NOC 80021: Managers in horticulture
Managers in horticulture plan, organize, direct and control the activities of nursery and greenhouse staff who grow and market trees, shrubs, flowers and plants.
Express Entry eligibility
- Skilled work (TEER 0 to 3): yes, TEER 0.
- Canadian Experience Class: counts as skilled Canadian work (1 year in the last 3 years).
- Federal Skilled Worker Program: counts as skilled work (1 year of continuous work in the last 10 years).
- Federal Skilled Trades Program: not one of the eligible trades.
- High-wage occupation (from November 3, 2026): no. No high-wage add-on, and a job offer in it earns no CRS points.
TEER 0: Management occupations. Every program has other requirements too, such as language test results and, for FSW, a points test.
Category-based draws
NOC 80021 is not on any of IRCC’s occupation category lists. You can still be invited in general, Canadian Experience Class or other program draws.
Category lists checked on canada.ca on 2026-10-17. IRCC category-based selection
CRS points for work in NOC 80021
Skilled Canadian work in this occupation earns the standard points, the same before and after November 3, 2026, with no high-wage add-on:
| Years in Canada | Single | With spouse |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | 35 |
| 2 | 53 | 46 |
| 3 | 64 | 56 |
| 4 | 72 | 63 |
| 5 or more | 80 | 70 |
See Canadian work points and the median-wage rule.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Plan, organize, direct and control the operations of nurseries and greenhouses
- Establish the environmental conditions required to grow trees, shrubs, flowers and plants, and design planting and care schedules accordingly
- Determine type and quantity of stock to grow
- Supervise staff in planting, transplanting, feeding and spraying stock
- Identify and control insect, disease and weed problems
- Develop marketing plans
- Provide information to customers on gardening and on the care of trees, shrubs, flowers, plants and lawns
- Order materials such as fertilizer, garden and lawn care equipment, and other nursery and greenhouse related accessories
- Hire and manage staff, oversee training and set work schedules
- Maintain records on stock, finances and personnel.
For Express Entry your duties must match the lead statement and most of the main duties above.
Example job titles
- Christmas tree farm operator
- flower grower
- greenhouse manager
- greenhouse operator
- nursery manager
- nursery operator
- plant grower - nursery
Employment requirements
- Completion of a college program in horticulture is usually required.
- Experience as a nursery or greenhouse supervisor is required.
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Common questions
- Is NOC 80021 eligible for Express Entry?
- Yes. As a TEER 0 occupation it counts as skilled work for the Canadian Experience Class and the Federal Skilled Worker Program.
- Is NOC 80021 a high-wage occupation?
- No. It is not on IRCC’s list of high-wage occupations for the November 3, 2026 rules. Only listed occupations add 20 to 70 points for Canadian work, or 50 to 100 points for a job offer.
- Which category draws include NOC 80021?
- It is not on any of IRCC’s occupation category lists, so it does not qualify you for an occupation-based category draw.
- What TEER is NOC 80021?
- TEER 0. The second digit of a NOC 2021 code is its TEER category.
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