Florist
What the work is
Prepares and sells floral arrangements.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Receives and prepares orders for floral arrangements according to customer preferences, seasonal demands and design principles
- Selects and purchases flowers and other materials needed for arrangements
- Provides advice and recommendations to customers on suitable floral arrangements for different occasions and seasons
- Trims, treats and stores flowers to ensure freshness and quality
- Creates and maintains displays of floral arrangements
- Keeps up to date with seasonal demands, current trends and techniques in floral design
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a small neighbourhood florist, with a cool room, a workbench and a doorbell that rings all week. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A bouquet you designed makes someone cry happy tears at the counter
- The early market run, when the flowers come in fresh and the colour fills the van
- A wedding is delivered and every table looks exactly the way the couple imagined
Hard days
- A heatwave that wilts a whole delivery before the weekend orders are ready
- Four last-minute orders at once, each with a different message and a different budget
- A difficult conversation with someone choosing flowers for a farewell
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 342331, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.