| Profession |
Skills Required |
Duties Performed |
| Agronomist |
- Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- 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.
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- Provide information and recommendations to farmers and other landowners regarding ways in which they can best use land, promote plant growth, and avoid or correct problems such as erosion.
- Develop new or improved methods and products for controlling and eliminating weeds, crop diseases, and insect pests.
- 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.
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| Horticultural Science Technician |
- Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- 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.
- Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
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- Set up laboratory or field equipment, and prepare sites for testing.
- Prepare slides and incubate slides with cell cultures.
- Perform crop production duties such as tilling, hoeing, pruning, weeding, and harvesting crops.
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| Agricultural Engineer |
- Technology Design: Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs.
- Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Installation: Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.
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- Plan and direct construction of rural electric-power distribution systems, and irrigation, drainage, and flood control systems for soil and water conservation.
- Supervise food processing or manufacturing plant operations.
- Provide advice on water quality and issues related to pollution management, river control, and ground and surface water resources.
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