Life & Physical Science

Soil Scientists

SOC 19-4012

Study soil composition and health to guide agriculture and land management.

Median pay

$50k

$41k to $64k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

3k openings / yr

Education

Bachelor's

AI exposure

41%

modeled estimate · 44th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

67/100

Key skills

Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Speaking
Writing
Active Learning

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.