Retail nursery workers also sell gardening items to customers. Nursery Workers is in the Agriculture and Natural Resources Career Cluster. They are occasionally exposed to environmental conditions. Field workers usually work in crews for planting, cultivating, and harvesting. Workdays may be long during the spring, but some layoffs occur during slack months.
Workers often bend down when planting.
They often lift and carry loads. They may work with tractors and other equipment. Wages vary with level of training and experience. Entry level wages may be lower. Other nursery workers have lower monthly wages.