Soil & Water Conservationists
Also called:
Soil Conservationist, Conservationist, Land Reclamation Specialist, Land Resource Specialist
What they do:
Plan or develop coordinated practices for soil erosion control, soil or water conservation, or sound land use.
On the job, you would:
- Calculate or compare efficiencies associated with changing from low-precision irrigation technologies, such as furrow irrigation, to high-precision technologies, such as computer-controlled systems.
- Implement soil or water management techniques, such as nutrient management, erosion control, buffers, or filter strips, in accordance with conservation plans.
- Initiate, schedule, or conduct annual audits or compliance checks of program implementation by local government.
Business
- customer service
- management
Arts and Humanities
Math and Science
Engineering and Technology
- product and service development
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- reading work related information
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
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Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- communicate by speaking
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- use rules to solve problems
Math
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
Attention
- do two or more things at the same time
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People interested in this work like activities that include
ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Dependability
- Cooperation
- Attention to Detail
- Initiative
- Self Control
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You might use software like this on the job:
Analytical or scientific software
- Clover Technology GALENA
- CropSyst Suite
Data base user interface and query software
Map creation software
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- ESRI ArcInfo
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bachelor's degree or
associate's degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$59,530
per year, on average
This work is part of the .
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