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