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