# 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.

- Code: 45-2092.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 45-2092)
- Family: [Farming, Fishing & Forestry](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-45), one of its 14 occupations
- Tasks: 27 tasks (12 core, 14 supplemental and 1 not rated)
- Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-2092.00
- JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/45-2092.00.json

## What the work is made of

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

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- [Forest and Conservation Workers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-4011.00): 17 tasks
- [Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-2041.00): 5 tasks
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