Nursery Workers
Also called: Nursery Worker, Grower, Greenhouse Worker, Plant Production Worker
What they do:
Work in nursery facilities or at customer location planting, cultivating, harvesting, and transplanting trees, shrubs, or plants.
On the job, you would:
- Plant, spray, weed, fertilize, and water plants, shrubs, and trees, using hand tools and gardening tools.
- Harvest plants, and transplant or pot and label them.
- Feel plants' leaves and note their coloring to detect the presence of insects or disease.
Knowledge
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Transportation
- movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
Skills
Basic Skills
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
Social
- understanding people's reactions
Abilities
Endurance
- exercise for a long time without getting out of breath
Hand and Finger Use
- keep your arm or hand steady
- hold or move items with your hands
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include
practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Cooperation
- Attention to Detail
- Self Control
- Concern for Others
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
Electronic mail software
- IBM Lotus Notes
Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
Education
high school diploma or
some high school
usually needed
some high school
usually needed
Job Outlook
New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$18,690
per year, on average
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