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Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

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.

Tasks
27 tasks12 core, 14 supplemental, 1 not rated
Family
Farming, Fishing & ForestryOne of its 14 occupations
Code
45-2092.00SOC 2018: 45-2092

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12 core tasks, 14 supplemental and 1 not rated, each quoted as published, with where it came from.

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Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not allNot rated: O*NET has not rated it core or supplemental

  1. Task 1. Record information about crops, such as pesticide use, yields, or costs.Core taskTask 23387Rated by 88 people who do the job, August 2022
  2. Task 2. Direct and monitor the work of casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting.Core taskTask 23379Rated by 87 people who do the job, August 2022
  3. Task 3. Participate in the inspection, grading, sorting, storage, and post-harvest treatment of crops.Core taskTask 23392Rated by 85 people who do the job, August 2022
  4. Task 4. Harvest plants, and transplant or pot and label them.Core taskTask 23370Rated by 66 people who do the job, August 2022
  5. Task 5. Repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment.Core taskTask 23373Rated by 89 people who do the job, August 2022
  6. Task 6. Harvest fruits and vegetables by hand.Core taskTask 23374Rated by 85 people who do the job, August 2022
  7. Task 7. Set up and operate irrigation equipment.Core taskTask 23372Rated by 89 people who do the job, August 2022
  8. Task 8. Inform farmers or farm managers of crop progress.Core taskTask 23378Rated by 89 people who do the job, August 2022
  9. Task 9. Identify plants, pests, and weeds to determine the selection and application of pesticides and fertilizers.Core taskTask 23380Rated by 89 people who do the job, August 2022
  10. Task 10. Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray and harvest crops.Core taskTask 23371Rated by 87 people who do the job, August 2022
  11. Task 11. Load agricultural products into trucks, and drive trucks to market or storage facilities.Core taskTask 23397Rated by 88 people who do the job, August 2022
  12. Task 12. Clean work areas, and maintain grounds and landscaping.Core taskTask 23375Rated by 67 people who do the job, August 2022
  13. Task 13. Sell and deliver plants and flowers to customers.Supplemental taskTask 23376Rated by 67 people who do the job, August 2022
  14. Task 14. Regulate greenhouse conditions, and indoor and outdoor irrigation systems.Supplemental taskTask 23381Rated by 66 people who do the job, August 2022
  15. Task 15. Feel plants' leaves and note their coloring to detect the presence of insects or disease.Supplemental taskTask 23383Rated by 67 people who do the job, August 2022
  16. Task 16. Provide information and advice to the public regarding the selection, purchase, and care of products.Supplemental taskTask 23384Rated by 67 people who do the job, August 2022
  17. Task 17. Maintain and repair irrigation and climate control systems.Supplemental taskTask 23385Rated by 67 people who do the job, August 2022
  18. Task 18. Dig, cut, and transplant seedlings, cuttings, trees, and shrubs.Supplemental taskTask 23386Rated by 66 people who do the job, August 2022
  19. Task 19. Record information about plants and plant growth.Supplemental taskTask 23390Rated by 66 people who do the job, August 2022
  20. Task 20. Maintain inventory, ordering materials as required.Supplemental taskTask 23389Rated by 66 people who do the job, August 2022
  21. Task 21. Dig, rake, and screen soil, filling cold frames and hot beds in preparation for planting.Supplemental taskTask 23391Rated by 66 people who do the job, August 2022
  22. Task 22. Inspect plants and bud ties to assess quality.Supplemental taskTask 23393Rated by 66 people who do the job, August 2022
  23. Task 23. Move containerized shrubs, plants, and trees, using wheelbarrows or tractors.Supplemental taskTask 23395Rated by 67 people who do the job, August 2022
  24. Task 24. Tie and bunch flowers, plants, shrubs, and trees, wrap their roots, and pack them into boxes to fill orders.Supplemental taskTask 23396Rated by 66 people who do the job, August 2022
  25. Task 25. Haul and spread topsoil, fertilizer, peat moss, and other materials to condition soil, using wheelbarrows or carts and shovels.Supplemental taskTask 23398Rated by 66 people who do the job, August 2022
  26. Task 26. Repair farm buildings, fences, and other structures.Supplemental taskTask 23388Rated by 89 people who do the job, August 2022
  27. Task 27. Plant, spray, weed, fertilize, water, and prune plants, shrubs, and trees, using gardening tools.Not ratedTask 23399Listed by O*NET analysts, November 2020

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  2. Classification
    Standard Occupational Classification 2018, 45-2092
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