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Job Description

Plan, organize, direct, control, and coordinate activities of workers engaged in propagating, cultivating, and harvesting horticultural specialties, such as trees, shrubs, flowers, mushrooms, and other plants.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 11-9013.01

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Nursery and Greenhouse Managers”.

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Tasks for “Plug Grower”

Inspect facilities and equipment for signs of disrepair, and perform necessary maintenance work.
Tour work areas to observe work being done, to inspect crops, and to evaluate plant and soil conditions.
Position and regulate plant irrigation systems, and program environmental and irrigation control computers.
Apply pesticides and fertilizers to plants.
Coordinate clerical, record-keeping, inventory, requisitioning, and marketing activities.
Determine plant growing conditions, such as greenhouses, hydroponics, or natural settings, and set planting and care schedules.
Cut and prune trees, shrubs, flowers, and plants.
Provide information to customers on the care of trees, shrubs, flowers, plants, and lawns.
Construct structures and accessories such as greenhouses and benches.
Graft plants.
Manage nurseries that grow horticultural plants for sale to trade or retail customers, for display or exhibition, or for research.
Hire employees, and train them in gardening techniques.
Negotiate contracts such as those for land leases or tree purchases.
Identify plants as well as problems such as diseases, weeds, and insect pests.
Confer with horticultural personnel to plan facility renovations or additions.
Prepare soil for planting, and plant or transplant seeds, bulbs, and cuttings.
Assign work schedules and duties to nursery or greenhouse staff, and supervise their work.
Determine types and quantities of horticultural plants to be grown, based on budgets, projected sales volumes, or executive directives.
Select and purchase seeds, plant nutrients, disease control chemicals, and garden and lawn care equipment.
Explain and enforce safety regulations and policies.

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