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