JO-A-300-26169-030486 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crops, Nursery, Greenhouse

Duties may include: Harvest plants, transplant or pot and label plants, plow, harrow and fertilize soil, plant, cultivate, harvest plants/trees. Set up irrigation equipment, clean work areas, maintain grounds, communicate crop progress, identify plants, pests and weeds to determine care. Regulate greenhouse conditions and indoor and outdoor irrigation systems. Feel plants leaves and note coloring to detect insects or disease. Rake and mix soil. Participate in inspection, sorting, storage and post-harvest treatment of trees. Inspect plants and bud ties to assess quality. Move containerized shrubs, plants and trees. Tie and brunch plants, shrubs or trees, wrap their roots for transport. Load agricultural products into trucks for transport. Haul and spread topsoil, fertilizer, peat moss and other materials to condition soil, using wheelbarrows or carts and shovels. Plant, spray, weed, fertilize, water and prune plants, shrubs and trees & other related Nursery Worker activities as per SOC/OES 45-2092 (onetonline.org). Possible weekend/holiday work. The employer may choose to pay experienced workers, regardless of origin, more than the published minimum wage rate.