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