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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”.

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Tasks for “Soil Fertility Extension Specialist”

Develop new or improved methods or products for controlling or eliminating weeds, crop diseases, or insect pests.
Investigate soil problems or poor water quality to determine sources and effects.
Perform chemical analyses of the microorganism content of soils to determine microbial reactions or chemical mineralogical relationships to plant growth.
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 regarding causes of bee diseases or factors affecting yields of nectar or pollen.
Plan or supervise waste management programs for composting or farming.
Develop environmentally safe methods or products for controlling or eliminating weeds, crop diseases, or insect pests.
Study insect distribution or habitat and recommend methods to prevent importation or spread of injurious species.
Conduct experiments investigating how soil forms, changes, or interacts with land-based ecosystems or living organisms.
Research technical requirements or environmental impacts of urban green spaces, such as green roof installations.
Consult with engineers or other technical personnel working on construction projects about the effects of soil problems and possible solutions to these problems.
Identify degraded or contaminated soils and develop plans to improve their chemical, biological, or physical characteristics.
Survey undisturbed or disturbed lands for classification, inventory, mapping, environmental impact assessments, environmental protection planning, conservation planning, or reclamation planning.
Develop improved measurement techniques, soil conservation methods, soil sampling devices, or related technology.
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.
Develop methods of conserving or managing soil that can be applied by farmers or forestry companies.
Provide advice regarding the development of regulatory standards for land reclamation or soil conservation.
Study soil characteristics to classify soils on the basis of factors such as geographic location, landscape position, or soil properties.
Investigate responses of soils to specific management practices to determine the effects of alternative practices on the environment.
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 ways to improve agricultural sustainability, such as the use of new methods of composting.
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.
Communicate research or project results to other professionals or the public or teach related courses, seminars, or workshops.
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.
Identify or classify species of insects or allied forms, such as mites or spiders.

Related Technology & Tools

Porometers
Laser particle sizers
Atomic absorption AA spectrometers
Personal digital assistants PDA
Tensiometers
Autosamplers
Infrared gas analyzers
Conductivity meters
Canopy analyzers
Graduated glass cylinders
Gel documentation systems
Soil thermometers
Osmometers
Thermocouples
Precision balances
Mass spectrometers
Infrared cameras
Laboratory drying ovens
Gamma ray spectrometers
Personal computers
Psychrometers
Calibrated soil scoops
Microtiter plate readers
Sample containers
Epifluorescence microscopes
Laboratory mixers
Digital pH meters
Laboratory growth chambers
Ion chromatographs
Light detection and ranging LIDAR systems
High speed centrifuges
Spectrophotometers
Circulating water baths
Laminar flow hoods
Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment
Soil moisture neutron probes
Cell tissue culture incubators
Desktop computers
Colorimeters
pH indicators
Gel electrophoresis systems
Dataloggers
Glass flasks
Synthetic aperture radar SAR
Laboratory sieves
Soil analysis hydrometers
Soil augers
Gel dryers
Laboratory muffle furnaces
Luminometers
Refrigerated microfuges
Erlenmeyer flasks
Hot water shaking baths
Flame photometers
X ray fluorescence XRF spectrometers
Digital cameras
Laboratory grinders
Organic carbon analyzers
Hand augers
Lysimeters
Laboratory test tubes
Ground penetrating radar GPR
Electron microscopes
Global positioning system GPS receivers
Glass beakers
Reciprocating shaker water baths
Fluorimeters
Polarizing microscopes
Laptop computers
Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometers ICP-AES
Heat flux plates

LandSerf
National Resources Conservation Service NRCS Soils Explorer
UNSATFLOW
GAEA Technologies WinSieve
GEOEAS
Microsoft Access
European Soil Erosion Model EUROSEM
Autodesk AutoCAD
SPAW
Microsoft Excel
National Soil Information System NASIS
STATISTICA
Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
Microsoft Office
Microsoft PowerPoint
R
GSLIB
Variogram Estimation and Spatial Prediction plus Error Vesper
Water Erosion Prediction Project WEPP
ESRI ArcGIS software
PC-Progress HYDRUS
SAS
Microsoft Word
Erosion Productivity Impact Calculator EPIC
S-GeMS
Geographic information system GIS software
Gstat
PedonCE
SPSS
Soil information databases
3dMapper
National Resources Conservation Service NRCS PEDON Description Program PDP
SoilVision Systems SVOFFICE