Agronomist

Agronomist Education • Agronomists need a bachelors degree in agronomy, agriculture, plant science, or a related subject. • A masters degree will get you a better paying job in research.

• A PHD is required for college teaching.

Salary

• Most earn between $25,000 and $40,000 a year. • More experienced make from $40,000 to $80,000 a year.

• Senior Agronomists make up to $100,000 a year.

Typical Day

• An agronomists job is to produce new and healthy food crops for the growing population.

• They need to know how to grow large amounts of food on a limited amount of space.

• They need to be able to take care of plants and protect them from disease. • They develop new ways to harvest crops.

Job Availability

• On average Wisconsin has about 20 openings per year. • On average nationally there will be about 2,200 openings per year.

Tools

• Most tools are provided by the company but some of them are: • Soil Sampler • Soil PH meters • Soil compaction tester • Rain Gauge • Macroscope

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Agencies

Occupational Outlook Handbook – Agricultural and Food Scientists

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Career information from the US Department of Labor.