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Design, cut, and arrange live, dried, or artificial flowers and foliage. |
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Web page creation and editing software |
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Confer with clients regarding price and type of arrangement desired and the date, time, and place of delivery. |
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Plan arrangement according to client's requirements, utilizing knowledge of design and properties of materials, or select appropriate standard design pattern. |
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Water plants, and cut, condition, and clean flowers and foliage for storage. |
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Select flora and foliage for arrangements, working with numerous combinations to synthesize and develop new creations. |
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Order and purchase flowers and supplies from wholesalers and growers. |
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Wrap and price completed arrangements. |
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Trim material and arrange bouquets, wreaths, terrariums, and other items using trimmers, shapers, wire, pins, floral tape, foam, and other materials. |
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Perform office and retail service duties such as keeping financial records, serving customers, answering telephones, selling giftware items and receiving payment. |
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Inform customers about the care, maintenance, and handling of various flowers and foliage, indoor plants, and other items. |
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Decorate or supervise the decoration of buildings, halls, churches, or other facilities for parties, weddings and other occasions. |
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Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
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Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
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Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
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Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
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Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
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Operations Analysis - Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
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Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
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Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
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Sales and Marketing - Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. |
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Design - Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
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English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
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Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
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Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. |
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Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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Transportation - Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. |
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Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
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These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
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Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
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Statewide |
$44,050.00 |
$21.17 |
$16.34 |
$17.85 - $23.12 |
Bridgeport/Stamford |
$45,961.00 |
$22.10 |
$17.14 |
$18.22 - $23.58 |
Danbury |
$43,708.00 |
$21.01 |
$16.84 |
$18.02 - $22.20 |
Hartford |
$41,610.00 |
$20.01 |
$15.65 |
$17.15 - $22.37 |
New Haven |
$45,182.00 |
$21.72 |
$16.98 |
$17.95 - $22.32 |
New London/Norwich |
$40,187.00 |
$19.33 |
$15.23 |
$16.82 - $21.95 |
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Employment in this occupation is expected to grow faster than average, but the number of annual openings will offer somewhat limited job opportunities. |
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