Farming, forestry and resources
Forest nursery labourer
$20.00 hourly · 6 openings
Pay is above the local median for this work ($19.00 an hour; Job Bank, 2023–2024)
What the posting asks for
- No experience needed
- No diploma needed
- English
From the posting's details in Job Bank's open data. The full ad is on Job Bank.
Hours and terms
- 40 hours a week · 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
- Shifts: mornings, days
- Full time, Seasonal employment
- Starts 2026-10-13
- In person
Usually needed for this kind of work
- Completion of secondary school may be required.
- Completion of college courses in horticulture or a related field may be required.
- On-the-job training is provided.
- A provincial licence to apply chemical fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides and pesticides may be required.
From Canada's occupation guide (OaSIS) for Nursery and greenhouse labourers (NOC 85103). It describes this kind of work in general, not this employer's ad.
What this work usually involves
- Prepare soil; plant bulbs, seeds and cuttings; graft and bud plants; and transplant seedlings and rooted cuttings
- Monitor plants for healthy growth and potential weed, insect, disease, and fertilizer problems in greenhouse crops
- Spray trees, shrubs, flowers and plants to prevent disease and pests
- Position and regulate greenhouse and outdoor irrigation systems to water plants and fields
- Dig, cut and transplant trees, shrubs, flowers and plants and prepare them for sale
- Provide information to customers on gardening, the use of various garden tools and products and the care of trees, shrubs, flowers, plants and lawns
About the employer
- Industry: Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Region: Thompson–Okanagan Region
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From Job Bank.
