Nursery Workers
Career Snapshot
People love plants - but whether the plants are bought at a home or garden center, a grocery store, or someplace else, they all come from plant nurseries. These are businesses that literally 'nurse' seedlings in greenhouses until they can service in the outside world.
Nursery workers make this possible. They cut and trim, fertilize and spray for insects and disease. Some may load trees, plants, and mulch onto trucks, drive to a homeowner's site, and under the direction of a landscape contractor or designer, assist in making a beautiful landscape. Others may use forklifts and front-ed loaders to load, unload, and arrange plant stock, or they may create seasonal displays of plant merchandise.
If you are interested in this type of work, you must be a 'people person,' since you will be interacting with customers, helping them find specific plants and flora, educating them on proper care techniques, and making suggestions on similar plants you think they may find interesting.
Much of the work is done outdoors - and in northern states it is quite seasonal. But few things are more satisfying than thrusting your hands into the earth and making things grow.
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Arm-Hand Steadiness
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Category Flexibility
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Extent Flexibility
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Manual Dexterity
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Multilimb Coordination
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Stamina
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Static Strength
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Trunk Strength
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