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