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