苗圃技术员

工作日程

• 托儿所技术员是全职工作，必须具备站立、弯腰、弯背和搬运 50 磅以下重物的体力，同时还要小心谨慎地工作。 

典型职责

• Take care of mother and clone plants in various settings, in accordance with training and regulations
• 用手或耧车将种子撒播到土壤中
• Work indoors inside greenhouses and outdoors to tend to outdoor plants, shrubs, and trees
• 在种子和植物生长过程中，通过顶部或底部浇水法浇水
• 用旗子标出播种区域
• 使用合适的土壤、肥料和土壤改良剂
• 根据需要对植物和灌木进行修剪、栽种、落叶和裙边处理
• Perform grafting and budding to join two plant types and form a single plant
• 切割、轧制和堆放草皮（又称草皮）
• Stake recently planted trees
• 包装植物以便运输
• 寻找害虫并使用适当的杀虫剂
• 研究腐烂原因并报告研究结果
• Manage seed supply and other inventory ordering  as assigned
• 核实种子订单重量和标签。在最佳温度和湿度条件下储存在合适的容器中
• 维护安全的工作环境，尤其是在处理尖锐物品、杀虫剂或其他化学品时
• 保持准确的记录
• 遵守良好生产规范和标准操作程序

额外责任

• 穿戴适当的个人防护装备
• 在容易打滑的潮湿地板周围要小心
• 向主管报告不安全状况或问题
• 保持卫生并遵守适用的生物安全协议
• 爱护工具、设备和机器。报告所需的维修或保养
• 了解不同菌株及其独特要求和生长模式的最新情况
• 收集研究样本、进行观察、汇编数据并将其输入适当的软件
• 保持托儿所和实验室的清洁

利用气象仪器评估气候条件 

软技能

• 准确度
• 分析性的
• 注重细节
• 善于沟通
• 独立的
• 倡议
• 循序渐进
• 有组织的
• 病人
• 可靠的
• 资源丰富
• 健全的判断和决策
• 时间管理 

技术技能

• 能够举起和搬运重达 50 磅的物品。
• 能够根据需要通过背景调查
• 能够长时间站立、坐下、弯腰和跪下
• 基本算术和计算机技能
• 基本研究和测量技能
• 熟悉良好生产规范
• 了解苗圃运作
• 最低年龄为 21 岁（部分工作岗位）
• 无过敏症或过敏症可控
• 耐相对较高的温度和湿度
• 有效驾驶执照（适用于某些工作）

• 农作物生产设施
• 动物生产和水产养殖
• 批发贸易公司  
• 其他支持活动，包括学院研究基地 

苗圃技术员的工作不仅涉及用于房屋和花园装饰的植物，还涉及用于药用和保健的植物。与任何供人食用的产品一样，此类植物的处理必须严格遵守各种规定。这可能需要在穿戴防护装备和严格遵守标准操作程序的同时保持特定的环境条件。 

苗圃技术员的体力消耗很大，一天中的大部分时间都要站立、弯腰或下跪。他们可能需要举起、搬运和使用手推车运送土壤、肥料、堆肥、植物、树木和化学品。如果在室外工作，他们会暴露在各种天气条件下，而在温室内，他们则经常要面对高温和高湿度的环境！

Flower, plant, and tree sales tend to go up when the housing market is healthy, however, that market is currently somewhat rocky due to high prices and interest rates. Despite this, the nursery and garden stores industry is doing well in 2023, valued at an estimated $42.5 billion. So just imagine—once the housing market stabilizes, the nursery industry may skyrocket even higher than it already is! 

As trends in environmentalism grow, a range of gardeners seek to build habitats to attract particular birds, butterflies, and even insects! Meanwhile, many consumers are investing in “instant garden” projects. This adds extra labor (and thus more jobs) for nurseries that grow the plants up to a certain point, so buyers can save time. Another trend is the increasing pressure to find ways to conserve water through “water-wise gardens” and “drought-tolerant” plants.  

Nursery Technicians may have always had a “green thumb,” loving to work outdoors growing their own gardens or tending to a variety of indoor houseplants. They may have felt in tune with nature, enjoying the relaxation that has been proven to come from working with plants. Because of the rules and routines involved with taking care of nursery seeds, plants, shrubs, and trees, technicians may have also been very orderly when growing up.