- Industry: Government; Labor
- Number of terms: 77176
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- Company Profile:
A professional who cultivates and cares for ornamental plants and installs floral displays in indoor or outdoor settings through performance of any combination of following duties as directed by supervisory personnel. Respnsibilities include:
* Conditions and prepares soils and plants seeds, seedlings, or bulbs in greenhouse or outdoor growing area, using spades, trowels, sprayers, sprinklers, cultivators, and other gardening handtools and equipment.
* Fertilizes, waters, weeds, transplants, or thins plants in growing areas.
* Mixes and applies pesticides to maintain health of plants and prepare plants for installation in greenhouse or outdoor display areas.
* Lays sod or artificial grass and builds framework for indoor floral displays, or prepares outdoor display beds according to work plan.
* Transplants plants from growing area to display beds, or places potted plants in beds according to work plans.
* Attends display beds to maintain health of plants and beauty of display.
* Maintains and repairs gardening handtools and equipment and structures, such as greenhouses and hot beds, using maintenance and carpentry tools.
* May mow lawns, prune trees, and perform other duties to maintain grounds.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who cultivates and cares for ornamental plants and installs floral displays in indoor or outdoor settings through performance of any combination of following duties as directed by supervisory personnel. Respnsibilities include:
* Conditions and prepares soils and plants seeds, seedlings, or bulbs in greenhouse or outdoor growing area, using spades, trowels, sprayers, sprinklers, cultivators, and other gardening handtools and equipment.
* Fertilizes, waters, weeds, transplants, or thins plants in growing areas.
* Mixes and applies pesticides to maintain health of plants and prepare plants for installation in greenhouse or outdoor display areas.
* Lays sod or artificial grass and builds framework for indoor floral displays, or prepares outdoor display beds according to work plan.
* Transplants plants from growing area to display beds, or places potted plants in beds according to work plans.
* Attends display beds to maintain health of plants and beauty of display.
* Maintains and repairs gardening handtools and equipment and structures, such as greenhouses and hot beds, using maintenance and carpentry tools.
* May mow lawns, prune trees, and perform other duties to maintain grounds.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who maintains grounds and areas along highway right-of-way of city, state, and national parks. Respnsibilities include:
* Sows grass seed, using spreader, or plants trees, shrubs, or flowers, according to instructions and planned design of landscaped area, using handtools.
* Applies herbicide or mulch to designated areas, using sprayers.
* Grubs and weeds around bushes, trees, and flower beds.
* Trims hedges and prunes trees, using handtools.
* Mows lawns, using hand mower or power-driven lawnmower.
* Picks up and burns or carts away paper and rubbish.
* Repairs and paints benches, tables, and guardrails, and assists in repair of roads, walks, buildings, and mechanical equipment, using handtools.
* May live on-site and be designated Campground Caretaker.
* May be referred to as Groundskeeper, Parks and Grounds.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who maintains grounds and areas along highway right-of-way of city, state, and national parks. Respnsibilities include:
* Sows grass seed, using spreader, or plants trees, shrubs, or flowers, according to instructions and planned design of landscaped area, using handtools.
* Applies herbicide or mulch to designated areas, using sprayers.
* Grubs and weeds around bushes, trees, and flower beds.
* Trims hedges and prunes trees, using handtools.
* Mows lawns, using hand mower or power-driven lawnmower.
* Picks up and burns or carts away paper and rubbish.
* Repairs and paints benches, tables, and guardrails, and assists in repair of roads, walks, buildings, and mechanical equipment, using handtools.
* May live on-site and be designated Campground Caretaker.
* May be referred to as Groundskeeper, Parks and Grounds.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in planting, cultivating, and harvesting more than one kind of crop, such as vegetable, cash grain, crop specialty, and fruit. Respnsibilities include:
* Confers with management to evaluate weather and soil conditions and to develop and revise plans and procedures.
* Directs workers in preparing soil and in planting, cultivating, spraying, and harvesting crops, such as wheat, onions, sweet corn, and mint.
* Performs other duties as described under supervisor master title.
* May supervise workers engaged in maintenance and repair of farm machines and facilities, such as mowers, root diggers, fences, and sheds.
* May adjust, lubricate, refuel and repair farm machines and facilities.
* May drive and operate farm machinery, such as trucks, tractors, and self-propelled harvesters.
* May compile and submit reports on farm conditions, such as machinery breakdowns, crop diseases, and labor problems.
* May hire and discharge workers.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who grows and harvests more than one kind of crop, such as fruit, grain, vegetable, and specialty crop, applying market condition and agricultural knowledge applicable to kinds of crops raised. Respnsibilities include:
* Determines kinds and quantities of crops to grow according to market conditions, weather, and farm size and location.
* Selects and purchases supplies, such as seeds, fertilizers, and farm machinery, and arranges with buyers for sale of crops.
* Hires and directs activities of farm workers engaged in tilling soil and planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops.
* Performs various duties of farm workers, depending on farm size or season, including setting up and operating farm machinery, such as truck, tractor, disk harrow, and self-propelled harvester.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who drives and operates farm machines to grow and harvest combination of kinds of crops, such as grain, fruit, and vegetable. Respnsibilities include:
* Attaches farm implements, such as plow, seed drill, and manure spreader to tractor, and drives tractor and operates implements in fields to till soil and plant, cultivate, and fertilize crops, such as sugar beets, asparagus, wheat, onions, and mint.
* Thins and weeds plants, such as field corn, lima beans, fresh peas, and dry beans, using handtools, such as hoes and shovels or power-drawn implement.
* Irrigates fields to provide moisture for crop growth, according to irrigation method appropriate for crops or locality.
* May mix chemical solutions, such as pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers, and spray crops.
* May oversee activities of seasonal workers, and keep workers' time records.
* May adjust and maintain farm machines.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who performs any combination of following manual duties involved in planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops on diversified-crop farm, such as wheat, onion and sugar-beet farm and tomato and sweet-potato farm. Respnsibilities include:
* Rides on planter and brushes debris from furrow-plowing spouts.
* Plants roots and bulbs, using hoe or trowel.
* Transplants seedlings, using hand transplanter.
* Covers plants to protect them from weather, using sheets or caps of treated cloth or paper.
* Weeds and thins plants, using hoe or spoon-shaped tool.
* Sets out poles and strings wires or twine to build trellises or fences.
* Positions and ties leaves or tendrils of plants, such as watermelons and cabbages, to promote market-quality development.
* Prunes limbs, runners, or buds from trees or vines to shape plants and promote productivity, using shears and saws.
* Harvests crops using appropriate method, such as picking, pulling, and cutting.
* Cuts off tops of root plants and sacks or bunches and ties harvested crops to facilitate handling.
* Picks out debris, such as vines and culls, to clean harvested crops, and cleans up area around harvesting machines.
* May be identified with work performed, such as planting, weeding, and picking.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in pruning trees and shrubs, cultivating lawns, and applying pesticides and other chemicals according to service contract specifications. Respnsibilities include:
* Reviews contracts to ascertain service, machine, and work force requirements and schedules work for crews according to weather conditions, availability of equipment, and seasonal limitations.
* Investigates customer complaints and spot checks completed work to ascertain quality of subordinates' work and effectiveness of chemicals applied.
* Suggests formula and procedure changes and orders corrective work to improve quality of service and ensure contract compliance.
* Answers inquiries from potential customers regarding methods, materials, and price ranges in person or by telephone.
* Prepares service estimates according to labor hour, material, and machine requirement costs determined from job site appraisal data, experience, and records.
* Compiles reports of personnel matters, such as absenteeism and labor costs, for management.
* Performs other duties as described under supervisor master title.
* May be designated according to kind of crew supervised as Spray Supervisor; Tree-Service Supervisor.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in pruning trees and shrubs, cultivating lawns, and applying pesticides and other chemicals according to service contract specifications. Respnsibilities include:
* Reviews contracts to ascertain service, machine, and work force requirements and schedules work for crews according to weather conditions, availability of equipment, and seasonal limitations.
* Investigates customer complaints and spot checks completed work to ascertain quality of subordinates' work and effectiveness of chemicals applied.
* Suggests formula and procedure changes and orders corrective work to improve quality of service and ensure contract compliance.
* Answers inquiries from potential customers regarding methods, materials, and price ranges in person or by telephone.
* Prepares service estimates according to labor hour, material, and machine requirement costs determined from job site appraisal data, experience, and records.
* Compiles reports of personnel matters, such as absenteeism and labor costs, for management.
* Performs other duties as described under supervisor master title.
* May be designated according to kind of crew supervised as Spray Supervisor; Tree-Service Supervisor.
Industry:Professional careers
