Career opportunities include jobs with industry, environmental consulting firms, and federal, state, and local governments working on various environmental, agricultural, and ecological projects.

Soil Science careers include research, collection of data, investigating, interpretation, and planning and management of soils. Research topics include mapping and classification of soil properties such as biological, physical, chemical and fertility.

Career examples:

• Wetland Specialist

• Hydrologist

• Soil Conservationist

• County Conservationist

• Crop Production Specialist

• Soil Scientist

• Research Technician

• Conservation Planner