Greenhouse Management

Career and Major Information
Earnings
Related Occupations
Related Web Sites

Career and Major Information:

Walters State's two-year concentration in Greenhouse Management is designed to prepare successful graduates for entry-level employment in the field of greenhouse production and management and landscaping. Duties may primarily include the business aspects of running a business that grows and provides trees, shrubs, flowers, ornamental plants, and vegetables for sale, such as hiring and supervising workers, establishing output goals, determining financial constraints, monitoring production and marketing, determining inventory transportation and storage requirements, and overseeing maintenance of the property and equipment. Managers will also choose which types of plants to grow based on environmental and marketing factors as well as what types of growing environments (greenhouse, hothouse, or natural) their chosen plants will require. The selection and purchase of seeds, fertilizers/nutrients, and chemicals to prevent and treat plant diseases is also typically a managerial duty. Along with the growing and landscaping services, they may also be responsible for educating customers on proper planting and care techniques.

Jobs may be found in many areas of business and industry as well as in private growing and landscaping businesses.

The minimum educational requirement is a high school diploma, but postsecondary education and training will be helpful for advancement. Minimal growth is expected in this occupation through the year 2012.

Earnings:

The Tennessee Career Information Delivery System website lists the salary range for a beginning-level position in this field in Tennessee as $20,015 to $26,875 annually. With experience, the range increases to $27,580 to $38,250. The national average is higher by about $4,000 per year. Salary figures quoted are based on national figures. Local or regional salaries may be lower.

Annual Salaries by Job Title
Presidents/CEOs/Owners	$9,999-$150,000 or more
Growing Operations Manager	$9,999-100,000 or more
Growing Operation Supervisor	$9,999-$59,999
Directors of Production or Production Managers	$9,999-$79,999
Landscape Designers	$9,999-$80,000 or more
Retail Center Managers	$10,000-$79,999
Retail Supervisors	$10,000-59,999
Certified Nursery Professional	$10,000-59,999
Certified Landscape Technician	$20,000-$59,999

Full-time Hourly Wages
Growing Operations	$6.16-$15.00 or more
Landscape Operations	$7.16-$15.00 or more
Retail Operations	$6.16-$15.00 or more

Related Occupations:

Agricultural Engineer

Agricultural Worker

Turfgrass Manager

Related Web Sites:

Alternative Farming System Information Center (AFSIC), National Agricultural Library USDA

http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic

Much of the above information was collected from the 2004-2005 Occupational Outlook Handbook published by the U.S. Department of Labor. For additional information on these and many other careers, please visit the following web sites:

Occupational Outlook Handbook - U.S. Department of Labor

www.bls.gov/oco/

Tennessee Career Information Delivery System (TCIDS)

http://tcids.tbr.edu/.

For information regarding specific degree program requirements, curriculum, or faculty, please see the department website at http://www.ws.edu/teched/default.asp.