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