(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Nursery Workers
Job Description
Work in nursery facilities or at customer location planting, cultivating, harvesting, and transplanting trees, shrubs, or plants.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
92
|
Plant, spray, weed, fertilize, and water plants, shrubs, and trees, using hand tools and gardening tools. |
90
|
Inspect plants and bud ties to assess quality. |
89
|
Clean work areas, and maintain grounds and landscaping. |
77
|
Move containerized shrubs, plants, and trees, using wheelbarrows or tractors. |
76
|
Harvest plants, and transplant or pot and label them. |
73
|
Haul and spread topsoil, fertilizer, peat moss, and other materials to condition soil, using wheelbarrows or carts and shovels. |
71
|
Feel plants' leaves and note their coloring to detect the presence of insects or disease. |
70
|
Operate tractors and other machinery and equipment to fertilize, cultivate, harvest, and spray fields and plants. |
70
|
Maintain and repair irrigation and climate control systems. |
68
|
Dig, cut, and transplant seedlings, cuttings, trees, and shrubs. |
64
|
Trap and destroy pests such as moles, gophers, and mice, using pesticides. |
63
|
Record information about plants and plant growth. |
57
|
Provide information and advice to the public regarding the selection, purchase, and care of products. |
53
|
Sell and deliver plants and flowers to customers. |
50
|
Maintain inventory, ordering materials as required. |
48
|
Tie and bunch flowers, plants, shrubs, and trees; wrap their roots; and pack them into boxes to fill orders. |
45
|
Regulate greenhouse conditions, and indoor and outdoor irrigation systems. |
43
|
Fold and staple corrugated forms to make boxes used for packing horticultural products. |
41
|
Dig, rake, and screen soil; and fill cold frames and hot beds in preparation for planting. |
34
|
Fill growing tanks with water. |
31
|
Dip cut flowers into disinfectant, count them into bunches, and place them in boxes to prepare them for storage and shipping. |
29
|
Sow grass seed, or plant plugs of grass. |
23
|
Graft plants and trees into different rootstock to reduce disease by inserting and tying buds into incisions in rootstock. |
22
|
Cut, roll, and stack sod. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
66
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
62
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
52
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
51
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
51
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
51
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
51
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
49
|
Getting Information
|
47
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
45
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
45
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
44
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
42
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
41
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
40
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
40
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
38
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
38
|
Processing Information
|
37
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
37
|
Thinking Creatively
|
37
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
35
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
34
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
33
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
31
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
31
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
31
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
30
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
30
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
29
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
28
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
28
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
27
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
25
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
25
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
24
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
23
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
23
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
21
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
17
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
16
|
Interacting With Computers
|