Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse   45-2092

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

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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Occupation Details

 

Location

Massachusetts

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 50th percentile 22.06

Required Work Experience

None

On-The-Job Training

Short-term on-the-job training
(less than one month)

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