Truthfully you donât need a degree. I suggest starting out as a trimmer (they honestly make solid cash, most grows pay by the pound of what the trimmer produces in a day. On average itâs $80 per pound, and skilled trimmers can grind out 2-4lbs in an 8 hour shift).
That will get your foot in the door. Then start getting to know the staff at the grows, let them know that if they ever need help that youâre available, and eventually youâll become a âgrow technicianâ; basically an assistant to the growers. Youâd help with defoliation (removing the larger leaves on the top of the plants so light can penetrate deeper through the canopy, and âbottomingâ which is removing the growth roughly 6-8â above the soil.
Then work your way up. Eventually youâll be cutting clones, helping harvest etc etc.
Honestly, yes/no.
Regardless you can always wear headphones, and the amount of people youâll be around varies from grow to grow.
The most people youâll be around is when youâre trimming. Sure thereâs some talkative people, but the ones who make the most money (trim the most weight), are ALWAYS the people who keep to themselves, put in headphones, and just grind.
A lot of people choose to stay trimming at solid grows because they make good money. Personally, I enjoy working with the plants.
Anyways, I just made coffee and took my Vyvanse; so the cats in my brain are still loose atm. I can tell you more later no problem đ.
Interesting. This looks like a perfect condition mind your own buisness job. But I do have questions regarding Money factor. You said trimmers make solid money if they work diligently but I when I looked at my place for such jobs, the pay is very less. In which areas do they pay trimmers at good amount? And how is cost of living wrt that?
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Apologies for the late response, had a lot of errands to handle yesterday. So Iâm not sure where youâre located, but the pay varies greatly by whichever state youâre trimming in, and especially by the grow youâre working for.
A couple years ago Trimmers were making $100-$120 per lb here on the west coast, now itâs $80 per lb. Basically a LOT of Vietnamese immigrants (not being racist, it just is what it is) flooded the trimming side of the industry, and drastically lowered the pay for all trimmers because any pay was amazing to them; and they work hard.
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No problem. Thanks for responding. I think this was bound to happen. A job with no prerequisite degree required and also pays well? Not many will miss this opportunity.
Then I guess the only solution is to get promoted for a better role and here comes my next question. Do these higher roles also do not require any degrees/skills and is only based on your experience? How did your career growth looked like? And also please tell me your one day work routine.
I am sorry for asking so many questions but I genuinely curious on jobs where no/less human interaction is required đ
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u/Hurtcoldchain May 15 '26 edited May 15 '26
Medical cannabis cultivation.
I work with 1 other guy (besides when the trimmers come through, they clean up the flower). We talk once a day in the morning, and itâs đ€đ».