Horticultural Industries Salaries Survey – Seed Your Future Research

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Salary Information

6. Positions. These include a broad range of positions that require specialized knowledge and skills. Position titles can vary among businesses, please select the ones that fit closest to the positions in your firm. Some positions in your firm may include duties from two or more of the positions listed below. In such cases, select the position that fits the best or enter as a “Multi-function” position and list the main responsibilities.

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Administrative and office positions:

We know not all positions will have these benefits but choose benefits provided to most employees:

Benefits provided to:

Full time year-round position only

Part- and full-time year-round positions

All positions (including seasonal)

Paid time off (vacation, sick leave, etc.)

yes

Health care

▪ Medical

yes

▪ Dental

yes

▪ Mental

yes

▪ Vision

yes

Life Ins./ADD

yes

Retirement contributions

yes

Bonuses

yes

Paid time off

yes

Profit sharing/employee stock ownership plan

yes

Purchase discounts

yes

Professional development (conferences, tours, trips to other businesses, etc.)

yes

Other benefit

If you have any of the following positions, please provide the salary. Choose all that apply.

Administrative Selet Accountant

Accountant - Maintains, inspects, and analyses financial accounts.

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Administrative Selet Accounting manager

Accounting manager - Oversees one or more accountants or other finance-related positions and is responsible for the financial health of the business

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Administrative Selet Customer service manager

Customer service manager - Oversees the delivery of the company's customer support and response services

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Administrative Selet Data specialist

Data specialist - Collects, manages and interprets data, including production, research and sales data.

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Administrative Selet Event coordinator

Event coordinator - Oversees the planning and management of events and follow up after the event occur

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Administrative Selet Graphic designer

Graphic designer - Creates visual concepts by hand or by using computer software to communicate ideas to inspire, inform, or captivate consumers.

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Administrative Selet HR manager

HR manager - Oversees the hiring, training, and reviewing of employees, maintains employee related records and compliances.

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Administrative Selet Inventory manager

Inventory manager - Oversees the company’s products, supplies and materials.

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Administrative Selet IT manager

IT manager - Oversees the company’s technology systems.

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Administrative Selet Maintenance manager

Maintenance manager - Oversees the company’s maintenance operations and processes

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Administrative Selet Marketing

Marketing - Promotes and sells the products and brand of a company.

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Administrative Selet Merchandise manager

Merchandise manager - Promotes and sells the products and brand of a company.

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Administrative Selet Office manager

Office manager - Oversees the organization of the office and coordinates the office environment

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Administrative Selet Production Manager

Production manager - Oversees the planning, production and quality control of the company’s products.

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Administrative Selet Public relations specialist

Public relations specialist - Builds and maintains a favorable public image of a company, brand, or even a specific plant.

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Administrative Selet Purchasing manager

Purchasing manager - Oversees the purchasing of materials and services need to run the business/organization

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Administrative Selet Research/development Manager

Research/development manager - Oversees the conduction of scientific research on plants and plant products.

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Administrative Selet Sales manager

Sales manager - Oversees the company’s sales operations

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Administrative Selet Salesperson

Salesperson - Develops customers and sells products. Products may include but are not limited to live plants, seeds, fertilizers, machines, designs, etc.

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Administrative Selet shipping manager specialist

Shipping manager - Oversees the packing and shipping of the company’s products.

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Administrative Selet Social media specialist

Social media specialist - Markets the goods and services of a company or other entity on social media channels.

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Administrative Selet Warehouse manager

Warehouse manager - Oversees the management of the company’s warehouses and other shipping/storage facilities.

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Administrative Selet Owner

Owner

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Administrative Selet Chief Executive Officer

Chief Executive Officer

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Administrative Selet Chief Financial Officer

Chief Financial Officer

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Administrative Selet Chief Operating Officer

Chief Operating Officer

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Administrative Selet Chief/VP Marketing Officer

Chief/VP Marketing Officer

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Administrative Selet Chief/VP of Farming

Chief/VP of Farming

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Administrative Selet President

President

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Administrative Selet Vice President

Vice President

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Administrative Selet Other

Other

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Administrative Selet Multifunction position

Multifunction position

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Complete the field(s) that best fit your company

Floriculture/greenhouse/florist:

We know not all positions will have these benefits but choose benefits provided to most employees:

Benefits provided to:

Full time year-round position only

Part- and full-time year-round positions

All positions (including seasonal)

Paid time off (vacation, sick leave, etc.)

yes

Health care

▪ Medical

yes

▪ Dental

yes

▪ Mental

yes

▪ Vision

yes

Life Ins./ADD

yes

Retirement contributions

yes

Bonuses

yes

Paid time off

yes

Profit sharing/employee stock ownership plan

yes

Purchase discounts

yes

Professional development (conferences, tours, trips to other businesses, etc.)

yes

Other benefit

If you have any of the following positions, please provide the salary. Choose all that apply.

Floriculture Crew

Crew leader/supervisor - Oversees one or more crews of general laborers or seasonal workers.

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Floriculture Crew Driver

Delivery driver - Responsible for delivery of floral gift items and other products to various residential and business locations, offering proper care and protection of product/material and client services to the recipient.

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Floriculture Crew Educator

Educator - Provides instruction or education to adults and/or youth - generally outside the traditional classroom.

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Floriculture Crew Floral designer

Floral designer - Specializes in the art of using plant materials and flowers to create pleasing and balanced compositions.

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Floriculture Crew Grower

Grower - Grows and maintains quality plant materials and plant products.

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Floriculture Crew Irrigation specialist

Irrigation specialist - Oversees the planning, design, installation and maintenance of irrigation systems such as in landscaping or agricultural practices.

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Floriculture Crew Production manager

Plant nutritionist - Develops formulations to provide individual plants with the ideal nutrients for optimal plant health and growth.

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Floriculture Crew Propagation specialist

Production manager - Oversees the planning, production and quality control of the company’s products.

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Floriculture Crew Propagation specialist

Propagation specialist - Creates new plants from a variety of sources such as seeds, cuttings, bulbs and other plant parts.

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Floriculture Crew Pest/IPM specialist

Pest/IPM specialist - Provides effective and environmentally sensitive approaches to reduce pest infestation, contact with pests and exposure to pesticides.

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Floriculture Crew Research/development specialist

Research/development specialist - Conducts scientific research on plants and plant products.

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Floriculture Crew Retail Manger

Retail manager - Oversees daily operations of floral retail store, including sales & merchandising, customer service, production and delivery.

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Floriculture Crew Technical support

Technical support - Provides horticultural technical support to a company’s customers and suppliers to ensure their success.

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Floriculture Crew Seasonal

Seasonal/temporary/general laborers - Typically entry level positions, often paid hourly, often seasonal, and usually not requiring much prior experience. For the purposes of this survey, they are categorized into full time or part-time.

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Floriculture Crew Other

Other

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Floriculture Crew multi

Multifunction position:

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Nursery/landscape/turf:

We know not all positions will have these benefits but choose benefits provided to most employees:

Benefits provided to:

Full time year-round position only

Part- and full-time year-round positions

All positions (including seasonal)

Paid time off (vacation, sick leave, etc.)

yes

Health care

▪ Medical

yes

▪ Dental

yes

▪ Mental

yes

▪ Vision

yes

Life Ins./ADD

yes

Retirement contributions

yes

Bonuses

yes

Paid time off

yes

Profit sharing/employee stock ownership plan

yes

Purchase discounts

yes

Professional development (conferences, tours, trips to other businesses, etc.)

yes

Other benefit

If you have any of the following positions, please provide the salary. Choose all that apply.

Nursery/landscape Arborist

Arborist - Cares for trees and other woody plants. Arborists evaluate the condition of trees, make recommendations for their care, and provide services such as pruning, fertilization, and insect control.

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Nursery/landscape Crew leader/supervisor

Crew leader/supervisor - Oversees one or more crews of general laborers or seasonal workers.

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Nursery/landscape Educator

Educator - Provides instruction or education to adults and/or youth - generally outside the traditional classroom.

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Nursery/landscape Environmental engineer

Environmental engineer - Combines engineering, soil science, biology, and chemistry to create solutions using horticultural plants to environmental problems

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Nursery/landscape Gardener

Gardener/groundskeeper - Maintains the grounds of a school, park, or other institution.

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Nursery/landscape Grower

Grower - Grows and maintains quality plant materials and plant products.

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Nursery/landscape Horticulture curator, display manager

Horticulture curator, display manager - Maintains plant collections and displays for public gardens and other venues.

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Nursery/landscape Irrigation specialist

Irrigation specialist - Oversees the planning, design, installation and maintenance of irrigation systems such as in landscaping or agricultural practices.

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Nursery/landscape Landscape architect/designer

Landscape architect/designer - Licensed professional who combines art and science to design outdoor areas, landmarks, and structures to achieve positive environmental, social-behavioral, and aesthetic outcomes.

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Nursery/landscape Landscape installer/maintainer

Landscape installer/maintainer - Create or refurbish outdoor spaces by planting trees, flowers, lawns and shrubs, and constructing hard landscaping features.

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Nursery/landscape Plant nutritionist

Plant nutritionist - Develops formulations to provide individual plants with the ideal nutrients for optimal plant health and growth.

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Nursery/landscape Plant records specialist

Plant records specialist - Maintains the inventory and maps of the living plant collection of an organization, typically a public garden or other venue with significant plant collections.

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Nursery/landscape Production manager

Production manager - Oversees the planning, production and quality control of the company’s products.

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Nursery/landscape Propagation specialist

Propagation specialist - Creates new plants from a variety of sources such as seeds, cuttings, bulbs and other plant parts.

Hourly wages :

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Annual salary :

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Level of education required/desired for this position?

Nursery/landscape Pest/IPM specialist

Pest/IPM specialist - Provides effective and environmentally sensitive approaches to reduce pest infestation, contact with pests and exposure to pesticides.

Hourly wages :

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Annual salary :

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Level of education required/desired for this position?

Nursery/landscape Research/development specialist

Research/development specialist - Conducts scientific research on plants and plant products.

Hourly wages :

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Nursery/landscape Seasonal

Hourly wages :

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Nursery/landscape Technical support

Technical support - Provides horticultural technical support to a company’s customers and suppliers to ensure their success.

Hourly wages :

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Annual salary :

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Nursery/landscape Turf specialist

Turf specialist- Maintains turfgrass for athletic fields, golf courses, entertainment facilities, and other venues and for commercial and residential customers.

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Nursery/landscape Other

Other

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Nursery/landscape Multifunction position

Multifunction position

List functions:

Hourly wages :

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Level of education required/desired for this position?

Fruits/vegetables/medicinal plants/cannabis/herbs/spices:

We know not all positions will have these benefits but choose benefits provided to most employees:

Benefits provided to:

Full time year-round position only

Part- and full-time year-round positions

All positions (including seasonal)

Paid time off (vacation, sick leave, etc.)

yes

Health care

▪ Medical

yes

▪ Dental

yes

▪ Mental

yes

▪ Vision

yes

Life Ins./ADD

yes

Retirement contributions

yes

Bonuses

yes

Paid time off

yes

Profit sharing/employee stock ownership plan

yes

Purchase discounts

yes

Professional development (conferences, tours, trips to other businesses, etc.)

yes

Other benefit

If you have any of the following positions, please provide the salary. Choose all that apply.

Fruits, vegetables Crew

Crew leader/supervisor - Oversees one or more crews of general laborers or seasonal workers.

Hourly wages :

list average

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Annual salary :

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Level of education required/desired for this position?

Fruits, vegetables Educator

Educator - Provides instruction or education to adults and/or youth - generally outside the traditional classroom.

Hourly wages :

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Annual salary :

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Fruits, vegetables Food safety specialist

Food safety specialist - Studies, researches, creates or improves food and food processes to ensure the safety of the public.

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Fruits, vegetables Grower

Grower - Grows and maintains quality plant materials and plant products.

Hourly wages :

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Fruits, vegetables Irrigation specialist

Irrigation specialist - Oversees the planning, design, installation and maintenance of irrigation systems such as in landscaping or agricultural practices.

Hourly wages :

list average

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Annual salary :

list average

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Level of education required/desired for this position?

Fruits, vegetables Plant nutritionist

Plant nutritionist - Develops formulations to provide individual plants with the ideal nutrients for optimal plant health and growth.

Hourly wages :

list average

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Annual salary :

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Level of education required/desired for this position?

Fruits, vegetables Production manager

Production manager - Oversees the planning, production and quality control of the company’s products.

Hourly wages :

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Fruits, vegetables Propagation specialist

Propagation specialist - Creates new plants from a variety of sources such as seeds, cuttings, bulbs and other plant parts.

Hourly wages :

list average

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Annual salary :

list average

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(high)

Level of education required/desired for this position?

Fruits, vegetables Pest/IPM specialist

Pest/IPM specialist - Provides effective and environmentally sensitive approaches to reduce pest infestation, contact with pests and exposure to pesticides.

Hourly wages :

list average

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Annual salary :

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Level of education required/desired for this position?

Fruits, vegetables Research/development specialist

Research/development specialist - Conducts scientific research on plants and plant products.

Hourly wages :

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Annual salary :

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Level of education required/desired for this position?

Fruits, vegetables Seasonal

Hourly wages :

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Level of education required/desired for this position?

Fruits, vegetables Technical support

Technical support - Provides horticultural technical support to a company’s customers and suppliers to ensure their success.

Hourly wages :

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Annual salary :

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Level of education required/desired for this position?

Fruits, vegetables Other

Other

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Fruits, vegetables Multifunction position

Multifunction position

List functions:

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Garden center/farm market/farmer’s market/public garden/public horticulture:

We know not all positions will have these benefits but choose benefits provided to most employees:

Benefits provided to:

Full time year-round position only

Part- and full-time year-round positions

All positions (including seasonal)

Paid time off (vacation, sick leave, etc.)

yes

Health care

▪ Medical

yes

▪ Dental

yes

▪ Mental

yes

▪ Vision

yes

Life Ins./ADD

yes

Retirement contributions

yes

Bonuses

yes

Paid time off

yes

Profit sharing/employee stock ownership plan

yes

Purchase discounts

yes

Professional development (conferences, tours, trips to other businesses, etc.)

yes

Other benefit

If you have any of the following positions, please provide the salary. Choose all that apply.

Garden center Arborist

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Level of education required/desired for this position?

Garden center Crew leader/supervisor

Crew leader/supervisor - Oversees one or more crews of general laborers or seasonal workers.

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Garden center Educator

Educator - Provides instruction or education to adults and/or youth - generally outside the traditional classroom.

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Garden center Floral designer

Floral designer - Specializes in the art of using plant materials and flowers to create pleasing and balanced compositions.

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Garden center Gardener/groundskeepe

Gardener/groundskeeper - Maintains the grounds of a school, park, or other institution.

Hourly wages for full-time:

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Garden center Grower

Grower - Grows and maintains quality plant materials and plant products.

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Garden center Irrigation specialist

Irrigation specialist - Oversees the planning, design, installation and maintenance of irrigation systems such as in landscaping or agricultural practices.

Hourly wages for full-time:

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Garden center Landscape architect/designer

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Garden center Landscape installer/maintainer

Landscape installer/maintainer - Create or refurbish outdoor spaces by planting trees, flowers, lawns and shrubs, and constructing hard landscaping features.

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Garden center Plant nutritionist

Plant nutritionist - Develops formulations to provide individual plants with the ideal nutrients for optimal plant health and growth.

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Garden center Plant records specialist

Plant records specialist - Maintains the inventory and maps of the living plant collection of an organization, typically a public garden or other venue with significant plant collections.

Hourly wages for full-time:

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Garden center Production manager

Production manager - Oversees the planning, production and quality control of the company’s products.

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Garden center Propagation specialist

Propagation specialist - Creates new plants from a variety of sources such as seeds, cuttings, bulbs and other plant parts.

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Garden center Pest/IPM specialist

Pest/IPM specialist - Provides effective and environmentally sensitive approaches to reduce pest infestation, contact with pests and exposure to pesticides.

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Garden center Research/development

Research/development specialist - Conducts scientific research on plants and plant products.

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Garden center Retail Mangar

Retail manager - Oversees daily operations of floral retail store, including sales & merchandising, customer service, production and delivery.

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Garden center Seasonal

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Garden center Turf specialist-

Turf specialist- Maintains turfgrass for athletic fields, golf courses, entertainment facilities, and other venues and for commercial and residential customers.

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Garden center Other

Other

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Garden center Multifunction position

Multifunction position

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Industry suppliers/service providers:

We know not all positions will have these benefits but choose benefits provided to most employees:

Benefits provided to:

Full time year-round position only

Part- and full-time year-round positions

All positions (including seasonal)

Paid time off (vacation, sick leave, etc.)

yes

Health care

▪ Medical

yes

▪ Dental

yes

▪ Mental

yes

▪ Vision

yes

Life Ins./ADD

yes

Retirement contributions

yes

Bonuses

yes

Paid time off

yes

Profit sharing/employee stock ownership plan

yes

Purchase discounts

yes

Professional development (conferences, tours, trips to other businesses, etc.)

yes

Other benefit

If you have any of the following positions, please provide the salary. Choose all that apply.

Industry suppliers Crew leader/supervisor

Crew leader/supervisor - Oversees one or more crews of general laborers or seasonal workers.

Hourly wages for full-time:

list average

(low)

(high)

Annual salary :

list average

(low)

(high)

Level of education required/desired for this position?

Industry suppliers Educator

Educator - Provides instruction or education to adults and/or youth - generally outside the traditional classroom.

Hourly wages for full-time:

list average

(low)

(high)

Annual salary :

list average

(low)

(high)

Level of education required/desired for this position?

Industry suppliers Production manager

Production manager - Oversees the planning, production and quality control of the company’s products.

Hourly wages for full-time:

list average

(low)

(high)

Annual salary :

list average

(low)

(high)

Level of education required/desired for this position?

Industry suppliers Research/development specialist

Research/development specialist - Conducts scientific research on plants and plant products.

Hourly wages for full-time:

list average

(low)

(high)

Annual salary :

list average

(low)

(high)

Level of education required/desired for this position?

Industry suppliers Seasonal

Hourly wages :

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(low)

(high)

Annual salary :

list average

(low)

(high)

Level of education required/desired for this position?

Industry suppliers Technical support

Technical support - Provides horticultural technical support to a company’s customers and suppliers to ensure their success.

Hourly wages for full-time:

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Industry suppliers Other

Other

Hourly wages for full-time:

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Annual salary :

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Level of education required/desired for this position?

Industry suppliers Multifunction position

Multifunction position

List functions:

Hourly wages :

list average

(low)

(high)

Annual salary :

list average

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7. How does your firm typically fill higher level positions?

Generally promote from within

Generally hire from the outside

A mixture of within and outside the company

8. Over the next two years, is your firm likely to:

Increase hiring

Maintaining same level of hiring

Reduce hiring

9. Are you able to find and hire sufficient employees to fill your:

Entry level positions

yes

Technical positions

yes

Managerial positions

yes

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