What You'll Do

  • Record data pertaining to experimentation, research, or animal care.
  • Prepare data summaries, reports, or analyses that include results, charts, or graphs to document research findings and results.
  • Conduct insect or plant disease surveys.
  • Perform general nursery duties, such as propagating standard varieties of plant materials, collecting and germinating seeds, maintaining cuttings of plants, or controlling environmental conditions.
  • Operate farm machinery, including tractors, plows, mowers, combines, balers, sprayers, earthmoving equipment, or trucks.
  • Perform crop production duties, such as tilling, hoeing, pruning, weeding, or harvesting crops.
  • Devise cultural methods or environmental controls for plants for which guidelines are sketchy or nonexistent.
  • Maintain or repair agricultural facilities, equipment, or tools to ensure operational readiness, safety, and cleanliness.
  • Transplant trees, vegetables, or horticultural plants.
  • Supervise or train agricultural technicians or farm laborers.

Essential Skills

Reading Comprehension 3.38/5
Active Listening 3.25/5
Critical Thinking 3.25/5
Writing 3.12/5
Active Learning 3.12/5
Monitoring 3.12/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.12/5
Speaking 3.0/5
Coordination 3.0/5
Instructing 3.0/5
Operations Monitoring 3.0/5
Time Management 3.0/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.

Common styles

Dependability, Cooperation, Attention to Detail, Achievement/Effort, Persistence

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Oral Comprehension 3.75/5
Oral Expression 3.75/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.75/5
Near Vision 3.62/5
Written Comprehension 3.5/5
Written Expression 3.38/5
Deductive Reasoning 3.38/5
Inductive Reasoning 3.25/5

Technologies & Tools

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Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Dependability (High importance: 4.35/5)
  • Cooperation (High importance: 4.29/5)
  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.08/5)
  • Achievement/Effort (High importance: 4.02/5)
  • Persistence (High importance: 4.0/5)

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How to Become One

This career typically requires vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some specialized training or certification may also be required.

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