Nursery & Greenhouse Managers
Also called:
Production Manager, Nursery Manager, Greenhouse Manager, Grower
What they do:
Plan, organize, direct, control, and coordinate activities of workers engaged in propagating, cultivating, and harvesting horticultural specialties, such as trees, shrubs, flowers, mushrooms, and other plants.
On the job, you would:
- Manage nurseries that grow horticultural plants for sale to trade or retail customers, for display or exhibition, or for research.
- Identify plants as well as problems such as diseases, weeds, and insect pests.
- Tour work areas to observe work being done, to inspect crops, and to evaluate plant and soil conditions.
Business
- management
- human resources (HR)
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
Math and Science
- biology
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Transportation
- movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
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Basic Skills
- talking to others
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Social
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
- teaching people how to do something
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- group things in different ways
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People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Leadership
- Analytical Thinking
- Initiative
- Self Control
- Cooperation
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Examples of the technology used in this career will be available soon.
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bachelor's degree or
some college
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$69,300
per year, on average
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