Opportunities in Floral Design

As a trained, experienced professional who can demonstrate the right skills and knowledge, you should be able to pursue many exciting and respected floral career options.

Full-service or Specialty Florist

Work with other designers and customers on a full range of floral creations. Coordinate sales, pricing, wire service communications, order taking, and deliveries.

Wedding Specialist

Design and assemble wedding flowers: bouquets, reception and church decorations, corsages, table centerpieces, and more.

Hospital Gift Shop Specialist

Design flowers for hospital patients. Specialize in new-baby bouquets, get-well arrangements, and fruit/gift baskets.

Catering Florist

Design the floral decorations for banquets, receptions, dances, charity fund-raisers, private parties, and grand openings.

Flower Broker

Select and wholesale fresh-cut flowers from growers or artificial flower manufacturers. Oversee packaging and refrigeration.

Free-standing Retailer

Work in sales and floral design for a flower stand or cart or within a mall, store, or business complex. Sell cut flowers by the stem, in pre-wrapped bouquets, or as full arrangements.

Interior Landscaping Firm

Design for clients in office buildings, hotels, restaurants, resorts, and apartment complexes. Regularly maintain plants, floral arrangements, atriums, and indoor gardens.

Chain Store Floral Specialist

Work in a modern supermarket or department store, combining on-site design work with store presentation displays.

Church & Religious Flower Specialist

Design and install floral arrangements for religious congregations and their services.

Greenhouse or Nursery Grower

Do the hands-on nurturing and maintaining of plants, flowers and trees prior to retail or wholesale purchase. Seed, fertilize, prepare soil mixtures, and care for plants.

Fresh Flower Buyer

Work for florists with wholesalers, brokers, and importers to obtain the best prices and quality on fresh flowers and plants.

Funeral Flower Specialist

Create sprays, easels, lid insets, pedestal arrangements, and grave bouquets. Work with funeral directors, clergy, and families.

Cut Flower Processor

Arrange and package incoming shipments of cut flowers and live plants for sale and delivery to retail outlets. Use skills in packaging, wrapping, refrigeration, boxing, and preserving.

Freelance Floral Designer

Work for florists, wholesalers, wedding consultants, or caterers from your home or at a floral studio during peak sale periods or for important parties and functions.

Enroll online or call 1-800-535-1613 to speak with an Admission Advisor!