Will “Floral Clerk” be Automated?

Core Skills & Abilities

• Deliver arrangements to customers, or oversee employees responsible for deliveries.

• Conduct classes or demonstrations, or train other workers.

• Confer with clients regarding price and type of arrangement desired and the date, time, and place of delivery.

• Water plants, and cut, condition, and clean flowers and foliage for storage.

• Perform office and retail service duties, such as keeping financial records, serving customers, answering telephones, selling giftware items, and receiving payment.

• Perform general cleaning duties in the store to ensure the shop is clean and tidy.

• Wrap and price completed arrangements.

• Inform customers about the care, maintenance, and handling of various flowers and foliage, indoor plants, and other items.

• Order and purchase flowers and supplies from wholesalers and growers.

• Create and change in-store and window displays, designs, and looks to enhance a shop's image.

• Plan arrangement according to client's requirements, using knowledge of design and properties of materials, or select appropriate standard design pattern.

• Select flora and foliage for arrangements, working with numerous combinations to synthesize and develop new creations.

• Trim material and arrange bouquets, wreaths, terrariums, and other items, using trimmers, shapers, wire, pins, floral tape, foam, and other materials.

• Decorate, or supervise the decoration of, buildings, halls, churches, or other facilities for parties, weddings and other occasions.

• Unpack stock as it comes into the shop.