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Horticulture worker

Other names

flower picker, crop worker, berry picker, fruit picker, horticultural farm worker, horticultural worker

Crop farming

They help grow plants in nurseries or greenhouses, by potting, watering, harvesting, and sorting them, and they sell plants to customers.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Participate in the inspection, grading, sorting, storage, and post-harvest treatment of crops.

  2. 2

    Harvest plants, and transplant or pot and label them.

  3. 3

    Set up and operate irrigation equipment.

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Sources

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
ouvrier horticole/ouvrière horticole
español
operario de horticultura/operaria de horticultura
العربية
عامل البستنة / عاملة البستنة
português
Trabalhador hortícola/Trabalhadora hortícola
Deutsch
Gartenarbeiter/Gartenarbeiterin
italiano
addetto alla produzione orticola/addetta alla produzione orticola

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