Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
Career Snapshot
SNAPSHOT
Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts, horticultural specialties, and field crops. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties may include tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops; applying pesticides; or cleaning, grading, sorting, packing, and loading harvested products. May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities.
Activities
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

Controlling Machines and Processes

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships

Getting Information

Handling and Moving Objects

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

Performing General Physical Activities

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge

Areas of Study
Administration and Management

Biology

Customer and Personal Service

Food Production

Personnel and Human Resources

Production and Processing

Public Safety and Security

Transportation

Degrees
Colleges
Top Skills
Active Listening

Coordination

Critical Thinking

Monitoring

Operation Monitoring

Operation and Control

Social Perceptiveness

Speaking
