Salary for Nursery Workers

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Nursery workers work at a nursery planting, cultivating and harvesting trees, shrubs and plants. There is no prior experience needed to work inside of a nursery, though some companies may require special certifications. Job duties performed in the position include planting, spraying, watering and fertilization of plants; harvesting plants; watering plants; detect plants and trees for disease or insects; assess quality of plants; clean and maintain work areas suitable for landscaping; operate machinery needed to perform fertilization and cultivation duties; cutting and transplanting seedling, trees and shrubs and selling plants and delivering them to customers.

A Nursery Worker can receive an average pay level of between $25,270 and $37,990 depending on education and experience. usually receive a pay level of thirty thousand one hundred and fourty dollars on a yearly basis.

have the best average pay in District of Columbia, where they receive a compensation of about $44,450. People with this job title are paid at the highest average level in Utilities, where they can get pay of $44,150.

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