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Job Description
Conduct research in breeding, physiology, production, yield, and management of crops and agricultural plants or trees, shrubs, and nursery stock, their growth in soils, and control of pests; or study the chemical, physical, biological, and mineralogical composition of soils as they relate to plant or crop growth. May classify and map soils and investigate effects of alternative practices on soil and crop productivity.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-1013.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 69,290.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 33.00
- Currently, there are 14,690 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Soil and Plant Scientists”.
Also Known As…
- Soil and Plant Scientists
- Soil Scientist
- Soil Fertility Extension Specialist
- Research Soil Scientist
- On-Site Soil Evaluator
- Microbiology Soil Scientist
- Extension Specialist
- Agronomy Specialist
- Agronomy Research Manager
- Agronomist
- Wholesale Agronomist
- Viticulturist
- Technical Agronomist
- Soil Specialist
- Soil Expert
- Scientist Propagator
- Pomologist
- Plant Physiologist
- Plant Pathologist
- Plant Breeder Scientist
- Plant Breeder
- Plant Anatomist
- Hybrid Corn Breeder
- Horticulturist
- Floriculturist
- Field Research Assistant
- Entomologist
- Crop Nutrition Scientist
- Cotton Breeder
- Corn Breeder
- Botanist
- Arborist
- Arboriculturist
- Arboreal Scientist
- Apiculturist
- Agriculturist
Tasks for “Crop Nutrition Scientist”
- Provide information or recommendations to farmers or other landowners regarding ways in which they can best use land, promote plant growth, or avoid or correct problems such as erosion.
- Conduct experiments investigating how soil forms, changes, or interacts with land-based ecosystems or living organisms.
- Investigate responses of soils to specific management practices to determine the use capabilities of soils and the effects of alternative practices on soil productivity.
- Study soil characteristics to classify soils on the basis of factors such as geographic location, landscape position, or soil properties.
- Conduct experiments to develop new or improved varieties of field crops, focusing on characteristics such as yield, quality, disease resistance, nutritional value, or adaptation to specific soils or climates.
- Provide advice regarding the development of regulatory standards for land reclamation or soil conservation.
- Investigate responses of soils to specific management practices to determine the effects of alternative practices on the environment.
- Study ways to improve agricultural sustainability, such as the use of new methods of composting.
- Communicate research or project results to other professionals or the public or teach related courses, seminars, or workshops.
- Perform chemical analyses of the microorganism content of soils to determine microbial reactions or chemical mineralogical relationships to plant growth.
- Develop methods of conserving or managing soil that can be applied by farmers or forestry companies.
- Develop new or improved methods or products for controlling or eliminating weeds, crop diseases, or insect pests.
- Identify or classify species of insects or allied forms, such as mites or spiders.
- Consult with engineers or other technical personnel working on construction projects about the effects of soil problems and possible solutions to these problems.
- Investigate soil problems or poor water quality to determine sources and effects.
- Research technical requirements or environmental impacts of urban green spaces, such as green roof installations.
- Survey undisturbed or disturbed lands for classification, inventory, mapping, environmental impact assessments, environmental protection planning, conservation planning, or reclamation planning.
- Study insect distribution or habitat and recommend methods to prevent importation or spread of injurious species.
- Conduct experiments regarding causes of bee diseases or factors affecting yields of nectar or pollen.
- Conduct research to determine best methods of planting, spraying, cultivating, harvesting, storing, processing, or transporting horticultural products.
- Identify degraded or contaminated soils and develop plans to improve their chemical, biological, or physical characteristics.
- Plan or supervise waste management programs for composting or farming.
- Plan or supervise land conservation or reclamation programs for industrial development projects.
- Conduct research into the use of plant species as green fuels or in the production of green fuels.
- Develop ways of altering soils to suit different types of plants.
- Develop improved measurement techniques, soil conservation methods, soil sampling devices, or related technology.
- Develop environmentally safe methods or products for controlling or eliminating weeds, crop diseases, or insect pests.
Related Technology & Tools
- Reciprocating shaker water baths
- Hand augers
- Personal computers
- Soil augers
- Tensiometers
- Laser particle sizers
- High speed centrifuges
- Laboratory mixers
- Calibrated soil scoops
- Digital cameras
- Organic carbon analyzers
- Heat flux plates
- Laboratory sieves
- Light detection and ranging LIDAR systems
- Gel electrophoresis systems
- Luminometers
- Atomic absorption AA spectrometers
- Thermocouples
- Ion chromatographs
- Infrared cameras
- Polarizing microscopes
- Graduated glass cylinders
- Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment
- Hot water shaking baths
- Laboratory muffle furnaces
- Dataloggers
- Sample containers
- Refrigerated microfuges
- Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometers ICP-AES
- Porometers
- Conductivity meters
- Gamma ray spectrometers
- Osmometers
- Gel documentation systems
- Soil moisture neutron probes
- pH indicators
- Desktop computers
- Soil thermometers
- Erlenmeyer flasks
- Soil analysis hydrometers
- Colorimeters
- Precision balances
- Mass spectrometers
- Fluorimeters
- Digital pH meters
- Laminar flow hoods
- Gel dryers
- X ray fluorescence XRF spectrometers
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Ground penetrating radar GPR
- Cell tissue culture incubators
- Laboratory test tubes
- Glass beakers
- Microtiter plate readers
- Canopy analyzers
- Laboratory drying ovens
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Circulating water baths
- Psychrometers
- Infrared gas analyzers
- Laboratory grinders
- Epifluorescence microscopes
- Flame photometers
- Synthetic aperture radar SAR
- Glass flasks
- Spectrophotometers
- Laboratory growth chambers
- Lysimeters
- Laptop computers
- Autosamplers
- Electron microscopes
- National Resources Conservation Service NRCS PEDON Description Program PDP
- UNSATFLOW
- Erosion Productivity Impact Calculator EPIC
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
- GSLIB
- SoilVision Systems SVOFFICE
- R
- PedonCE
- Microsoft Word
- SAS
- Gstat
- Geographic information system GIS software
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- S-GeMS
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Access
- SPSS
- Water Erosion Prediction Project WEPP
- GEOEAS
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- PC-Progress HYDRUS
- Variogram Estimation and Spatial Prediction plus Error Vesper
- SPAW
- National Soil Information System NASIS
- European Soil Erosion Model EUROSEM
- Soil information databases
- 3dMapper
- STATISTICA
- National Resources Conservation Service NRCS Soils Explorer
- LandSerf
- Microsoft Excel
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- GAEA Technologies WinSieve