First-Line Supervisors of Agricultural Crop & Horticultural Workers
Also called: Farm Owner Operator, Field Operations Farm Manager, Grower, Pest Management Supervisor
What they do:Directly supervise and coordinate activities of agricultural crop or horticultural workers.
On the job, you would:
- Assign duties, such as cultivation, irrigation, or harvesting of crops or plants, product packaging or grading, or equipment maintenance.
- Train workers in techniques such as planting, harvesting, weeding, or insect identification and in the use of safety measures.
- Confer with managers to evaluate weather or soil conditions, to develop plans or procedures, or to discuss issues such as changes in fertilizers, herbicides, or cultivating techniques.
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
Math and Science
Education and Training
People and Technology Systems
Ideas and Logic
Hearing and Speech
People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
You might use software like this on the job:
Office suite software
Word processing software
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