Will “Nursery and Greenhouse Managers” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

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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

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Tasks for “Nursery and Greenhouse Managers”

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

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