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Nursery and Greenhouse Managers

SOC 11-9013.01

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.

Zone 3 Management

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Speaking

4.0

Management of Personnel Resources

4.0

Monitoring

3.9

Coordination

3.9

Active Listening

3.8

Critical Thinking

3.8

Instructing

3.8

Judgment and Decision Making

3.8

Knowledge Areas 8

Administration and Management

4.4

Production and Processing

4.2

Personnel and Human Resources

4.1

Sales and Marketing

3.9

Biology

3.9

Customer and Personal Service

3.8

Mathematics

3.4

Chemistry

3.4

Key Tasks

1Manage nurseries that grow horticultural plants for sale to trade or retail customers, for display or exhibition, or for research.

2Identify plants as well as problems such as diseases, weeds, and insect pests.

3Tour work areas to observe work being done, to inspect crops, and to evaluate plant and soil conditions.

4Assign work schedules and duties to nursery or greenhouse staff, and supervise their work.

5Determine plant growing conditions, such as greenhouses, hydroponics, or natural settings, and set planting and care schedules.

Also Known As

Annual Greenhouse Manager Arboriculturist Bonsai Culturist Christmas Tree Farm Manager Construction Manager Dwarf Tree Grower Farm Manager Garden Center Manager Germination Testing Manager Greenhouse Florist