Key Competencies * Integrity * Attention to Detail * Dependability * Achievement/Effort * Initiative * Analytical Thinking * Cooperation * Independence * Persistence * Adaptability/Flexibility
Representative Tasks * Communicate research or project results to other professionals or the public or teach related courses, seminars, or workshops. * 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. * 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.
Industry
Professional Scientific & Technical Services, Educational Services, Government, Wholesale Trade,Job Family Life, Physical, and Social Science
Sample Job Titles Agriculturist, Agronomist, Agronomy Research Manager, Agronomy Specialist, Apiculturist, Arboreal Scientist, Arboriculturist, Arborist, Botanist, Corn Breeder, Cotton Breeder, Crop Nutrition Scientist, Entomologist, Extension Specialist, Fermentation Scientist, Field Research Assistant, Floriculturist, Horticulturist, Hybrid Corn Breeder, Microbiology Soil Scientist, On-Site Soil Evaluator, Plant Anatomist, Plant Breeder, Plant Breeder Scientist, Plant Pathologist, Plant Physiologist, Pomologist, Research Soil Scientist, Scientist Propagator, Soil Expert, Soil Fertility Extension Specialist, Soil Scientist, Soil Specialist, Technical Agronomist, Viticulturist, Wholesale Agronomist.