How do they match: Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

  • Tree Nursery Worker
  • Tree Surgeon Helper
  • Tree Tapping Laborer
  • Tree Wrapper
  • Plant Nursery Worker
  • Plant Production Worker
  • Plant Propagator
  • Plant Puller
  • Planting Material Carrier
  • Planting Material Remover
  • Planting Material Unloader
  • Berry Planter
  • Binder Operator
  • Bulb Planter
  • Flower Planter
  • Hammer Mill Operator
  • Hydro Sprayer Operator
  • Irrigation System Operator
  • Portable Irrigation Operator
  • Sugar Cane Planter
  • Tractor Operator

  • Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts, horticultural specialties, and field crops. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties may include tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops; applying pesticides; or cleaning, grading, sorting, packing, and loading harvested products. May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities.

  • Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray and harvest crops.
  • Plant, spray, weed, fertilize, water, and prune plants, shrubs, and trees, using gardening tools.
  • Dig, cut, and transplant seedlings, cuttings, trees, and shrubs.
  • Dig, rake, and screen soil, filling cold frames and hot beds in preparation for planting.
  • Direct and monitor the work of casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting.
  • Feel plants' leaves and note their coloring to detect the presence of insects or disease.
  • Harvest plants, and transplant or pot and label them.
  • Identify plants, pests, and weeds to determine the selection and application of pesticides and fertilizers.
  • Inspect plants and bud ties to assess quality.
  • Move containerized shrubs, plants, and trees, using wheelbarrows or tractors.
  • Participate in the inspection, grading, sorting, storage, and post-harvest treatment of crops.
  • Record information about plants and plant growth.
  • Sell and deliver plants and flowers to customers.
  • Set up and operate irrigation equipment.
  • Sow grass seed, or plant plugs of grass.
  • Tie and bunch flowers, plants, shrubs, and trees, wrap their roots, and pack them into boxes to fill orders.

  • Operate farming equipment.
  • Operate irrigation systems.
  • Plant crops, trees, or other plants.
  • Advise others on farming or forestry operations, regulations, or equipment.
  • Confer with managers to make operational decisions.
  • Cut trees or logs.
  • Evaluate quality of plants or crops.
  • Maintain operational records.