Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts, horticultural specialties, and field crops.
About the profession
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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Based on the Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse role, here are the RIASEC personality types that tend to thrive in this career. While these alignments are common, individual success depends on motivation, skill development, and finding the right work environment.
Social
Helping, teaching, working with people
Conventional
Organizing, detail-oriented, structured
Enterprising
Leading, persuading, business
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Career Path
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Career Ladder
Trainee Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse → Technician Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse → Senior Technician Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse → Lead Technician Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
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Salary Growth
4
Levels
44K
Top Salary
8+
Years
Learning Path
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Timeline: 0-2 | Entry Level Base: $30,590 - $33,945/year With equity/bonuses: $33,649 - $40,734 Top markets (SF/NYC): $35,179 - $40,734 Execute core tasks using Speaking under…
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Day in Life
Junior vs Senior, daily schedule breakdown
9am, Repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment. 10am, Set up and operate irrigation equipment.
Income Dynamics
Conservative and aggressive scenarios for 10–15 years
Year 1: Entry level $21,413 - $30,551 Year 2-3: Junior level $33,945 - $35,435 Year 4-6: Mid level $35,435 - $38,419 Year 7-10: Senior level $38,419 - $42,688 Year 10+:…
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