Food scientists or technologists help meet consumer demand for food products. They make sure these products are healthful, safe, tasty, and convenient. They develop new or better ways of preserving, processing, packing, storing, and delivering food. Many technologists work in product development. Others make sure that government regulations are followed.
Soil scientists study what soil is made of and how it affects crops.
Soil Scientists is a specialty of Agricultural Scientists. For more information on soil scientists, see that specialty occupation. Agricultural Scientists is in the Agriculture and Natural Resources Career Cluster. Very good ability to understand and use words when talking or writing Good ability to work with numbers Ability to coordinate the movement of eyes and hands, as when using a microscope Ability to make decisions and solve problems Ability to gather information by reading books and papers Ability to move the fingers quickly, as when typing Ability to move the hands easily Ability to operate complex equipment, such as a computer, and get detailed information Ability to gather information from graphs or tables Ability to look at a map of a farm and mentally imagine what it looks like Willingness to supervise others and be in charge of planning projects Agricultural scientists should be able to work independently or as part of a team. Most agricultural scientists also need an understanding of basic business principles.