Animal Scientists
Tasks Include:
- Conduct research concerning animal nutrition, breeding, or management to improve products or processes.
- Advise producers about improved products and techniques that could enhance their animal production efforts.
- Study nutritional requirements of animals and nutritive values of animal feed materials.
- Study effects of management practices, processing methods, feed, or environmental conditions on quality and quantity of animal products, such as eggs and milk.
- Develop improved practices in feeding, housing, sanitation, or parasite and disease control of animals.
- Research and control animal selection and breeding practices to increase production efficiency and improve animal quality.
- Determine genetic composition of animal populations and heritability of traits, using principles of genetics.
- Crossbreed animals with existing strains or cross strains to obtain new combinations of desirable characteristics.
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National: +13.5%
Education
Doctoral Degree
Job Zone:
Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$69,390.00
State
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Regional
Animal Scientists
Description
Career Cluster: | Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources |
Conduct research in the genetics, nutrition, reproduction, growth, and development of domestic farm animals.
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Animal Scientists
Education
Required Level of Education
- Doctoral Degree = 43.48%
- Master's Degree = 21.74%
- Bachelor's Degree = 13.04%
- Post-Doctoral Training = 13.04%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 4.35%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 4.35%
Related Work Experience
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 30.43%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 26.09%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 17.39%
- None = 8.70%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 8.70%
- Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years = 4.35%
- Over 10 years = 4.35%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Up to and including 1 month = 30.43%
- None = 17.39%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 13.04%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 8.70%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 8.70%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 8.70%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 8.70%
- Over 10 years = 4.35%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 26.09%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 17.39%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 17.39%
- None or short demonstration = 13.04%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 13.04%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 4.35%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 4.35%
- Over 10 years = 4.35%
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Animal Scientists
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Conduct research concerning animal nutrition, breeding, or management to improve products or processes.
- Advise producers about improved products and techniques that could enhance their animal production efforts.
- Study nutritional requirements of animals and nutritive values of animal feed materials.
- Study effects of management practices, processing methods, feed, or environmental conditions on quality and quantity of animal products, such as eggs and milk.
- Develop improved practices in feeding, housing, sanitation, or parasite and disease control of animals.
- Research and control animal selection and breeding practices to increase production efficiency and improve animal quality.
- Write up or orally communicate research findings to the scientific community, producers, and the public.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Determine genetic composition of animal populations and heritability of traits, using principles of genetics.
- Crossbreed animals with existing strains or cross strains to obtain new combinations of desirable characteristics.
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Animal Scientists
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Analytical balances (Analytic balances)
- Hematology analyzers (Animal blood analyzers)
- Animal husbandry equipment (Animal catching equipment)
- Feed mixers (Animal feed mixers)
- Animal husbandry equipment (Animal feeders)
- Animal husbandry equipment (Animal heater lamps)
- Animal husbandry equipment (Artificial insemination kits)
- Atomic absorption AA spectrometers
- Dry wall single chamber carbon dioxide incubators (Automatic carbon dioxide CO2 incubators)
- Veterinary injection or suction units or accessories (Balling guns)
- Benchtop centrifuges
- Blood collection syringes
- Calorimeters (Bomb calorimeters)
- Incubators or brooders for poultry (Brooders)
- Gas burners (Bunsen burners)
- Animal husbandry equipment (Calf pullers)
- Restraints (Calf restraints)
- Calorimeters
- Stunner (Captive bolt stunners)
- Animal weighing scales (Cattle scales)
- Animal husbandry equipment (Cattle squeeze chutes)
- Circulating baths (Circulating water baths)
- Animal husbandry equipment (Computerized cattle feeders)
- Conductivity meters (Conductance meters)
- Animal husbandry equipment (Dehorners)
- Deoxyribonucleic sequence analyzers (Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers)
- Desktop computers
- Histology sampling and dissecting stations (Dissecting kits)
- Animal husbandry equipment (Ear punches)
- Stunner (Electric stunners)
- Laboratory balances (Electronic laboratory balances)
- Laboratory flasks (Erlenmeyer flasks)
- Vacuum blood collection tubes or containers (Evacuated blood collection tubes)
- Reactors or fermenters or digesters (Fiber digesters)
- Spectrophotometers (Fluorescence spectrophotometers)
- Electrophoresis system accessories (Fraction collectors)
- Freeze dryers or lyopholizers (Freeze dryers)
- Gas chromatographs (Gas chromatographs GC)
- Gel documentation systems (Gel electrophoresis equipment)
- Dropping pipettes (Glass pipettes)
- Laboratory beakers (Graduated beakers)
- Laboratory graduated cylinders (Graduated cylinders)
- Handheld thermometer (Handheld digital thermometers)
- High pressure liquid chromatograph chromatography (High pressure liquid chromatograph HPLC equipment)
- Homogenizers
- Stirring hotplates (Hot plate stirrers)
- Hybridization ovens or incubators (Hybridization chambers)
- Hydrometers
- Photo attachments for microscopes (Imaging microscopes)
- Infrared spectrometers (Infrared IR spectrometers)
- Drying cabinets or ovens (Laboratory drying ovens)
- Fume hoods or cupboards (Laboratory fume hoods)
- Vacuum ovens (Laboratory vacuum ovens)
- Laboratory vacuum pumps
- Water baths (Laboratory water baths)
- Laminar flow cabinets or stations (Laminar flow cabinets)
- Notebook computers (Laptop computers)
- Densitometers (Laser densitometers)
- Liquid scintillation counters
- Animal weighing scales (Livestock scales)
- Chopping machinery (Meat choppers)
- Commercial use food grinders (Meat grinders)
- Microcentrifuges
- Microscope slides
- Microcentrifuges (Microultracentrifuges)
- Binocular light compound microscopes (Optical compound microscopes)
- Orbital shaking water baths
- Oxygen sensors (Oxygen meters)
- Personal computers
- Petri plates or dishes (Petri dishes)
- Temperature cycling chambers or thermal cyclers (Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment)
- Incubators or brooders for poultry (Poultry incubators)
- Refrigerated benchtop centrifuges
- Densitometers (Scanning densitometers)
- Calculators or accessories (Scientific calculators)
- Gel dryers (Slab dryers)
- Specimen collectors (Specimen collection containers)
- Steam autoclaves or sterilizers (Steam autoclaves)
- Tissue culture incubators
- Triple beam balances
- Ultracentrifuges
- Immersion circulators (Ultrasonic water baths)
- Medical ultrasound or doppler or echo probes (Ultrasound probes)
- Spectrophotometers (Ultraviolet UV visible spectrophotometers)
- Veterinary castration instruments (Veterinary emasculators)
- Laboratory flasks (Volumetric flasks)
Technologies Include:
- Analytical or scientific software
- Best Linear Unbiased Prediction BLUP software
- Cowculator
- COWGAME
- Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequence analysis software
- FEEDLOT CALC
- Master Ration Calculator
- Nutrition Balance Analyzer NUTBAL
- SAS software
- VSNi ASReml
- VSNi GenStat
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Autodesk AutoCAD software
- Data base user interface and query software
- DAGRIS
- Domestic Animal Diversity Information Service DAD-IS
- Microsoft Access
- Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals OMIA
- Electronic mail software
- Email software
- Internet browser software
- Web browser software
- Map creation software
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Office suite software
- Microsoft Office software
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
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Animal Scientists
Special Requirements
Below is a general overview of the technician certification process. For complete program information, download the Technician Certification Handbook. The handbook contains everything you need to know about application and testing procedures, qualification criteria, exam fees, and many other topics, and should be retained for use as a reference during the application process.
Education and Work Experience Requirements
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ALAT
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No high school diploma or GED
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+2 years laboratory animal science experience
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HS diploma or GED
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+1 year laboratory animal science experience
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Any college degree of 2 or more years duration
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+0.5 year laboratory animal science experience
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LAT
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HS diploma or GED
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+3 years laboratory animal science experience
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Any AA/AS degree
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+2 years laboratory animal science experience
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Any BA/BS or higher degree
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+1 year laboratory animal science experience
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ALAT certification plus HS diploma/GED, or college or higher degree
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+0.5 year after receiving ALAT certification
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ALAT certification without HS diploma/GED, or any college degree
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+2 years after receiving ALAT certification
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LATG
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HS diploma or GED
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+5 years laboratory animal science experience
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Any AA/AS degree
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+4 years laboratory animal science experience
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Any BA/BS or higher degree
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+3 years laboratory animal science experience
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LAT certification plus HS diploma or GED, or college or higher degree
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+0.5 year after receiving LAT certification
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All three examination levels consist of multiple-choice questions with a single correct answer and three incorrect answers. Exams are administered throughout the year on a personal computer (PC) workstation at a Prometric Testing Center; a pencil-and-paper exam is offered once yearly at the AALAS National Meeting.
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ALAT
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LAT
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LATG
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Animal Husbandry, Health & Welfare
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66-92%
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65-91%
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50%
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Facility Administration & Management
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8-34%
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9-35%
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50%
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Total Questions
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120
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155
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180
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Exam Time Limit
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2 hrs
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2.5 hrs
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3 hrs
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To apply for an AALAS Technician Certification Exam, you must complete an application formand submit all necessary documentation and fees. Once your application has been approved and processed, you will receive an Authorization to Test letter from the AALAS office. You must take this letter with you to your exam.
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Animal Scientists
Internships
Adventure Camp-SeaWorld & Busch Gardens
http://www.seaworld.org/career-resources/internship/index.htm
2005 SeaWorld Adventure Camp Internship programs, sponsored by the Education Department at SeaWorld Orlando Adventure Park. This fast-paced experiential learning opportunity is designed for undergraduate students who have completed their sophomore year and are in good standing at a recognized academic institution. Applicants should be seeking degrees in education, science, or recreation. This is a paid Internship, and students may additionally arrange to receive academic credit through their faculty advisor.
American Society of Animal Science Foundation Internship
http://www.asas.org
ASAS and FASS are pleased to announce the opportunity to serve as the Second ASAS-FASS Student Intern in the DC-based Office of Scientific Liaison of FASS. The program is meant to improve understanding and appreciation of communicating science as well as to sharpen the ability of the participants to communicate complex technical issues to non-specialists.
Elanco Animal Health
http://www.elanco.us/careers/default.aspx
The purpose of the internship is to provide students who have backgrounds in biology, chemistry, or animal science with the opportunity to conduct a research project from the conception of the idea to the completion of the final report. Thus, we have created a summer internship program (May to August 2004) with a stipend for students to explore research in animal health. Available yearly.
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Animal Scientists
Additional Resources
Information on careers in agricultural science is available from:
American Society of Agronomy
Crop Science Society of America
Soil Science Society of America
677 S. Segoe Rd.
Madison, WI 53711-1086
Food and Agricultural Careers for Tomorrow
Purdue University
1140 Agricultural Administration Bldg.
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1140
For information on careers in food technology, write to:
Institute of Food Technologists
Suite 300
221 N. LaSalle St.
Chicago IL 60601-1291
Information on acquiring a job as an agricultural scientist with the Federal Government is available from the Office of Personnel Management through a telephone-based system. Consult your telephone directory under U.S. Government for a local number or call (912) 757-3000; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339 The first number is not tollfree and charges may result.
Information also is available from the Internet site:
http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/IORs/gs1900/1980b.htm
American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
9190 Crestwyn Hills Dr.
Memphis, TN 38125-8538
Phone: 901-754-8620
Fax: 901-753-0046
http://www.aalas.org
American Society of Animal Science
1111 N. Dunlap Ave.
Savoy, IL 61874
Phone: 217-356-9050
Fax: 217-398-4119
http://www.asas.org
Established in 1908, the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) is a professional organization for animal scientists designed to help members provide effective leadership through research, extension, teaching and service for the dynamic and rapidly changing livestock and meat industries.
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Animal Scientists
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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91.00 | Biology | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
78.25 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
77.25 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
76.00 | Chemistry | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
70.75 | Food Production | Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques. |
61.25 | Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
59.75 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
58.75 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
53.25 | Sales and Marketing | Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. |
50.00 | Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
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Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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78.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
75.00 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
75.00 | Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
75.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
75.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
75.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
72.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
72.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
72.00 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
68.75 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
68.75 | Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
59.50 | Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
56.25 | Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
56.25 | Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
56.25 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
53.00 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
53.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
50.00 | Management of Personnel Resources | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
50.00 | Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
50.00 | Negotiation | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
50.00 | Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. |
50.00 | Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
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75.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
75.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
75.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
75.00 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
75.00 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
75.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
75.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
75.00 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
72.00 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
72.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
72.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
68.75 | Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
68.75 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
56.25 | Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
56.25 | Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
56.25 | Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
53.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
50.00 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
50.00 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
50.00 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
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Animal Scientists
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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88.75 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
87.00 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
85.75 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
85.75 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
83.75 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
81.50 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
81.50 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
81.00 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
77.25 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
77.25 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
77.25 | Providing Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
76.00 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
76.00 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
75.00 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
75.00 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
72.75 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
72.75 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
72.75 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
67.50 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
67.50 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
66.25 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
65.25 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
61.25 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
61.25 | Selling or Influencing Others | Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions. |
60.75 | Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates | Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. |
60.25 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
57.50 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
55.50 | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
53.25 | Monitoring and Controlling Resources | Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money. |
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Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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91.25 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
89.25 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
84.75 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
83.75 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
81.50 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
78.25 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
76.00 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
76.00 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
76.00 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
76.00 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
68.50 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
68.50 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
65.25 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
65.25 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
53.25 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
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Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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72.17 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
72.17 | Recognition | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status. |
72.17 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
58.33 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
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Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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100.00 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
94.80 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
89.00 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
88.60 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
87.80 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
85.20 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
84.40 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
83.40 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
79.20 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
79.20 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
78.20 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
76.60 | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? |
74.60 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
73.00 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
72.20 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
71.40 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
71.40 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
68.60 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
68.60 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
67.80 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
67.80 | Outdoors, Under Cover | How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (e.g., structure with roof but no walls)? |
66.00 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
65.20 | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather | How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
60.80 | Public Speaking | How often do you have to perform public speaking in this job? |
60.80 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
59.20 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
59.20 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
58.20 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
58.20 | Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? |
58.20 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
54.60 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
53.00 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
49.60 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
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Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
- Job Training
- Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals. Very advanced communication and organizational skills are required. Examples include pharmacists, lawyers, astronomers, biologists, clergy, physician assistants, and veterinarians.
- Education
- Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $45,910.00 | $69,390.00 | $101,100.00 |
Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 3,700 | 4,200 | +13.5% |
Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Titles
- Animal Anatomist
- Animal Behaviorist
- Animal Biologist
- Animal Breeder
- Animal Breeding and Genetics Professor
- Animal Geneticist
- Animal Husbandman
- Animal Management Systems Specialist
- Animal Nutrition Consultant
- Animal Nutritionist
- Animal Science Professor
- Animal Science Section Leader
- Animal Scientist
- Beef Cattle Nutritionist
- Beef Cattle Specialist
- Beef Technical Services Manager
- Dairy Bacteriologist
- Dairy Consultant
- Dairy Husbandman
- Dairy Management Professor
- Dairy Nutritionist
- Dairy Scientist
- Extension Animal Scientist
- Poultry Husbandman
- Poultry Science Professor
- Poultry Scientist
- Professor
- Research and Development Director
- Research Center Partner
- Research Geneticist
- Research Scientist
- Sericulturist
- Swine Genetics Researcher
- Swine Nutritionist
- Veterinary Science Professor
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Related Schools
- Ferrum College
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Virginia State University
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