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

New Hampshire

Education Requirements

No formal educational credential

Growth Opportunity

5.20% growth rate
350 annual job openings

Wage Range

$15/hour 13.91 15.28 50th percentile 18.22

Required Work Experience

None

On-The-Job Training

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

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