Vocational Programs for Soil and Plant Scientists Career

The role of Soil and Plant Scientists is to 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 The average annual wage of the occupations is $77,080 and $37 per hour. 9 vocational programs could be taken for the Soil and Plant Scientists career. Based on BLS data, a total of 15,800 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Soil and Plant Scientists is $157,200. The average length of the programs is 1,734 hours and the average completion time is 17.59 months.