r/Horticulture • u/Moose_country_plants • Sep 23 '24
Where to look for IPM related jobs Career Help
I work in a floral greenhouse as an assistant grower and IPM is by far the most interesting part of the job for me. I don’t plan on staying here long term, so I was wondering what are some good places to find IPM related jobs
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u/GayleGribble Sep 23 '24
A pesticide applicator license would open up a lot of opportunities if you don’t have it already
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u/Moose_country_plants Sep 23 '24
I don’t have my license but I do have experience doing applications, supposedly you’re allowed to do applications as long as you’re trained by someone who has their own license (🤷🏻♂️ that’s what HR told me anyway)
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u/backdatplantup Sep 23 '24
Correct but you would make a lot more money and be more employable by having your own license. Quite valuable in lots of hort settings such as gardens, parks, golf courses, college campuses, tree companies etc
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u/Moose_country_plants Sep 23 '24
Yeah that makes sense, I asked about that when they hired me and they said they’d be willing to pay for my training to get my own license so I’ll look into that for sure
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u/NotEqualInSQL Sep 23 '24
Cannabis growers use a lot of IPM, and I see those jobs posted a lot. Pay seems very low, but I bet that is because it's Cannabis and deemed a 'Cool job' so they can offer less.
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u/Moose_country_plants Sep 23 '24
I imagine a lot of them are start ups and can’t pay as well as established greenhouses. I would like to get some experience in that field
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u/NotEqualInSQL Sep 23 '24
It's just one of those 'Dream jobs' because the product is what is it. They know they will have 100's of stoners who will want to work in the industry and thus not needing to pay decent.
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u/inot72 Sep 23 '24
Check out some industry websites and look for large commercial ornamental growers.
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u/Moose_country_plants Sep 23 '24
Do you have any recommendations for industry websites
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u/Parchkee Sep 24 '24
Go to a nursery conference, like the Farwest show. Talk to everyone and bring a lot of résumés (or business cards).
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u/Dr-Darkne55 Sep 24 '24
It's a great field to specialise in. As I see it you will get paid more if you specialise in protection of high value crops and you would also be able to do consulting if you build up valuable experience
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u/fossilien Sep 23 '24
Some botanical gardens have roles focused on IPM, universities with horticulture/agriculture/greenhouse departments tend to, vegetable producers, any place trying to operate organically. Commercial and industrial scale nurseries will have some IPM-focused positions as well.