Nursery and Greenhouse Managers

Course Advisor, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 35,440 - 136,940; Full time

Job summary

Course Advisor is looking for a Nursery or Greenhouse Manager responsible for planning, organizing, and directing all horticultural activities. This role involves managing irrigation systems, selecting plants, and ensuring the care of trees and flowers. Essential skills include personnel management, effective communication, and critical thinking. Competitive annual salary ranges between $35,440 and $136,940, depending on experience and location within the United States. Join us to shape the future of horticulture.

Qualifications

• Ability to motivate, develop, and direct personnel effectively.
• Strong communication skills to convey information.
• Capability to assess and improve performance regularly.

Responsibilities

• Plan and direct activities in cultivating horticultural products.
• Regulate plant irrigation systems for optimal growth.
• Provide care information to customers for plants.

Skills

Management of Personnel Resources

Speaking

Monitoring

Coordination

Active Listening

Critical Thinking

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Web browser software

Email software

Job description

What is a Nursery or Greenhouse Manager?

Position Description: Plan, organize, direct, control, and coordinate activities of workers engaged in propagating, cultivating, and harvesting horticultural specialties such as trees, shrubs, flowers, mushrooms, and other plants.

What Do Nursery and Greenhouse Managers Do On a Daily Basis?

• Position and regulate plant irrigation systems, and program environmental and irrigation control computers.
• Determine types and quantities of horticultural plants to be grown, based on budgets, projected sales volumes, or executive directives.
• Provide information to customers on the care of trees, shrubs, flowers, plants, and lawns.
• Coordinate clerical, record‑keeping, inventory, requisitioning, and marketing activities.
• Select and purchase seeds, plant nutrients, disease control chemicals, and garden and lawn care equipment.
• Tour work areas to observe work being done, to inspect crops, and to evaluate plant and soil conditions.

Nursery or Greenhouse Manager Skills

Below is a list of the skills most Nursery and Greenhouse Managers say are important on the job.

• Management of Personnel Resources: Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.
• Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Types of Nursery or Greenhouse Manager Jobs

• Horticultural Manager
• Horticultural Specialty Grower
• Plug Grower
• Greenhouse Florist
• Horticulture Superintendent

Job Outlook for Nursery and Greenhouse Managers

There were about 1,028,700 jobs for Nursery or Greenhouse Manager in 2016 (in the United States). There is little to no growth in job opportunities for Nursery or Greenhouse Manager. The BLS estimates 74,300 yearly job openings in this field.

The states with the most job growth for Nursery or Greenhouse Manager are Oregon, Nevada, and Massachusetts. Watch out if you plan on working in South Carolina, California, or Hawaii. These states have the worst job growth for this type of profession.

Salary for a Nursery or Greenhouse Manager

The salary for Nursery and Greenhouse Managers ranges between about $35,440 and $136,940 a year.

Nursery and Greenhouse Managers who work in Minnesota, Pennsylvania, or North Carolina, make the highest salaries.

Tools & Technologies Used by Nursery and Greenhouse Managers

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Office
• Web browser software
• Email software

Becoming a Nursery or Greenhouse Manager

Learn what Nursery or Greenhouse Manager education requirements there are.

Where Nursery and Greenhouse Managers Are Employed

The table below shows some of the most common industries where those employed in this career field work.