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Farmworker and laborer — crop, nursery and greenhouse

Plant, cultivate and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts and field crops. Duties may include tilling soil, applying fertilizers, weeding, pruning crops and more.

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No formal educational credentialOn-the-job training
Kansas Career Cluster
Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
High Demand! A career that Kansas businesses are currently struggling to hire for because there aren't enough people who are trained for it, or interested in working in it, to fill all open positions.

Job Growth & Salary Info

Kansas

Growth Projection: Extreme Growth

Median Salary:

National

Growth Projection: Growth

Median Salary:

Jobs labeled Growth or Extreme Growth have promising projections for the future, meaning industry's need for the job will continue to increase.
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