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       CODE: 405.161-014 Buy the DOT:Download/CD-ROM
TITLE(s): HORTICULTURAL-SPECIALTY GROWER, FIELD (agriculture)
Propagates and grows horticultural-specialty products and crops, such as seeds, bulbs, rootstocks,
sod, ornamental plants, and cut flowers: Plans acreage utilization and work schedules, according to
knowledge of crop culture, climate and market conditions, seed, bulb, or rootstock availability, and
employable work force and machinery. Attaches farm implements, such as disk and fertilizer spreader,
to tractor and drives tractor in fields to till soil and plant and cultivate crop. Inspects fields
periodically to ascertain nutrient deficiencies, detect insect, disease, and pest infestations, and
identify foreign-plant growth, and selects, purchases, and schedules materials, such as fertilizers
and herbicides, to ensure quality control. Hires field workers; assigns their duties according to
scheduled activities, such as planting, irrigating, weeding, and harvesting; and oversees their
activities. Maintains personnel and production records. Arranges with customers for sale of crop.
May oversee activities, such as product cleaning, grading, and packaging. May provide customer
services, such as planning and building planters, walls, and patios, and planting and caring for
landscape and display arrangements. May bud or graft scion stock on plantings to alter growth
characteristics. May develop new variations of species specialty to produce crops with specialized
market-appeal, such as disease resistance or color brilliance. May cultivate out-of-season seedlings
and crops, using greenhouse. May cultivate cover crop, such as hay or rye, in rotation with
horticultural specialty to rejuvenate soil. May drive and operate self-propelled harvesting machine.
May lubricate, adjust, and make minor repairs on farm machinery and equipment. May build, remove,
and repair farm structures, such as fences and sheds. May be designated according to crop as Bulb
Grower (agriculture); Flower Grower (agriculture); Grass Farmer (agriculture); Rose Grower
(agriculture); Seed Grower (agriculture); Shrub Grower (agriculture).
GOE: 03.01.03 STRENGTH: M GED: R4 M3 L3 SVP: 7 DLU: 77
ONET CROSSWALK: 79999C Horticultural Specialty Growers
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