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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”.
Also Known As…
- Nursery and Greenhouse Managers
- Propagation Manager
- Production Manager
- Perennial House Manager
- Nursery Manager
- Horticulturist
- Harvesting Manager
- Grower
- Greenhouse Manager
- Garden Center Manager
- Sod Farmer
- Seed Cleaning Manager
- Rose Grower
- Range Manager
- Producer Arborist Manager
- Plug Grower
- Plant Health Manager
- Plant Culture Manager
- Orchid Grower
- Mushroom Grower
- Horticulture Superintendent
- Horticultural Specialty Grower
- Horticultural Manager
- Horticultural Farmer
- Horticultural Farm Manager
- Greenhouse Grower
- Greenhouse Florist
- Germination Testing Manager
- Farm Manager
- Dwarf Tree Grower
- Construction Manager
- Christmas Tree Farm Manager
- Bonsai Culturist
- Arboriculturist
- Annual Greenhouse Manager
Tasks for “Farm Manager”
- Provide information to customers on the care of trees, shrubs, flowers, plants, and lawns.
- Hire employees, and train them in gardening techniques.
- Manage nurseries that grow horticultural plants for sale to trade or retail customers, for display or exhibition, or for research.
- Negotiate contracts such as those for land leases or tree purchases.
- Confer with horticultural personnel to plan facility renovations or additions.
- Assign work schedules and duties to nursery or greenhouse staff, and supervise their work.
- Explain and enforce safety regulations and policies.
- Identify plants as well as problems such as diseases, weeds, and insect pests.
- Construct structures and accessories such as greenhouses and benches.
- Cut and prune trees, shrubs, flowers, and plants.
- Coordinate clerical, record-keeping, inventory, requisitioning, and marketing activities.
- Apply pesticides and fertilizers to plants.
- Position and regulate plant irrigation systems, and program environmental and irrigation control computers.
- Select and purchase seeds, plant nutrients, disease control chemicals, and garden and lawn care equipment.
- Graft plants.
- Tour work areas to observe work being done, to inspect crops, and to evaluate plant and soil conditions.
- Determine types and quantities of horticultural plants to be grown, based on budgets, projected sales volumes, or executive directives.
- Prepare soil for planting, and plant or transplant seeds, bulbs, and cuttings.
- Inspect facilities and equipment for signs of disrepair, and perform necessary maintenance work.
- Determine plant growing conditions, such as greenhouses, hydroponics, or natural settings, and set planting and care schedules.
Related Technology & Tools
- Mist control systems
- Trenchers
- Humidifiers
- Security alarm systems
- Skid steer machines
- Materials conveyors
- Multipurpose tractors
- Carbon dioxide systems
- Transplanting equipment
- Handsaws
- Radiant heaters
- Soil thermometers
- Powered trailers
- Drainage pumps
- Composting equipment
- Chipping equipment
- Portable air compressors
- Personal computers
- Extension ladders
- Overhead sprinklers
- Microsprinklers
- Pop-up sprinklers
- Lawn mowers
- Portable dataloggers
- Soil electrical conductivity measurement devices
- Fertigation equipment
- Light evaluation meters
- Fumigation equipment
- Cordless power drills
- Steam sterilizers
- Electric timing devices
- Soil mixers
- Stereo light microscopes
- Impact sprinklers
- Line cutters
- Forklifts
- Humidity meters
- Pneumatic cutters
- Fertilizer injectors
- Pruning tools
- Bar code readers
- Soil pasteurizers
- Backhoe attachments
- Sport utility vehicles SUVs
- Grease guns
- Dew point meters
- Chemical sprayers
- Power monitors
- Drip emitters
- Hydroponic equipment
- Pneumatic pruners
- Extended pole pruners
- Mechanized tilling equipment
- Bench scales
- Lawn edgers
- Aerosol foggers
- Power augers
- Mulch spreaders
- Trickle irrigators
- pH indicators
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Word
- Web browser software
- Microsoft Excel
- Email software
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