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