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