Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a soil scientist can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a soil scientist already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

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.

Also known as soil analyst, senior soil scientist, soil biology specialist, soil technician, soil wetland scientist, soil biologist, soil testing technician, lead senior soil scientist, acidity tester.

Professionals 54 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: soil surveying technician, 85%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
agronomist 35% covered agricultural technician 35% covered soil surveying technician 85% covered surveying technician 27% covered hydrographic surveyor 26% covered soil scientist You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from soil scientist, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a soil scientist already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A soil scientist needs 14 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • soil mechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • European pesticide legislation business, administration and law
  • conduct soil sample tests information skills
  • advise on nature conservation communication, collaboration and creativity
  • soil science natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • soil structure agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • crop production principles agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • gather experimental data information skills
  • apply safety procedures in laboratory assisting and caring
  • ecology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a soil scientist does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Soil scientist is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a soil scientist’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.