Massachusetts
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 45-2092
Description
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.
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Education Requirements
No formal educational credential
Growth Opportunity
52.10% growth rate
1,060 annual job openings
Wage Range
$18/hour
16.69
18.43
22.06
Required Work Experience
None
On-The-Job Training
Short-term on-the-job training
(less than one month)
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