Is there a career that's high paying and lets you travel while documenting and studying plants and animals?

1. What should I study if I love plants?
2. Are horticulturalists in demand?
3. Can gardening be a career?
4. What are the three major career areas in horticulture?
5. How do you become a plant specialist?

What should I study if I love plants?

Botany is the scientific study of plants—how plants function, what they look like, how they are related to each other, where they grow, how people make use of plants, and how plants evolved.

Are horticulturalists in demand?

What Is the Job Demand for Horticulturalists? According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the job demand for horticulturists is projected show little to no change between 2020 and 2030. * Still, horticulture and organic food production are some of the fastest growing areas of agriculture.

Can gardening be a career?

Garden industry offers many career opportunities for passionate and enthusiastic people. ... Recently, Government of Karnataka has set up programs encouraging people to grow an Organic vegetable garden in vacant terraces and community gardens.

What are the three major career areas in horticulture?

The horticulture industry can be divided into three areas: pomology, olericulture, and ornamental horticulture. Each area is unique and includes many career opportunities. Pomology is the planting, harvesting, storing, processing, and marketing of fruit and nut crops. Fruit crops include both large and small fruits.

How do you become a plant specialist?

If you want to become a plant scientist, acquire a bachelor's degree in agricultural science, biology, physics or chemistry. Obtain a master's degree in these areas if you have aspirations to teach or to perform research for a university.