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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
- Crop Nutrition Scientist
- 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
- Extension Specialist
- Entomologist
- Cotton Breeder
- Corn Breeder
- Botanist
- Arborist
- Arboriculturist
- Arboreal Scientist
- Apiculturist
- Agriculturist
Tasks for “Extension Specialist”
- Develop new or improved methods or products for controlling or eliminating weeds, crop diseases, or insect pests.
- 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.
- Investigate responses of soils to specific management practices to determine the use capabilities of soils and the effects of alternative practices on soil productivity.
- Conduct research to determine best methods of planting, spraying, cultivating, harvesting, storing, processing, or transporting horticultural products.
- Plan or supervise land conservation or reclamation programs for industrial development projects.
- Perform chemical analyses of the microorganism content of soils to determine microbial reactions or chemical mineralogical relationships to plant growth.
- Investigate responses of soils to specific management practices to determine the effects of alternative practices on the environment.
- Provide advice regarding the development of regulatory standards for land reclamation or soil conservation.
- Research technical requirements or environmental impacts of urban green spaces, such as green roof installations.
- Study ways to improve agricultural sustainability, such as the use of new methods of composting.
- Develop ways of altering soils to suit different types of plants.
- Conduct experiments regarding causes of bee diseases or factors affecting yields of nectar or pollen.
- Study soil characteristics to classify soils on the basis of factors such as geographic location, landscape position, or soil properties.
- 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.
- Survey undisturbed or disturbed lands for classification, inventory, mapping, environmental impact assessments, environmental protection planning, conservation planning, or reclamation planning.
- Communicate research or project results to other professionals or the public or teach related courses, seminars, or workshops.
- Identify or classify species of insects or allied forms, such as mites or spiders.
- Study insect distribution or habitat and recommend methods to prevent importation or spread of injurious species.
- Develop improved measurement techniques, soil conservation methods, soil sampling devices, or related technology.
- Conduct research into the use of plant species as green fuels or in the production of green fuels.
- Develop methods of conserving or managing soil that can be applied by farmers or forestry companies.
- Identify degraded or contaminated soils and develop plans to improve their chemical, biological, or physical characteristics.
- 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.
- Develop environmentally safe methods or products for controlling or eliminating weeds, crop diseases, or insect pests.
- Plan or supervise waste management programs for composting or farming.
- Conduct experiments investigating how soil forms, changes, or interacts with land-based ecosystems or living organisms.
Related Technology & Tools
- Digital cameras
- Osmometers
- Dataloggers
- Laboratory test tubes
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Refrigerated microfuges
- Autosamplers
- Laser particle sizers
- Polarizing microscopes
- Soil augers
- Cell tissue culture incubators
- Hot water shaking baths
- pH indicators
- Fluorimeters
- Laboratory sieves
- Gel electrophoresis systems
- Spectrophotometers
- Ion chromatographs
- Psychrometers
- Light detection and ranging LIDAR systems
- Heat flux plates
- Laboratory muffle furnaces
- Circulating water baths
- Gamma ray spectrometers
- Electron microscopes
- Precision balances
- Laboratory drying ovens
- Laminar flow hoods
- Glass beakers
- Infrared gas analyzers
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Laptop computers
- Ground penetrating radar GPR
- Calibrated soil scoops
- Personal computers
- Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometers ICP-AES
- Organic carbon analyzers
- Lysimeters
- Gel dryers
- Digital pH meters
- Graduated glass cylinders
- Mass spectrometers
- High speed centrifuges
- Erlenmeyer flasks
- Thermocouples
- Epifluorescence microscopes
- Soil moisture neutron probes
- Luminometers
- Reciprocating shaker water baths
- Conductivity meters
- Laboratory mixers
- Infrared cameras
- Synthetic aperture radar SAR
- Laboratory growth chambers
- Laboratory grinders
- Glass flasks
- Soil thermometers
- Colorimeters
- Desktop computers
- Soil analysis hydrometers
- Porometers
- Canopy analyzers
- Sample containers
- Microtiter plate readers
- Gel documentation systems
- Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment
- X ray fluorescence XRF spectrometers
- Tensiometers
- Hand augers
- Flame photometers
- Atomic absorption AA spectrometers
- SPAW
- Microsoft Access
- European Soil Erosion Model EUROSEM
- National Resources Conservation Service NRCS Soils Explorer
- Water Erosion Prediction Project WEPP
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
- LandSerf
- GAEA Technologies WinSieve
- National Resources Conservation Service NRCS PEDON Description Program PDP
- National Soil Information System NASIS
- Microsoft Excel
- GEOEAS
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- SoilVision Systems SVOFFICE
- Microsoft Word
- PedonCE
- Microsoft Office
- PC-Progress HYDRUS
- Soil information databases
- Variogram Estimation and Spatial Prediction plus Error Vesper
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- S-GeMS
- R
- SPSS
- Geographic information system GIS software
- Gstat
- SAS
- Erosion Productivity Impact Calculator EPIC
- 3dMapper
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- UNSATFLOW
- GSLIB
- STATISTICA