O*NET-SOC 45-2092.00

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

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.

Preparation

ItemValue
Preparation zoneZone 1 – Little or no preparation needed
What O*NET says the zone requiresNo previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed
Broad occupation in O*NETTrue (Yes)
Skills listed for this occupation6
Abilities listed for this occupation6
Tasks listed for this occupation5
Interest scores given for this occupation6

Skills

The 6 skills with the highest importance values in this occupation's records.

SkillO*NET elementImportanceDate
Operations Monitoring2.B.3.g3.008/2022
Speaking2.A.1.d3.008/2022
Active Listening2.A.1.b2.8808/2022
Critical Thinking2.A.2.a2.7508/2022
Monitoring2.A.2.d2.7508/2022
Operation and Control2.B.3.h2.7508/2022

The importance value is what each record itself carries on O*NET's importance scale; the date is the date in each record.

Abilities

The 6 abilities with the highest importance values in this occupation's records.

AbilityO*NET elementImportanceDate
Trunk Strength1.A.3.a.44.008/2022
Arm-Hand Steadiness1.A.2.a.13.8808/2022
Control Precision1.A.2.b.13.8808/2022
Extent Flexibility1.A.3.c.13.7508/2022
Manual Dexterity1.A.2.a.23.7508/2022
Multilimb Coordination1.A.2.b.23.7508/2022

The importance value is what each record itself carries on O*NET's importance scale; the date is the date in each record.

Tasks

The tasks O*NET records for this occupation, with the type, respondent count and date each record carries.

TaskTypeIncumbents respondingDate
Record information about crops, such as pesticide use, yields, or costs.Core8808/2022
Direct and monitor the work of casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting.Core8708/2022
Participate in the inspection, grading, sorting, storage, and post-harvest treatment of crops.Core8508/2022
Harvest plants, and transplant or pot and label them.Core6608/2022
Repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment.Core8908/2022

Work interests

The interest scores O*NET gives this occupation, on the six interest types.

InterestScoreDate
Realistic7.011/2023
Conventional3.3511/2023
Enterprising2.3711/2023
Investigative2.3211/2023
Social1.8511/2023
Artistic1.2911/2023

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Source: O*NET 29.1 Database (Occupation Data, Job Zones, Skills, Abilities, Task Statements, Interests), U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Data fetched 2026-10-31. See about and sources.