Explore unit group

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

• Prepare soil; plant bulbs, seeds and cuttings; graft and bud plants; and transplant seedlings and rooted cuttings
• Monitor plants for healthy growth and potential weed, insect, disease, and fertilizer problems in greenhouse crops
• Spray trees, shrubs, flowers and plants to prevent disease and pests
• Position and regulate greenhouse and outdoor irrigation systems to water plants and fields
• Dig, cut and transplant trees, shrubs, flowers and plants and prepare them for sale
• Provide information to customers on gardening, the use of various garden tools and products and the care of trees, shrubs, flowers, plants and lawns
• May operate tractors and other machinery and equipment to fertilize, cultivate, harvest and spray fields and plants
• Maintain inventory and order materials as required
• Clean working areas.

• Completion of secondary school may be required.
• Completion of college courses in horticulture or a related field may be required.
• On-the-job training is provided.
• A provincial licence to apply chemical fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides and pesticides may be required.

• Progression to supervisory positions, such as greenhouse supervisor, is possible with experience.

• Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services (82031)
• Harvesting labourers (85101)
• Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers (85121)
• Managers in horticulture (80021)
• Silviculture and forestry workers (84111)