Soil and Plant Scientists
Tasks Include:
- 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.
- Investigate responses of soils to specific management practices to determine the use capabilities of soils and the effects of alternative practices on soil productivity.
- Develop methods of conserving or managing soil that can be applied by farmers or forestry companies.
- 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.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +10.9%
National: +8.9%
Education
Master's Degree
Job Zone:
Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$65,730.00
State
$56,990.00
Regional
Soil and Plant Scientists
Description
Career Cluster: | Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources |
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.
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Soil and Plant Scientists
Education
Required Level of Education
- Master's Degree = 28.57%
- Bachelor's Degree = 23.81%
- Doctoral Degree = 19.05%
- 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) = 4.76%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 4.76%
- Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master. = 4.76%
- Post-Master's Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Master's degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctoral level. = 4.76%
- First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession. = 4.76%
- Post-Doctoral Training = 4.76%
Related Work Experience
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 28.57%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 28.57%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 14.29%
- None = 9.52%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 9.52%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 9.52%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Up to and including 1 month = 28.57%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 19.05%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 14.29%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 14.29%
- None = 9.52%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 9.52%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 4.76%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 28.57%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 19.05%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 19.05%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 19.05%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 9.52%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 4.76%
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Soil and Plant Scientists
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- 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.
- Investigate responses of soils to specific management practices to determine the use capabilities of soils and the effects of alternative practices on soil productivity.
- Develop methods of conserving or managing soil that can be applied by farmers or forestry companies.
- 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.
- Study soil characteristics to classify soils on the basis of factors such as geographic location, landscape position, or soil properties.
- Develop improved measurement techniques, soil conservation methods, soil sampling devices, or related technology.
- Conduct experiments investigating how soil forms, changes, or interacts with land-based ecosystems or living organisms.
- Identify degraded or contaminated soils and develop plans to improve their chemical, biological, or physical characteristics.
- Perform chemical analyses of the microorganism content of soils to determine microbial reactions or chemical mineralogical relationships to plant growth.
- Provide advice regarding the development of regulatory standards for land reclamation or soil conservation.
- Develop new or improved methods or products for controlling or eliminating weeds, crop diseases, or insect pests.
- Conduct research to determine best methods of planting, spraying, cultivating, harvesting, storing, processing, or transporting horticultural products.
- Consult with engineers or other technical personnel working on construction projects about the effects of soil problems and possible solutions to these problems.
- Develop ways of altering soils to suit different types of plants.
- Develop environmentally safe methods or products for controlling or eliminating weeds, crop diseases, or pests.
- Study ways to improve agricultural sustainability, such as the use of new methods of composting.
- Conduct experiments to investigate the underlying mechanisms of plant growth and response to the environment.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Survey undisturbed or disturbed lands for classification, inventory, mapping, environmental impact assessments, environmental protection planning, conservation planning, or reclamation planning.
- Study insect distribution or habitat and recommend methods to prevent importation or spread of injurious species.
- Identify or classify species of insects or allied forms, such as mites or spiders.
- Conduct experiments regarding causes of bee diseases or factors affecting yields of nectar or pollen.
- Conduct research into the use of plant species as green fuels or in the production of green fuels.
- Research technical requirements or environmental impacts of urban green spaces, such as green roof installations.
- Plan or supervise waste management programs for composting or farming.
- Plan or supervise land conservation or reclamation programs for industrial development projects.
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Soil and Plant Scientists
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Atomic absorption AA spectrometers
- Autosamplers
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Calibrated soil scoops)
- Light absorption meters (Canopy analyzers)
- Tissue culture incubators (Cell tissue culture incubators)
- Circulating baths (Circulating water baths)
- Colorimeters
- Conductivity meters
- Portable data input terminals (Dataloggers)
- Desktop computers
- Digital cameras
- pH meters (Digital pH meters)
- Electron microscopes
- Fluorescent microscopes (Epifluorescence microscopes)
- Laboratory flasks (Erlenmeyer flasks)
- Photometers (Flame photometers)
- Spectrofluorimeters or fluorimeters (Fluorimeters)
- Spectrometers (Gamma ray spectrometers)
- Gel documentation systems
- Gel dryers
- Gel documentation systems (Gel electrophoresis systems)
- Laboratory beakers (Glass beakers)
- Laboratory flasks (Glass flasks)
- Global positioning system receivers (Global positioning system GPS devices)
- Laboratory graduated cylinders (Graduated glass cylinders)
- Radarbased surveillance systems (Ground penetrating radar GPR)
- Augers (Hand augers)
- Soil testing kits (Heat flux plates)
- Benchtop centrifuges (High speed centrifuges)
- Orbital shaking water baths (Hot water shaking baths)
- Inductively coupled plasma ICP spectrometers (Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometers ICP-AES)
- Infrared imagers (Infrared cameras)
- Infra red or ultra violet absorption analyzers (Infrared gas analyzers)
- Ion chromatographs
- Drying cabinets or ovens (Laboratory drying ovens)
- Laboratory mills (Laboratory grinders)
- Refrigerated and heated reach in environmental or growth chambers (Laboratory growth chambers)
- Laboratory mixers
- Laboratory box furnaces (Laboratory muffle furnaces)
- Test sieves (Laboratory sieves)
- Multipurpose or general test tubes (Laboratory test tubes)
- Laminar flow cabinets or stations (Laminar flow hoods)
- Notebook computers (Laptop computers)
- Particle size measuring apparatus (Laser particle sizers)
- Radarbased surveillance systems (Light detection and ranging LIDAR systems)
- Photometers (Luminometers)
- Precipitation or evaporation recorders (Lysimeters)
- Mass spectrometers
- Microplate readers (Microtiter plate readers)
- Organic carbon analyzers
- Osmometers
- Personal computers
- Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers (Personal digital assistants PDA)
- pH meters (pH indicators)
- Polarizing microscopes
- Temperature cycling chambers or thermal cyclers (Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment)
- Permeability or porosity estimation apparatus (Porometers)
- Laboratory balances (Precision balances)
- Psychrometers
- Reciprocating shaking water baths (Reciprocating shaker water baths)
- Refrigerated benchtop centrifuges (Refrigerated microfuges)
- Sample holders (Sample containers)
- Hydrometers (Soil analysis hydrometers)
- Soil core sampling apparatus (Soil augers)
- Moisture meters (Soil moisture neutron probes)
- Handheld thermometer (Soil thermometers)
- Spectrophotometers
- Radarbased surveillance systems (Synthetic aperture radar SAR)
- Tensiometers
- Thermocouples
- Spectrofluorimeters or fluorimeters (X ray fluorescence XRF spectrometers)
Technologies Include:
- Analytical or scientific software
- 3dMapper
- Erosion Productivity Impact Calculator EPIC
- European Soil Erosion Model EUROSEM
- GEOEAS
- GSLIB
- Gstat
- LandSerf
- PC-Progress HYDRUS
- S-GeMS
- SAS software
- SPAW
- SPSS software
- StatSoft STATISTICA software
- UNSATFLOW
- Variogram Estimation and Spatial Prediction plus Error Vesper
- Water Erosion Prediction Project WEPP
- Categorization or classification software
- GAEA Technologies WinSieve
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Autodesk AutoCAD software
- Data base user interface and query software
- National Resources Conservation Service NRCS PEDON Description Program PDP
- National Resources Conservation Service NRCS Soils Explorer
- National Soil Information System NASIS
- PedonCE
- Soil information databases
- SoilVision Systems SoilVision software
- Map creation software
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- GIS software
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
- Object or component oriented development software
- R
- Office suite software
- Microsoft Office software
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
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Soil and Plant Scientists
Special Requirements
http://www.dpor.virginia.gov/Boards/SSWPG/
Required Fees:
For More Information, Contact:
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation – Board for Professional Soil Scientists, Wetland Professionals, and Geologists
Phone: (80.4) .8514
TTY: (80.4) .8506
Fax: (86.6) .6206
http://
[email protected]
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Soil and Plant Scientists
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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85.75 | Biology | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
76.25 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
71.50 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
71.00 | 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. |
69.00 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
60.00 | 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. |
59.50 | Geography | Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life. |
58.75 | Communications and Media | Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media. |
55.00 | Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
53.50 | Physics | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes. |
53.50 | 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. |
50.00 | 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. |
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Soil and Plant Scientists
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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75.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
75.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
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 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
72.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
68.75 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
62.50 | 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. |
62.50 | Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
56.25 | 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 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
53.00 | Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. |
50.00 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
50.00 | Operations Analysis | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
50.00 | Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
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Soil and Plant Scientists
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 | 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 | 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). |
75.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
72.00 | 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. |
72.00 | 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. |
68.75 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
68.75 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
62.50 | 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). |
59.50 | 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. |
59.50 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
53.00 | Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
53.00 | Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
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 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
50.00 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
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Soil and Plant Scientists
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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90.50 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
87.00 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
83.25 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
82.25 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
82.25 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
80.00 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
80.00 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
79.75 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
76.25 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
76.25 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
75.00 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
75.00 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
73.75 | 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. |
72.50 | 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. |
71.50 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
70.25 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
69.00 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
68.75 | 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. |
66.75 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
66.75 | Providing Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
64.25 | Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates | Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. |
60.75 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
59.50 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
59.50 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
58.25 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
56.00 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
54.75 | Performing for or Working Directly with the Public | Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests. |
53.50 | Monitoring and Controlling Resources | Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money. |
52.50 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
52.50 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
50.00 | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment | Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
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Soil and Plant Scientists
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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88.00 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
85.00 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
83.25 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
81.00 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
81.00 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
79.75 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
78.50 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
73.75 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
72.50 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
72.50 | 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. |
71.50 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
70.25 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
69.00 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
60.75 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
56.00 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
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Soil and Plant Scientists
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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83.33 | 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. |
77.83 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
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. |
66.67 | 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. |
50.00 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
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Soil and Plant Scientists
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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95.20 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
89.60 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
87.60 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
86.60 | 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? |
84.80 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
84.80 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
81.00 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
79.00 | 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? |
78.00 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
78.00 | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather | How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
76.20 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
74.00 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
73.00 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
71.40 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
71.40 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
67.60 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
67.00 | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? |
66.60 | 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? |
66.60 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
66.60 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
65.80 | 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? |
62.00 | 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? |
61.00 | Outdoors, Under Cover | How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (e.g., structure with roof but no walls)? |
59.00 | 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? |
58.00 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
58.00 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
57.20 | 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? |
56.20 | In an Open Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or equipment (e.g., tractor)? |
55.20 | Public Speaking | How often do you have to perform public speaking in this job? |
55.00 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
54.20 | 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? |
53.40 | Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? |
53.40 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
50.40 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
50.00 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
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Soil and Plant Scientists
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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Soil and Plant Scientists
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $38,520.00 | $65,730.00 | $94,290.00 |
Virginia | $24,630.00 | $56,990.00 | $83,370.00 |
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 | $39,184.33 | $57,550.10 | $80,737.33 |
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 | $59,059.99 | $89,655.41 | $121,233.20 |
Northern Virginia | $25,572.52 | $25,572.52 | $55,962.33 |
Piedmont Workforce | $39,805.31 | $59,180.45 | $78,705.11 |
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 | $60,965.52 | $86,583.72 | $94,454.03 |
* 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)
Soil and Plant Scientists
Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 19,100 | 20,800 | +8.9% |
Virginia | 311 | 345 | +10.9% |
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)
Soil and Plant Scientists
Related Occupations
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- Conservation Scientists
- Agricultural Engineers
- Biologists
- Microbiologists
- Range Managers
- Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
- Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
- Hydrologists
- Agricultural Technicians
- Animal Scientists
- Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
- Environmental Restoration Planners
- Forest and Conservation Technicians
- Foresters
- Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
- Biological Technicians
- Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
- Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
Careers in Plant Systems Pathway:
- Agricultural Workers, All Other
- Biological Technicians
- Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
- Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation
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- Tree Trimmers and Pruners
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Soil and Plant Scientists
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Soil and Plant Scientists
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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Soil and Plant Scientists
Titles
- Agriculturist
- Agronomist
- Agronomy Professor
- Agronomy Research Manager
- Apiculturist
- Arboreal Scientist
- Arboriculturist
- Arborist
- Botanist
- Corn Breeder
- Cotton Breeder
- Crop and Soil Science Department Chair
- Crop Nutrition Scientist
- Entomologist
- Floriculturist
- Horticulture Professor
- Horticulturist
- Hybrid Corn Breeder
- Hydrology Professor
- Microbiology Soil Scientist
- Physical Hydrologist
- Plant Anatomist
- Plant Breeder
- Plant Breeder Scientist
- Plant Pathologist
- Plant Physiologist
- Pomologist
- Research Soil Scientist
- Scientist Propagator
- Soil Expert
- Soil Fertility Extension Specialist
- Soil Physical Chemistry Professor
- Soil Physics Professor
- Soil Science Professor
- Soil Scientist
- Soil Specialist
- Viticulturist
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Soil and Plant Scientists
Related Schools
- Ferrum College
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Virginia State University
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