Seed Your Future ( SYF ) , in collaboration with the American Floral Endowment ( AFE ) and North Carolina State University , is excited to annunciate the results of its comprehensive horticultural salary survey . The sketch deport last gloam aim to leave valuable insights into the pay and benefits offered across various positions within the horticultural industry .
" We are thrilled to possess data that let us to compare the salaries and benefits in floriculture with those in broader sectors of agriculture , " enjoin Debi Chedester , CAE , IOM , AAF , executive director of the American Floral Endowment . " Our object glass is to share this information for pull in a wide range of individuals to our industry , encompassing various role from cultivation to accounting . "
The horticultural industry cover a spacious kitchen range of career paths , making it challenging to determine the average pay for professionals . In an effort to address this obstacle , SYF partnered with AFE and North Carolina State University to launch an industry - wide salary study . The survey collected data on pay and benefit for position ranging from CEOs to seasonal worker , cover eight horticultural sector : floriculture / greenhouse , florist , nursery , landscape , public gardens , yield / vegetables and other edibles , garden centre / markets , and horticultural overhaul .
fundamental findings include :
The comprehensive horticultural wage sight provides valuable insights into the earnings and benefit landscape painting within the industry . This information will help as a worthful resource for soul considering careers in horticulture and for businesses looking to pull and retain gift .
" The future tense is bright for educatee interested in horticulture , " state - Dr. John Dole , Interim Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at North Carolina State University . " Firms are hiring , and our study show a full reach of possible salaries and , every bit important , many different type of positions available in gardening . "
The data point will also help oneself show students that the gardening field of view also offers the chance for calling development , order Jazmin Albarran , MBA executive theatre director of Seed Your Future .
" This data will help us inform students that administrative positions not only offer higher wage but also offer opportunities to combine a passion for plants with other interests , such as business direction , merchandising , IT , and in writing design — all accomplishment that are needed in the industry . "
The sketch will be conducted every other year to gauge change and trends . Industry participation is fundamental to ensuring the data reflect salaries across the res publica .
For more data about the survey and its findings , enter the story here ( PDF ) .
For more informationSeed Your Futurewww.seedyourfuture.org
American Floral Endowmentwww.endowment.org
