Garden and Forestry Workers nec
What the work is
This is the official catch-all entry for other garden and forestry workers not listed separately. Tasks vary, so look at the related occupations below for what similar work involves.
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a bush regeneration crew working on a creek corridor beside a new housing estate, with a plantation crew on the hill above. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- Native seedlings go in along a creek that was choked with weeds and now looks alive
- A wallaby or a bird returns to a patch you restored months ago
- Rain arrives after planting day and the whole crew grins
Hard days
- Steep, rough ground with scratchy weeds, heat and flies
- A neighbour who is upset about the work and wants to argue about it
- A fire-danger day when the work you planned has to stop
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 842999, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.