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