Cannabis Cultivation Jobs
Working in cannabis cultivation
Cultivation covers the full grow cycle: propagation, vegetation, flower, harvest and post-harvest. Teams range from hands-on cultivation technicians to section growers, IPM specialists and head growers/directors of cultivation. MariJobs currently lists 97 open roles in the Cultivation category, about 8% of the 1,287 live cannabis jobs on the board (September 2026), plus trimming and harvest roles on the post-harvest side.
Common cultivation roles
- Cultivation Technician / Grow Tech, daily plant work: transplanting, pruning, trellising, watering, sanitation. The main entry-level role.
- Trimmer / Post-Harvest Technician, bucking, trimming, drying, packaging.
- Section / Lead Grower, owns rooms or zones, steering climate, feed and IPM programs.
- IPM / Plant Health Specialist, pest and disease monitoring and treatment within state pesticide rules.
- Head Grower / Director of Cultivation, yields, schedules, SOPs and team management.
Requirements
- Entry roles: usually no cannabis experience required, horticulture, agriculture, nursery or greenhouse experience is the standard substitute.
- State worker permit and 21+ in most adult-use states.
- Senior grower roles expect demonstrable crop-cycle experience and environmental-control knowledge.
How to apply
- Start from the live listings below, every one links to the employer's own ATS.
- Highlight any plant-production experience (greenhouse, nursery, farming) with numbers: canopy size, cycles per year, yields.
- For entry roles, emphasize sanitation discipline and schedule reliability.
What about pay?
Pay transparency is still limited in cannabis: only 23 of 1,287 live listings on MariJobs disclose any salary figure (as of September 2026), too small a sample for reliable ranges. Always confirm compensation on the individual listing before applying.
Live cultivation jobs
- Harvest Technician: Parallel in Gainesville, Parallel (Gainesville, United States)
- Cultivation Supervisor Jobs at Parallel: Gainesville, FL, Parallel (Gainesville, United States)
- Cultivation Technician at PharmaCann: Hamptonburgh, PharmaCann (Hamptonburgh, United States)
- Cultivation Associate Jobs at Holistic Industries: Beaver, WV, Holistic Industries (Beaver, United States)
- Cultivation Agent Jobs at Cresco Labs: Lincoln, IL, Cresco Labs (Lincoln, United States)
- Trim Technician Jobs at PharmaCann: Lothian, MD, PharmaCann (Lothian, United States)
- Cultivation Technician Jobs at Green Thumb Industries: Low Moor, VA, Green Thumb Industries (Low Moor, United States)
- Cultivation Agent Jobs at Cresco Labs: Brookville, NY, Cresco Labs (Brookville, United States)
- Trim Technician Jobs at Green Thumb Industries: Danville, IL, Green Thumb Industries (Danville, United States)
- Financial Analyst: Cultivation & Manufacturing at Curaleaf, Curaleaf (CT; Las Vegas, United States)
- Cultivation Agent Jobs at Cresco Labs: Kankakee, Cresco Labs (Kankakee, United States)
- Cultivation Associate Jobs at Curaleaf: Taneytown, Curaleaf (Taneytown, United States)
Frequently asked questions
How do I get a cannabis cultivation job with no experience?
Apply to cultivation technician and trimmer roles, they are the industry's entry points. Greenhouse, nursery, agriculture or landscaping experience is the most commonly accepted substitute, and most adult-use states require a worker permit and minimum age of 21.
What does a cultivation technician do?
Daily plant work across the grow cycle: transplanting, pruning, trellising, watering, sanitation, and often harvest and post-harvest processing. It is the most common cultivation role title.
Are cultivation jobs near me?
Cultivation is licensed state by state, so jobs cluster in legal-market states and often in greenhouse/agricultural regions rather than city centers. Browse the live listings on this page and filter by location.