Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse in Battle Creek, Michigan
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.
Career Projections for Battle Creek, Michigan
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse on average make:
$39,520 ($19.00/hour).
The number of positions in Battle Creek, Michigan are:
41
and by 2029 that number is projected to:
stay the same.
We predict that due to job growth or retirements there will be approximately:
6 every year.
The typical education needed to enter this job is:
a no formal education.
The typical training needed after hire is:
short-term on-the-job training.
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Other Job Titles
Agriculture Laborer, Agriculture Worker, Apple Picker, Apple Thinner, Apple Turner, Asparagus Cutter, Bale Sewer, Baller, Bean Picker, Beet Topper
Tools Used
Adjustable hand wrenches, Adjustable widemouth pliers, Air compressors, All terrain vehicles ATV, Allen wrenches, Anvil pruners, Arborist saws, Battery booster cables, Battery power testers, Bed formers
Tasks
- Harvest plants, and transplant or pot and label them.
- Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray and harvest crops.
- Set up and operate irrigation equipment.
- Repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment.
- Harvest fruits and vegetables by hand.
Personality
Attention to Detail, Dependability, Integrity, Cooperation, Adaptability/Flexibility, Initiative, Persistence, Independence, Concern for Others, Stress Tolerance
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