DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

19-1013 Soil and Plant Scientists

Occupational Description:
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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Central Minnesota 506$29.28/hr$0.85/hr$19.90/hr$25.27/hr$29.36/hr$34.47/hr$37.85/hr
Minnesota 650163$36.45/hr$2.15/hr$20.83/hr$25.92/hr$33.19/hr$44.28/hr$52.14/hr
U S 14,150679$33.93/hr$0.44/hr$18.66/hr$24.11/hr$30.70/hr$40.04/hr$54.16/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Other Regional Data For Soil and Plant Scientists
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 520 $33.29/hr 1.8%
Northwest Minnesota 50 $33.28/hr 2.8%
Central Minnesota 50 $29.36/hr 0.0%
Southwest Minnesota 30 $37.89/hr 4.8%
Southeast Minnesota N/A $29.02/hr N/A
Northeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
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Tasks for Soil and Plant Scientists