Certified Professional Soil Scientist

Median Annual Income

$122,090

Projected Job Growth

-2 %

Career Cluster(s)

Agriculture

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Plan, direct, or coordinate the management or operation of farms, ranches, greenhouses, aquacultural operations, nurseries, timber tracts, or other agricultural establishments. May hire, train, and supervise farm workers or contract for services to carry out the day-to-day activities of the managed operation. May engage in or supervise planting, cultivating, harvesting, and financial and marketing activities.

Median Annual Income

$72,615

Projected Job Growth

+7 %

Career Cluster(s)

Energy & Natural Resources

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

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.

Median Annual Income

$83,460

Projected Job Growth

+8 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Doctoral or professional degree

Teach courses in biological sciences. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Median Annual Income

$100,830

Projected Job Growth

+5 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Doctoral or professional degree

Teach courses in forestry and conservation science. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Median Annual Income

$101,390

Projected Job Growth

+4 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Doctoral or professional degree

Teach courses in the physical sciences, except chemistry and physics. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching, and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Median Annual Income

$87,710

Projected Job Growth

+4 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Doctoral or professional degree

Teach courses in environmental science. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Median Annual Income

$77,280

Projected Job Growth

+4 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Doctoral or professional degree

Teach courses in childcare, family relations, finance, nutrition, and related subjects pertaining to home management. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Median Annual Income

$61,490

Projected Job Growth

0 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Teach vocational courses intended to provide occupational training below the baccalaureate level in subjects such as construction, mechanics/repair, manufacturing, transportation, or cosmetology, primarily to students who have graduated from or left high school. Teaching takes place in public or private schools whose primary business is academic or vocational education.

Median Annual Income

$53,605

Projected Job Growth

-1 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Teach occupational, vocational, career, or technical subjects to students at the middle, intermediate, or junior high school level.

Median Annual Income

$58,800

Projected Job Growth

-2 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Master's degree

Instruct and advise individuals and families engaged in agriculture, agricultural-related processes, or home management activities. Demonstrate procedures and apply research findings to advance agricultural and home management activities. May develop educational outreach programs. May instruct on either agricultural issues such as agricultural processes and techniques, pest management, and food safety, or on home management issues such as budgeting, nutrition, and child development.

Median Annual Income

$

Projected Job Growth

+7 %

Career Cluster(s)

Energy & Natural Resources

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

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.

Median Annual Income

$

Projected Job Growth

+6 %

Career Cluster(s)

Public Service & Safety

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Manage, improve, and protect natural resources to maximize their use without damaging the environment. May conduct soil surveys and develop plans to eliminate soil erosion or to protect rangelands. May instruct farmers, agricultural production managers, or ranchers in best ways to use crop rotation, contour plowing, or terracing to conserve soil and water; in the number and kind of livestock and forage plants best suited to particular ranges; and in range and farm improvements, such as fencing and reservoirs for stock watering.

Median Annual Income

$

Projected Job Growth

+5 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Doctoral or professional degree

Teach courses in the agricultural sciences. Includes teachers of agronomy, dairy sciences, fisheries management, horticultural sciences, poultry sciences, range management, and agricultural soil conservation. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.