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8432 – Nursery and Greenhouse Workers
Nursery and greenhouse workers plant, cultivate and harvest trees, shrubs, flowers and plants, and serve nursery and greenhouse customers. They are employed in indoor and outdoor nurseries and greenhouses.
Profile
Index of titles Example job titles
- Christmas tree shearer
- Christmas tree trimmer
- Forest assistant nursery
- Forest nursery worker
- Greenhouse worker
- Hand sprayer - greenhouse
- Horticulture worker
- Hothouse worker
- Hydroponics worker
- Interior plantscaper
- Nursery worker
- Plant propagator - greenhouse or nursery
- Sprayer, hand - greenhouse
- Stadium groundskeeper
- Tree grafter - nursery
- Forest nursery worker
- Greenhouse worker
- Horticulture worker
- Hothouse worker
- Hydroponics worker
- Nursery worker
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Nursery and greenhouse workers perform some or all of the following duties:
- Prepare soil; plant bulbs, seeds and cuttings; graft and bud plants; and transplant seedlings and rooted cuttings
- Spray trees, shrubs, flowers and plants to prevent disease and pests
- Position and regulate greenhouse and outdoor irrigation systems to water plants and fields
- Dig, cut and transplant trees, shrubs, flowers and plants and prepare them for sale
- Provide information to customers on gardening and the care of trees, shrubs, flowers, plants and lawns
- May operate tractors and other machinery and equipment to fertilize, cultivate, harvest and spray fields and plants
- Maintain inventory and order materials as required
- Clean working area.
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school may be required.
- Completion of college courses in horticulture or a related field may be required.
- On-the-job training is provided.
- A provincial licence to apply chemical fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides and pesticides may be required.
Additional information
- Progression to supervisory positions, such as greenhouse supervisor, is possible with experience.
Exclusions
Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 8 – Occupations Unique to Primary Industry
- Skill level
- C – Occupations usually require secondary school and/or occupation-specific training.
- Major group
- 84 – Intermediate Occupations in Primary Industry
- Minor group
- 843 – Agriculture and Horticulture Workers
- Version
- NOC 2006 Version 1.0