(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Nursery and Greenhouse Managers
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 Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
97
|
Tour work areas to observe work being done, to inspect crops, and to evaluate plant and soil conditions. |
95
|
Identify plants as well as problems such as diseases, weeds, and insect pests. |
95
|
Explain and enforce safety regulations and policies. |
95
|
Inspect facilities and equipment for signs of disrepair, and perform necessary maintenance work. |
93
|
Coordinate clerical, recordkeeping, inventory, requisitioning, and marketing activities. |
92
|
Assign work schedules and duties to nursery or greenhouse staff, and supervise their work. |
92
|
Determine plant growing conditions, such as greenhouses, hydroponics, or natural settings, and set planting and care schedules. |
89
|
Manage nurseries that grow horticultural plants for sale to trade or retail customers, for display or exhibition, or for research. |
88
|
Hire employees, and train them in gardening techniques. |
86
|
Apply pesticides and fertilizers to plants. |
86
|
Prepare soil for planting, and plant or transplant seeds, bulbs, and cuttings. |
85
|
Determine types and quantities of horticultural plants to be grown, based on budgets, projected sales volumes, and/or executive directives. |
83
|
Select and purchase seeds, plant nutrients, disease control chemicals, and garden and lawn care equipment. |
81
|
Provide information to customers on the care of trees, shrubs, flowers, plants, and lawns. |
78
|
Position and regulate plant irrigation systems, and program environmental and irrigation control computers. |
75
|
Cut and prune trees, shrubs, flowers, and plants. |
71
|
Confer with horticultural personnel in order to plan facility renovations or additions. |
69
|
Construct structures and accessories such as greenhouses and benches. |
41
|
Graft plants. |
38
|
Negotiate contracts such as those for land leases or tree purchases. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
78
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
75
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
74
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
74
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
73
|
Thinking Creatively
|
71
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
70
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
68
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
67
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
67
|
Getting Information
|
66
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
66
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
65
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
65
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
65
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
65
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
63
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
63
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
63
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
62
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
62
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
62
|
Processing Information
|
59
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
59
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
59
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
58
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
58
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
54
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
54
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
51
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
50
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
49
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
49
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
48
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
47
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
46
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
45
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
40
|
Interacting With Computers
|
39
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
26
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
23
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|