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