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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”.

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Tasks for “Scientist Propagator”

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 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.
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.
Communicate research or project results to other professionals or the public or teach related courses, seminars, or workshops.
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.
Provide advice regarding the development of regulatory standards for land reclamation or soil conservation.
Conduct research into the use of plant species as green fuels or in the production of green fuels.
Develop methods of conserving or managing soil that can be applied by farmers or forestry companies.
Identify or classify species of insects or allied forms, such as mites or spiders.
Perform chemical analyses of the microorganism content of soils to determine microbial reactions or chemical mineralogical relationships to plant growth.
Conduct experiments investigating how soil forms, changes, or interacts with land-based ecosystems or living organisms.
Conduct research to determine best methods of planting, spraying, cultivating, harvesting, storing, processing, or transporting horticultural products.
Develop new or improved methods or products for controlling or eliminating weeds, crop diseases, or insect pests.
Plan or supervise waste management programs for composting or farming.
Conduct experiments regarding causes of bee diseases or factors affecting yields of nectar or pollen.
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.
Identify degraded or contaminated soils and develop plans to improve their chemical, biological, or physical characteristics.
Investigate responses of soils to specific management practices to determine the effects of alternative practices on the environment.
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.
Survey undisturbed or disturbed lands for classification, inventory, mapping, environmental impact assessments, environmental protection planning, conservation planning, or reclamation planning.
Develop improved measurement techniques, soil conservation methods, soil sampling devices, or related technology.
Investigate responses of soils to specific management practices to determine the use capabilities of soils and the effects of alternative practices on soil productivity.
Plan or supervise land conservation or reclamation programs for industrial development projects.
Develop environmentally safe methods or products for controlling or eliminating weeds, crop diseases, or insect pests.

Related Technology & Tools

Thermocouples
Colorimeters
Laminar flow hoods
Laboratory mixers
Laboratory grinders
Circulating water baths
Laptop computers
Psychrometers
Refrigerated microfuges
Laser particle sizers
Soil moisture neutron probes
Porometers
Global positioning system GPS receivers
Hand augers
Laboratory drying ovens
Digital cameras
Personal digital assistants PDA
Polarizing microscopes
Ion chromatographs
Laboratory sieves
Soil thermometers
Calibrated soil scoops
Gamma ray spectrometers
Organic carbon analyzers
Precision balances
Heat flux plates
Osmometers
Ground penetrating radar GPR
Flame photometers
Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometers ICP-AES
Gel dryers
Microtiter plate readers
Infrared cameras
Glass flasks
Electron microscopes
Conductivity meters
Desktop computers
Infrared gas analyzers
Synthetic aperture radar SAR
X ray fluorescence XRF spectrometers
Soil augers
Light detection and ranging LIDAR systems
Glass beakers
Gel documentation systems
Personal computers
Tensiometers
Fluorimeters
Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment
Dataloggers
Erlenmeyer flasks
Hot water shaking baths
Luminometers
Laboratory growth chambers
Epifluorescence microscopes
High speed centrifuges
Canopy analyzers
Lysimeters
Laboratory test tubes
Sample containers
Autosamplers
Atomic absorption AA spectrometers
Spectrophotometers
Graduated glass cylinders
Laboratory muffle furnaces
Mass spectrometers
Gel electrophoresis systems
Reciprocating shaker water baths
Soil analysis hydrometers
Digital pH meters
pH indicators
Cell tissue culture incubators

UNSATFLOW
National Resources Conservation Service NRCS PEDON Description Program PDP
SoilVision Systems SVOFFICE
Variogram Estimation and Spatial Prediction plus Error Vesper
National Resources Conservation Service NRCS Soils Explorer
SAS
STATISTICA
GSLIB
Autodesk AutoCAD
Gstat
European Soil Erosion Model EUROSEM
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Excel
GEOEAS
PC-Progress HYDRUS
Soil information databases
ESRI ArcGIS software
GAEA Technologies WinSieve
Geographic information system GIS software
Microsoft Access
R
SPAW
National Soil Information System NASIS
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Word
Water Erosion Prediction Project WEPP
Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
PedonCE
Erosion Productivity Impact Calculator EPIC
3dMapper
SPSS
LandSerf
S-GeMS