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Job Description
Work in nursery facilities or at customer location planting, cultivating, harvesting, and transplanting trees, shrubs, or plants.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 45-2092.01
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Nursery Workers”.
Also Known As…
- Nursery Workers
- Transplant Worker
- Propagation Worker
- Plant Production Worker
- Packer
- Nursery Worker
- Harvester
- Grower
- Greenhouse Worker
- Greenhouse Staff
- Gardener
- Weeder
- Tree Wrapper
- Tree Surgeon Helper
- Transplanter
- Replanting Machine Crew
- Replanter
- Propagator Laborer
- Potter
- Planting Material Unloader
- Planting Material Remover
- Planting Material Carrier
- Plant Nursery Worker
- Picker
- Orchid Transplanter
- Orchid Hand
- Nurseryman Assistant
- Nursery Laborer
- Nursery Helper
- Landscape Nurseryman
- Horticulture Worker
- Horticultural Worker
- Horticultural Specialty Grower
- Herb Digger
- Hand Cultivator
- Grounds and Nursery Specialist
- Groundman
- Ground Worker
- Greenhouse Specialist
- Greenhouse or Nursery Transplanter
- Greenhouse Laborer
- Greenhouse Assistant
- Grafter
- Flower Stripper
- Flower Planter
- Flower Picker
- Flower Cutter
- Florist Helper
- Caretaker
- Bulb Weeder
- Bulb Packer
- Bulb Grower
- Budder
- Baller
Tasks for “Bulb Planter”
- Provide information and advice to the public regarding the selection, purchase, and care of products.
- Cut, roll, and stack sod.
- Fill growing tanks with water.
- Harvest plants, and transplant or pot and label them.
- Maintain inventory, ordering materials as required.
- Fold and staple corrugated forms to make boxes used for packing horticultural products.
- Tie and bunch flowers, plants, shrubs, and trees, wrap their roots, and pack them into boxes to fill orders.
- Dig, cut, and transplant seedlings, cuttings, trees, and shrubs.
- Clean work areas, and maintain grounds and landscaping.
- Regulate greenhouse conditions, and indoor and outdoor irrigation systems.
- Trap and destroy pests such as moles, gophers, and mice, using pesticides.
- Move containerized shrubs, plants, and trees, using wheelbarrows or tractors.
- Record information about plants and plant growth.
- Sell and deliver plants and flowers to customers.
- Plant, spray, weed, fertilize, and water plants, shrubs, and trees, using hand tools and gardening tools.
- Dig, rake, and screen soil, filling cold frames and hot beds in preparation for planting.
- Haul and spread topsoil, fertilizer, peat moss, and other materials to condition soil, using wheelbarrows or carts and shovels.
- Inspect plants and bud ties to assess quality.
- Sow grass seed, or plant plugs of grass.
- Feel plants' leaves and note their coloring to detect the presence of insects or disease.
- Operate tractors and other machinery and equipment to fertilize, cultivate, harvest, and spray fields and plants.
- Maintain and repair irrigation and climate control systems.
- Dip cut flowers into disinfectant, count them into bunches, and place them in boxes to prepare them for storage and shipping.
Related Technology & Tools
- Seed tumblers
- Drip emitters
- Garden cultivators
- Pipe trailers
- Bed formers
- Soil augers
- Indoor/outdoor thermometers
- Increment borers
- Handheld calculators
- Chain saw sharpeners
- Pick axes
- Field forklifts
- Safety goggles
- Humidity systems
- Transplanting trowels
- Staple guns
- Wrecking bars
- Open end wrenches
- Battery booster cables
- Tractors
- Mattocks
- Tie tape machines
- Grease guns
- Knife sharpeners
- Oscillating sprinklers
- Tree marking guns
- Post hole diggers
- Measuring wheels
- Mulch spreaders
- Wheelbarrows
- Portable battery chargers
- Seed drills
- Grass shears
- Thorn strippers
- Plows
- Rotary tillers
- Pressure washers
- Carbon dioxide systems
- Sharpening stones
- Battery power testers
- Drop spreaders
- Fruit pruners
- Garden spades
- Rose budding knives
- Hose-end sprayers
- Anvil pruners
- Drafting compasses
- Compressed air sprayers
- Measuring rules
- Soil sampling tubes
- Garden spading forks
- Power hedge trimmers
- Long arm pruners
- Tube cutters
- Grafting knives
- Hook-and-blade pruners
- String trimmers
- Slotted screwdrivers
- Respirators
- Garden dusters
- Dust masks
- Reel mowers
- Pruning saws
- Hand drills
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Floral snips
- Hand held sprayers
- Laptop computers
- Power blowers
- Hanging spring scales
- Houseplant snips
- Pruning knives
- Transplanters
- Arborist saws
- Hedge shears
- Cargo trucks
- Vertical mowers
- Tree calipers
- Square point shovels
- Stake drivers
- Tree scale sticks
- Nail hammers
- Measuring tapes
- Desktop computers
- Siphon proportioners
- Disk tillage equipment
- Microtip snips
- Seed dryers
- Budding knives
- Bed rollers
- Tree diameter tapes
- Air compressors
- Soil pH meters
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Bulb planters
- Utility knives
- Greenhouse irrigation systems
- Digital calipers
- Rotary spreaders
- Houseplant shears
- Soil moisture meters
- Funnels
- Tree feeding augers
- Rubber mallets
- Handtrucks
- Greenhouse ventilation systems
- Garden hand seeders
- Hydromulchers
- Soil thermometers
- Bow saws
- Compass saws
- Leaf rakes
- Fruit budding knives
- Tree planting bars
- Bench grafting knives
- Digital levels
- Garden hoes
- Canister gas masks
- Sand spreaders
- Loppers
- Hand tallies
- Humidifiers
- Pruning sticks
- Root pruning scissors
- Rotary mowers
- Sledgehammers
- Hacksaws
- Impulse sprinklers
- Portable electric drills
- Hatchets
- Screen separators
- Drum rollers
- Portable generators
- Planting augers
- Garden bow rakes
- Chain saws
- Pole pruners
- Mole grips
- Spray suits
- Round point shovels
- Fertilizer injectors
- IBM Lotus Notes
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word