Nursery Worker (45-2092.00)
Carlton B Hamilton dba: Blair's Nursery
About this opportunity
Manually plant, cultivate and harvest horticultural specialties and field crops. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning, hooks, shears, and knives. Duties may include tilling & mixing soil & applying fertilizers, transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops, or cleaning, grading, sorting loading harvested products. May construct trellises, repair fences and farms building or participate in irrigation activates.
- Dates
- Nov 10, 2026 – Sep 4, 2027
- Duration
- ~10 months
- Experience
- 3 month(s)
- Category
- agriculture
Requirements
- Experience: 3 month(s)
- All applicants must have at least 3 months experience working in a diverse tree and shrub nursery.
- Must be physically able to meet and perform all job specifications stated in job order.
- Must be able to work in the hot humid weather for extended periods of time.
- Workers are subject to random drug testing at no cost to the employee. All drug testing will occur after the worker begins his or her employment and is not a part of the interview process. Failing or refusing a drug test will result in immediate termination.
- Worker must possess the physical strength and endurance (ability to continue or last) to repeat the harvest process though out the workday, working quickly and skillfully to perform activities assigned during that activity.
- Workers must work at a sustained (continuing for an extended period of time without interruption), vigorous pace (quick and steady) and make bona fide efforts (made in earnest intent) to work efficiently (performing or functions in the best possible manner with the least waste of time and effort) and consistently (same way for a long time) that are reasonable under the climatic and other working conditions, Workers may not leave trash, or other discarded items in work areas or vehicles but must dispose of such items in provided receptacles.
- Workers must wash hands with soap and water after all bathroom and meal breaks. Allergies to varieties of ragweed, goldenrod, insecticides, related agricultural chemicals, etc., may affect worker’s ability to perform the work described herein.
- Greenhouse/Nursery: Workers may be required to perform any combination of the following duties (all of which are outside) concerned with preparing soil and growth media, cultivation, and otherwise participating in horticultural activities: haul, spread, dig, rake, and mix media to prepare the growing areas for production
- cover and fill cold frames and greenhouses in preparation for planting
- haul, plant, spray, weed, water, prune, trim, shape and space products
- fertilize with granular or liquid fertilizer
- tie, bunch, wrap, and pack trees and shrubs to fill orders and load onto trucks for marketing
- work on potting line, in a greenhouse, or in an outdoor production area transplanting seedlings and liners into containers and place in growing area.
- Workers may do this by hand digging a whole into the ground and placing plant in the hole and covering with dirt or soil.
- Workers may also work as operators of wheel tractors pulling planters and planting wagons as an incidental activity to planting.
- Workers may be required to work on the ground planting trees and shrubs that are fed through a tractor pulled planter-using shovels.
Work authorization
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- Work authorization
- H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker
- International candidates
- Yes
- Employer sponsorship
- Required
- Confirmation
- Confirmed by source
- Official source
- U.S. Department of Labor
Benefits & conditions
- Housing
- Employer-provided (including mobile or range) — Wood frame
- Transportation
- Workers staying in employer housing: Workers will be provided free employer owned transportation to and from work daily from the housing. Daily transportation schedule will coincide with the work schedule outlined on this application, or as agreed upon between employer and employee based on seasonal demands and/or workload. If needed multiple trips will be made if needed. Transportation to worksite may also include tractors or other self-propelled farm equipment.
How to apply
- hurleyhamilton@yahoo.com
- Phone
- +12289900660
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U.S. DOL SeasonalJobs
- Case number
- JO-A-300-26240-201025
- Verification
- Last verified: September 20, 2026
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