From soil surveying technician to soil scientist
10 of the 14 essential skills of a soil scientist are already essential for a soil surveying technician — about 71% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from soil surveying technician in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 10
- skills carry over
- 4
- would be new
- 71%
- of the target job covered
- 14
- essential skills of a soil scientist
What a soil scientist does
Soil scientists research and study scientific disciplines concerning soil. They advise on how to improve soil quality to support nature, food production or human infrastructure using surveying techniques, irrigation techniques and erosion reduction measures. They make sure to conserve and restore land suffering from intense farming or human interaction.
What carries over
10 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
4 skillsEssential for a soil scientist and not for a soil surveying technician. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
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