Conservation Scientists

Job Description: 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.

Conservation Scientists spend a lot of their time . They are naturally good at . Conservation Scientists are typically characterized as being . They are usually very knowledgable about and are skilled at .

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District of Columbia
$79,440  
 
Alaska
$78,020  
 
Florida
$77,990  
 
Alabama
$72,710  
 
Connecticut
$72,600  
 
Louisiana
$71,110  
 
Kansas
$71,110  
 
Tennessee
$71,100  
 
New Hampshire
$70,890  
 
West Virginia
$70,800  
 
California
$69,180  
 
Kentucky
$68,880  
 
Arkansas
$68,870  
 
Virginia
$66,970  
 
Indiana
$66,960  
 
Illinois
$65,060  
 
Wyoming
$65,040  
 
Oklahoma
$65,040  
 
Michigan
$64,130  
 
South Carolina
$63,150  
 
Nebraska
$63,150  
 
North Dakota
$63,140  
 
Idaho
$63,140  
 
New Mexico
$63,140  
 
Maryland
$62,860  
 
Oregon
$62,860  
 
New Jersey
$62,560  
 
Hawaii
$62,280  
 
Arizona
$62,200  
 
Washington
$61,860  
 
Wisconsin
$61,710  
 
Montana
$61,220  
 
Puerto Rico
$59,680  
 
Colorado
$59,050  
 
Ohio
$58,660  
 
Georgia
$57,610  
 
Utah
$57,410  
 
Minnesota
$57,180  
 
South Dakota
$55,360  
 
Nevada
$54,890  
 
New York
$54,640  
 
Texas
$52,670  
 
Massachusetts
$51,060  
 
Maine
$49,030  
 
North Carolina
$48,730  
 
Missouri
$48,010  
 
Mississippi
$48,010  
 
Iowa
$45,760  
 
Pennsylvania
$44,240  
 

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