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Overview
Agricultural scientists research soil, plants, animals and farming systems to improve agricultural processes, product quality or environmental impact. They may plan research and development projects for clients, institutions or production settings.
In job descriptions, look for soil and water protection, crop or livestock systems, agroecology, research ethics, funding applications, field data, environmental legislation, precision farming and communication with non-scientific audiences.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Agricultural scientists work with research questions from soil, crops, animals, farm systems and environmental effects. A role can include field studies, trials, data interpretation, project planning, development work for clients and communication of findings to people outside research.
Skills and specializations
Specializations often form around agroecology, soil and water protection, livestock systems, bioeconomy, crop improvement, precision farming, environmental legislation or climate-smart methods. Strong roles combine research ethics, interdisciplinary work, funding applications and practical understanding of farms or production systems.
Salary context
Salary context depends on research responsibility, project size, advisory scope, technical specialization and whether the role serves an institution, client project or production setting. Independent project leadership, funding work and environmental compliance duties may change how a position is evaluated.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward research leadership, agricultural advisory work, environmental project management, crop or livestock systems, bioeconomy development, precision-farming support or applied policy work. Publications, field trials and client-facing development projects can all shape direction.
Good to know
Read vacancies for the research object and the setting. Soil trials, plant improvement, livestock systems, irrigation, biomass crops, environmental compliance and non-scientific communication point to different daily tasks and different kinds of evidence work. That distinction separates research, advisory and development-focused roles.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context for this occupation. It is not official labour-market statistics or salary data.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 3
Soil and Plant Scientists
19-1013.00
O*NET occupation is more specific
The O*NET occupation covers a more specific field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETAgricultural Technicians
19-4012.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETPrecision Agriculture Technicians
19-4012.01
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
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Alternative labels
agricultural development specialist
agriculture research scientist
technician for agricultural bioeconomy
agriculture researcher
agricultural research scientist
agricultural development consultant
agricultural biotechnology research scientist
researcher in agriculture science
bio-technical research scientist in agriculture
agricultural quality scientist
Occupation group
Farming, forestry and fisheries advisers (2132)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c25b3700-6095-42b7-99fc-b87dc326c044 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2132.1 |
| ISCO group | 2132 |
| Concept type | Occupation |