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