision yourself running a crew or a company? Then a
career in landscape might be for you.
There are also opportunities to work in the landscape industry for those interested in sales, human
resources, office administration, mechanics, etc.
With so many choices, it is not surprising that landscape and horticulture has become a very popular
second career choice for those considering a career change as well as for those just entering the workforce.
To receive more information on a green industry career, you can visit TheLandLovers.org. This
website was created to raise awareness of green industry careers to junior high and high school students,
and provides a comprehensive overview of the many career options available in the green industry including:
landscape installation, landscape design, landscape management and lawn care, irrigation, nursery and
greenhouse production, arboriculture, garden center, and gardening services.
| Schools |
Having a good educational background is as important in the landscape industry as it is with any other vocation.
Ohio has nine college level horticulture programs - one bachelor degree program and eight associate degree programs. You can also check
your local high school vocational school or career center to see if a horticulture program is available.
The following list provides you with the names of Ohio's programs along with the college website and what areas the programs emphasize.
FOUR-YEAR BACHELOR DEGREE PROGRAM
The Ohio State University
Landscape & Floriculture
Fruits & Vegetables
Turf
Kent State University, Salem Campus
Arboriculture
Landscape Management & Design
Turfgrass Management
TWO-YEAR ASSOCIATES DEGREE PROGRAM
Central Ohio Technical College
Drafting and Design Technology
Landscape Architecture Major
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
Landscape Horticulture and Turfgrass
Clark State Community College
Landscaping & Nursery Operations
Turf & Landscape Operations
Golf Course Operations
Nursery Operations
Columbus State Community College
Landscape Design/Build
Cuyahoga Community College, East Campus
Landscape Contracting & Maintenance
Arboriculture
Garden Center Operations
Hocking College
Landscape Management
Kent State University, Salem Campus
Arboriculture
Landscape Management & Design
Turfgrass Management
Ohio State Agricultural Technical Institute
Landscape Contracting & Construction
Nursery Management and Production
Turfgrass Management
Owens Community College
Agricultural Business
Landscape & Turfgrass Management
Ohio has nine college level horticulture programs - one bachelor degree program and eight associate degree programs. You can also check
your local high school vocational school or career center to see if a horticulture program is available.
The following list provides you with the names of Ohio's programs along with the college website and what areas the programs emphasize.
FOUR-YEAR BACHELOR DEGREE PROGRAM
The Ohio State University
Landscape & Floriculture
Fruits & Vegetables
Turf
Kent State University, Salem Campus
Arboriculture
Landscape Management & Design
Turfgrass Management
TWO-YEAR ASSOCIATES DEGREE PROGRAM
Central Ohio Technical College
Drafting and Design Technology
Landscape Architecture Major
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
Landscape Horticulture and Turfgrass
Clark State Community College
Landscaping & Nursery Operations
Turf & Landscape Operations
Golf Course Operations
Nursery Operations
Columbus State Community College
Landscape Design/Build
Cuyahoga Community College, East Campus
Landscape Contracting & Maintenance
Arboriculture
Garden Center Operations
Hocking College
Landscape Management
Kent State University, Salem Campus
Arboriculture
Landscape Management & Design
Turfgrass Management
Ohio State Agricultural Technical Institute
Landscape Contracting & Construction
Nursery Management and Production
Turfgrass Management
Owens Community College
Agricultural Business
Landscape & Turfgrass Management
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