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FARMWORKERS AND LABORERS, CROP, NURSERY, AND GREENHOUSE

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Occupation Description:

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. Excludes �Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products" (45-2041) and �Forest, Conservation, and Logging Workers" (45-4011 through 45-4029).

Specialized Occupations:

Nursery Workers (ONET code: 45-2092.01)

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop (ONET code: 45-2092.02)


	Occupation Description:

	Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts 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; cleaning, packing, and loading harvested products. May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities.


	Typical Tasks:

	Set up and operate irrigation equipment. Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray and harvest crops. Repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment. Harvest fruits and vegetables by hand. Apply pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers to crops. Inform farmers or farm managers of crop progress. Identify plants, pests, and weeds to determine the selection and application of pesticides and fertilizers.


	Skills:

	Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.. Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.. Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.. Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.. 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.. Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.. Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action..


	Knowledge:

	Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.. Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.. Food Production - Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.. Transportation - Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.. 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.. 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.. Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions..

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Education & Training:

Short-term on-the-job training (short demonstration up to one month)

Wage Information:

Region	Average Annual	Average Hourly	Entry Level (hourly)	Mid-Range (hourly)
Statewide	$29,102.00	$13.99	$14.77	$11.05 - $17.31
Bridgeport/Stamford	$26,413.00	$12.70	$14.07	$11.17 - $16.17
Danbury	$33,974.00	$16.34	$15.97	$11.42 - $18.45
Hartford	$24,075.00	$11.58	$13.60	$10.59 - $16.21
New Haven	$28,803.00	$13.85	$14.72	$10.60 - $17.44
New London/Norwich	$25,228.00	$12.12	$12.97	$11.08 - $13.87
Waterbury	$28,484.00	$13.69	$13.99	$11.54 - $15.03
Torrington	$31,955.00	$15.36	$16.81	$12.36 - $17.88

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Occupation Outlook:

Region	Employment		Average Annual Growth Rate	Average Annual Job Openings
Region	2016	2026	Average Annual Growth Rate	Average Annual Job Openings
State of Connecticut	2,470	2,610	0.5%	395

Chart of Growth Rate and Annual Openings

Employment in this occupation is expected to grow about as fast as average, and the number of annual openings will offer very good job opportunities.

Key:

N/A = Not Applicable, ***** = Over $60.00 per hour, ##### = Over $124,821

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