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SOC 19-1031
Conservation scientists manage, improve and conserve natural resources and improve their use without harming the environment; conduct soil surveys, develop plans to prevent soil erosion or conserve rangelands, and guide land users on soil/water conservation and improvement.
Model impact index for three equally weighted representative core tasks; not a measured share of working time or a job-loss probability. floor((0+75+50)/3+0.5)=42; fermatmind-ai-impact-v1; 2026-10-18.
One-sentence summary: this work centers on turning a site's conditions and constraints into implementable, monitorable and reviewable conservation plans. It suits people willing to conduct field surveys and calculations, explain plans to users and take responsibility for the plans' evidence and compliance boundaries.
Note: if you prefer managing forest stands, supervising environmental regulatory enforcement or allocating water resources, these are adjacent directions but different roles; foresters focus on forest resource management, environmental compliance inspectors on enforcement and compliance judgments, and water resource specialists on water quantity and quality allocation, while this occupation is responsible for conservation plans for soil, water, rangelands and other natural resources.
Confirm before starting: you can break a site's conditions into soil, terrain, water systems and land-use categories and explain which problems your measures address; before presenting a plan, you can identify data gathered in the field and reasonable assumptions.
Conservation scientists manage, improve and conserve soil, water, rangelands and other natural resources, conduct surveys and monitoring, develop and implement soil/water conservation and protection plans, and provide technical guidance to land users.
The official definition covers managing/improving/conserving soil, water and other natural resources; survey, planning and communication can overlap. Editors distinguish survey and monitoring, plan design, and guidance and coordination; 30 tasks, 29 Core/1 Supplemental, with the first five rated 87/86/83/80/80 for importance, not frequency; design calculations 79 and costs 76 are tasks. Verify processes against actual projects; no fixed division of work or authority is imposed.
Career direction comparison
The table below compares this occupation and five adjacent occupations across the same dimensions: core work and outputs, key differences from this occupation, and situations in which each direction may be more suitable.
| Career direction | Core work and output | Key differences | Best-fit choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foresters | Manage and conserve forest resources, prepare harvesting/regeneration plans and track forest stand conditions, producing management plans and resource records. | Foresters are accountable for forest resource harvesting and regeneration decisions; this occupation addresses soil, water, rangelands and other conservation objects and does not hold forest harvesting plan decision authority. | If you prefer managing forest resources and making harvesting/regeneration decisions, consider foresters; if you prefer soil, water and land conservation plans, consider this occupation. |
| Soil and Plant Scientists |
AI impact on this career
Data/GIS/reports/provisions are editorial candidates for assistance to be tested; actual reliability, adoption and net efficiency have not been obtained. BLS Table 1.2 SOC19-1031 (2025–2035) standalone overall employment 27,700→29,200, published net change +1,500/+5.3%, average annual openings 2,100 including replacement. Conservation scientists and foresters combined 19-1030 are 40,900→42,700/published +1,700/+4.3%/3,000 openings; OOH approximately 4 is rounded. Do not mix the scopes or replace published changes with subtraction of rounded endpoints. Overall figures include self-employment and are not AI causation or individual opportunities. AI Impact Score 42% is an editorial estimate. Model impact index for three equally weighted representative core tasks; not a measured share of working time or a job-loss probability. floor((0+75+50)/3+0.5)=42; fermatmind-ai-impact-v1; 2026-10-18.The three tasks, ratings and sources are listed in the FermatMind method source record on this page.
FermatMind AI Impact Score estimation method v1
FermatMind / 费马测试 · 2026-10-18
Chinese mainland salary reference
GT4754-2017 7462 ecological resource monitoring (PDF80/ printed page 74) matches scientific research/technical services context; 7711 natural ecosystem conservation management and 7719 other nature conservation (PDF82/ printed page 76) match water conservancy/environment/public facilities context. Follow principal business; this does not cover all internal government conservation roles or establish Chinese/U.S. occupational equivalence.
GT4754-2017 7462 ecological resource monitoring (PDF80/ printed page 74) matches scientific research/technical services context; 7711 natural ecosystem conservation management and 7719 other nature conservation (PDF82/ printed page 76) match water conservancy/environment/public facilities context. Follow principal business; this does not cover all internal government conservation roles or establish Chinese/U.S. occupational equivalence.
Non-private 70,172/private 49,527 yuan per year; each is industry context, not an occupational range.
U.S. Wage Reference (Exact Scope of This Occupation)
2025 national annual percentiles 47,550/57,700/73,010/91,560/110,410 dollars, median hourly 35.10; BLS Table 1.2 SOC19-1031 (2025–2035) standalone overall employment 27,700→29,200, published net change +1,500/+5.3%, average annual openings 2,100 including replacement. Conservation scientists and foresters combined 19-1030 are 40,900→42,700/published +1,700/+4.3%/3,000 openings; OOH approximately 4 is rounded. Do not mix the scopes or replace published changes with subtraction of rounded endpoints. Overall figures include self-employment and are not AI causation or individual opportunities.
| Wage Statistical Position | Annual Wage Reference | Conversion Boundaries | How to Understand This Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 47,550 Dollars per Year (10th percentile) | No Conversion Into Individual Monthly Income | 10th percentile means 10% of current workers earn no more annually than this figure; it is neither entry-level nor minimum pay. |
| 50th percentile |
Occupational Suitability Guide
Focus more on field surveys before conclusions, calculations and standards to explain plan evidence, and explaining measures as actions users can implement; IRC describes analytical investigation, practical fieldwork and procedural documentation. Assessments serve self-observation only, not entry thresholds.
You May Be More Suited： Willingness to survey before concluding, explain plan evidence through calculations and standards, document survey/monitoring data in reviewable records, and communicate repeatedly with land users/local governments.
These Situations Require Caution： Reaching conclusions without field surveys, reluctance to document calculation evidence and assumptions, inability to accept alternating field and office work, or deciding for users without explaining authorization boundaries.
Try an Entry Exercise： Complete a cycle using a fictional site: document conditions and constraints, two proposed measures and design evidence, cost/maintenance estimates, monitoring indicators and whom to consult for confirmation; then assess whether you want to repeat this process long term.
Work Pressure, Risks and Occupational Boundaries
Editors suggest checking data/methods/applicable conditions/maintenance/authority/safety, without calling them the primary risks.
Detailed-category tasks/context from O*NET; 2025 standalone wages and 2025–2035 standalone overall projections from BLS. Specific compliance/data/work procedures have not been obtained; measures are editorial suggestions.
Typical scenario：Directly merge and compare survey data obtained at different times and through different methods, producing conclusions inconsistent with the site.
Roles most affected：Conservation Scientists, Survey and Technical Service Personnel
Possible consequence：Plan evidence is invalid, leaving problems unresolved or worse after implementation.
Entry, Qualifications and Career Development
Survey/monitoring/plan preparation are editorial directions, not common proportions or uniform promotion routes. O*NET new-hire education responses of 70% bachelor's/13% master's/9% post-baccalaureate certificate are partial responses, not current workers' educational composition. Zone4/SVP7 to below 8 is a preparation level, not a fixed individual duration; BLS standalone occupational typical bachelor's/no related experience/no OJT are not Chinese or all employers' requirements.
Occupational Outlook and Transitions to Related Occupations
BLS Table 1.2 SOC19-1031 (2025–2035) standalone overall employment 27,700→29,200, published net change +1,500/+5.3%, average annual openings 2,100 including replacement. Conservation scientists and foresters combined 19-1030 are 40,900→42,700/published +1,700/+4.3%/3,000 openings; OOH approximately 4 is rounded. Do not mix the scopes or replace published changes with subtraction of rounded endpoints. Overall figures include self-employment and are not AI causation or individual opportunities. 2025 water conservancy/environment/public facilities management non-private 70,172, private 49,527 yuan per year; scientific research/technical services non-private 182,064, private 83,560 yuan per year. These are separate pre-tax industry averages, read by organizations' principal business, not occupational ranges/medians/starting wages or individual quotes.
United States · U.S. Standalone SOC19-1031 Overall Employment; Combined 19-1030 Labeled Separately
Standalone +5.3%/Published +1,500/Average Annual Openings 2,100 (2025–2035)
Survey soil, water and vegetation and organize data, establish erosion/degradation causes, develop soil/water conservation and protection plans and calculate design specifications/costs, guide land users, and check design compliance during construction or after completion.
This occupation is accountable for conservation plans for soil, water, rangelands and other natural resources; foresters for forest harvesting/regeneration decisions, and environmental compliance inspectors for onsite inspections and enforcement judgments. They often collaborate on the same project but have different authorization and outputs.
Choose a real task from this page for a small practice project or a conversation with someone in the field. Use the planning guides to set a date, an output and feedback questions before deciding whether to continue.
When caution is needed: reaching conclusions without field surveys, reluctance to document calculation evidence and assumptions, inability to accept alternating field and office work, or deciding for users without explaining authorization boundaries. Boundaries: exercises and judgments on this page serve self-checks only and are not hiring standards, qualification recognition or authorization for actual project work; follow organizational and supervisory authority rules for land, water infrastructure and regulatory matters.
Trial method: write a one-page conservation plan for a fictional scenario (120 hectares of sloping cropland with rill erosion, while considering yields and downstream water quality). Include conditions and constraints, proposed measures and design evidence, cost estimates and assumptions, monitoring indicators and whom to consult for confirmation.
Survey Data, Monitoring Records and Compliance Check Results
Conservation Plans, Design Specifications and Cost Estimates
This page compares this occupation with adjacent occupations across six dimensions: core purpose, main objects and evidence, core processes, main outputs, accountable parties, and entry requirements and licensing. Work objects often overlap, but authority for forest harvesting and regeneration decisions, environmental enforcement judgments and penalties, and accountability for water resource allocation and engineering design do not transfer with similar work content.
| Dimension | Primary track | Comparison track |
|---|---|---|
| Core Purpose | Turn a site's conditions and constraints into implementable, monitorable and reviewable soil, water and natural resource conservation plans. | Adjacent occupations' core purposes: foresters manage and conserve forest resources, soil and plant scientists study soil and crop systems, environmental scientists assess pollution and health impacts, water resource specialists address water quantity and quality allocation, and environmental compliance inspectors determine and handle violations. |
| Main Objects and Evidence | Natural resources such as soil, water systems, vegetation and rangelands, and land users' operating practices; evidence includes field surveys and geographic information data, design specifications and technical guidance, regulations and planning documents. | Adjacent occupations' objects and evidence: forest stands, harvesting and regeneration (foresters), soil and crop experiments (soil and plant scientists), polluted media and exposure data (environmental scientists), water quantity, quality and allocation plans (water resource specialists), and regulatory provisions and inspection evidence (compliance inspectors). |
| Core Process | Field surveys → Analyze causes → Design plans and calculate specifications → Estimate costs → Guide implementation → Monitor, review and adjust within compliance limits. | Adjacent survey/planning/management tasks can overlap; processes follow actual projects, without a fixed sequence based on role names. |
| Main Outputs | Soil survey and monitoring records, conservation plans and design specifications, cost estimates and maintenance notes, technical guidance and training materials, compliance checks and follow-up visit records. | Adjacent occupations' outputs: forest management plans and harvesting/regeneration records, research papers and experimental data, environmental assessment reports, water resource allocation plans, inspection records and enforcement documents. |
| Accountable Parties | Conservation scientists are accountable for plan evidence, design specifications and monitoring conclusions; follow supervisory authority and organizational rules for enforcement penalties, water resource allocation and engineering safety. This page does not replace employer procedures, supervisory requirements or legal opinions. | Adjacent occupations' accountable parties: foresters for forest management, scientists for research conclusions, environmental scientists for assessment conclusions, water resource specialists for allocation plans, and compliance inspectors for inspections and responses. |
| Entry Requirements and Licensing | O*NET new-hire education responses of 70% bachelor's/13% master's/9% post-baccalaureate certificate are partial responses, not the educational composition of current workers. Zone4/SVP7 to below 8 is a preparation level, not a fixed individual duration; BLS standalone occupational typical bachelor's/no related experience/no OJT are not Chinese or all employers' requirements. 15 U.S. certification candidates and 1 registered apprenticeship name Soil Conservation Technician are not Chinese necessities or actual available places. | This page provides no preparation levels or qualification requirements for adjacent occupations; check each occupation's official pages and target employer announcements for the relevant year individually. |
| Limits of Conclusions | This round's nine modules use 2025 U.S. standalone employee wages and 2025–2035 standalone overall projections, with combined figures labeled separately; read Chinese 2025 industry context and precise gaps separately. | Similar work content does not make roles interchangeable: control over forest harvesting decisions, enforcement judgment authority, and accountability for water resource allocation and engineering safety determine authorization scope and accountability. |
Survey soil, water and vegetation, collect terrain and land-use data, and read geographic information data to support judgments.
Organize and analyze survey and monitoring data to establish causes and extent of erosion, degradation or management problems.
Develop soil conservation, vegetation restoration and rangeland improvement plans, calculate design specifications and state applicable conditions.
Calculate construction costs, maintenance intervals and service life for different conservation measures and explain calculation assumptions.
Advise and train farmers, ranchers and land users, help them implement plans and track outcomes.
Supervise compliance with design specifications during construction or after completion, conduct compliance checks and follow-up visits, and document records according to rules.
The six judgments are editorial suggestions; 30 tasks, 29 Core/1 Supplemental importance ratings are not shares across all roles. Fieldwork/calculations/guidance can all overlap.
Judgment One: Have the Causes Been Established?
Judgment Two: Can Data Be Traced to Records?
Judgment Three: Do Measures Match the Site?
Judgment Four: Have Costs and Maintenance Been Calculated?
| Study soil formation and crop/plant systems, conduct experiments and modeling, and produce research conclusions and experimental data. |
| Soil and plant scientists are accountable for research conclusions and experimental design; this occupation converts research conclusions into site-specific conservation measures and is accountable for implementation recommendations. |
| If you prefer experiments and mechanism research, consider scientists; if you prefer translating conclusions into onsite measures and guidance, consider this occupation. |
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | Assess pollution impacts on air, water, soil and health, producing assessment reports and monitoring plans. | Environmental scientists focus on assessments of pollution and exposure impacts; this occupation focuses on developing and guiding soil/water conservation and resource conservation plans, with different assessment scopes. | If you prefer pollution and health impact assessments, consider environmental scientists; if you prefer land and resource conservation plans, consider this occupation. |
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| Water Resource Specialists | Analyze water quantity and quality data, participate in water supply/allocation plans, and produce supply/demand analyses and allocation recommendations. | Water resource specialists are accountable for water allocation and supply/demand plans; this occupation focuses on soil/water conservation and land management measures, without water-supply allocation accountability. | If you prefer water quantity and quality allocation, consider water resources; if you prefer land and soil/water conservation, consider this occupation. |
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| Environmental Compliance Inspectors | Conduct regulatory onsite inspections, evidence gathering and judgments, producing inspection records and response recommendations. | Compliance inspectors have enforcement inspection and judgment duties; this occupation can assess regulatory compliance and advise, but is not accountable for penalty judgments. | If you prefer enforcement inspections and compliance judgments, consider compliance; if you prefer technical plans and guidance, consider this occupation. |
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| Rangeland Resource Managers | Manage rangeland stocking rates, vegetation and grazing arrangements, producing grazing plans and rangeland monitoring records. | Rangeland resource managers are accountable for grazing arrangements and stocking-rate decisions; this occupation is accountable for conservation measures and design specifications and does not directly decide rangeland operating arrangements. | If you prefer directly managing rangelands and grazing arrangements, consider rangeland management; if you prefer soil/water conservation and conservation plans, consider this occupation. |
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Six adjacent directions differ in objects, authority and accountability: work objects often overlap, but forest harvesting/regeneration decision authority, environmental enforcement judgments/penalties, and accountability for water resource allocation and engineering design do not transfer. Compare actual duties across the six dimensions of this page's table.
If choosing between two directions, try a small experiment using a fictional site: describe soil, terrain and land use, propose two measures and estimate costs, then see whether you prefer resource conservation plans, forest management, environmental assessments or enforcement inspections.
Editorial ratings use the existing occupational responsibilities and AI task analysis on this page. They are not adoption rates, measured effects, job-disappearance or personal-unemployment probabilities, or official scores from Stanford or another external institution. No measured time weights or future robot deployment are assumed.
This page uses official task lists and source notes only to identify information-processing actions that may receive assistance (organization, visualization, drafting and retrieval), without inferring substitution order.
Technical availability does not mean employer adoption: adoption depends on data management rules, regulatory judgment authority, fieldwork requirements and responsibility divisions; this page has not obtained occupational adoption rates.
BLS Table 1.2 SOC19-1031 (2025–2035) standalone overall employment 27,700→29,200, published net change +1,500/+5.3%, average annual openings 2,100 including replacement. Conservation scientists and foresters combined 19-1030 are 40,900→42,700/published +1,700/+4.3%/3,000 openings; OOH approximately 4 is rounded. Do not mix the scopes or replace published changes with subtraction of rounded endpoints. Overall figures include self-employment and are not AI causation or individual opportunities.
| Work area | Task | Current change | Human control point |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surveys and Monitoring | Conduct Soil, Water and Vegetation Surveys and Collect Data | Editorial candidate to test: organize survey data, create charts and preliminary classifications. Verify raw data, calculation methods, source text and results separately; reliability/adoption/net efficiency have not been obtained. | Assess data quality and anomaly causes, returning to the field for checks where needed. |
| Data Analysis | Analyze Survey Results to Establish Causes | Editorial candidate to test: perform statistical processing under defined methods and draft analyses. Verify raw data, calculation methods, source text and results separately; reliability/adoption/net efficiency have not been obtained. | Confirm applicable analytical methods and assumptions and take responsibility for conclusions. |
| Plan Design | Develop Conservation Plans and Calculate Design Specifications | Editorial candidate to test: draft plans and design notes from templates and retrieve technical guidance. Verify raw data, calculation methods, source text and results separately; reliability/adoption/net efficiency have not been obtained. | Determine design specifications and applicable conditions and assess feasibility on specific sites. |
| Cost Estimation | Estimate Conservation Measure Costs and Maintenance Requirements | Editorial candidate to test: draft cost estimate tables and sensitivity notes from parameters. Verify raw data, calculation methods, source text and results separately; reliability/adoption/net efficiency have not been obtained. | Check whether unit prices, durations and maintenance arrangements reflect reality and are affordable for users. |
| Guidance and Training | Advise and Train Land Users | Editorial candidate to test: organize training material and explanatory drafts, generating common question replies. Verify raw data, calculation methods, source text and results separately; reliability/adoption/net efficiency have not been obtained. | Confirm implementability with users and handle onsite questions and objections. |
| Compliance Checks | Check Design Compliance During Construction or After Completion | Editorial candidate to test: draft checklists and discrepancy notes against design lists. Verify raw data, calculation methods, source text and results separately; reliability/adoption/net efficiency have not been obtained. | Assess whether deviations require corrections and respond or transfer within authorization limits. |
| Coordination and Records | Collaborate With Local Governments and Retain Project Records | Editorial candidate to test: draft meeting summaries, correspondence and archive indexes. Verify raw data, calculation methods, source text and results separately; reliability/adoption/net efficiency have not been obtained. | Confirm records match reality and preserve raw data and approval materials. |
Read tasks, standalone wages/employment, potential exposure, voluntary governance and job-posting terms separately; these do not establish actual AI adoption or employer procedures.
The following are task-related assistance candidates to test and accountability suggestions, not proven deployments/outcomes.
AI primarily changesEditorial candidate to test: organize survey and monitoring data, create charts and preliminary classifications, and check data completeness. Verify raw data, calculation methods, source text and results separately; reliability/adoption/net efficiency have not been obtained.
Human responsibility remainsDetermine whether causes and anomalies arise from data quality problems and whether field checks must be repeated.
AI primarily changesEditorial candidate to test: draft plans and design notes from templates and retrieve related technical guidance and regulatory provisions. Verify raw data, calculation methods, source text and results separately; reliability/adoption/net efficiency have not been obtained.
Human responsibility remainsDetermine design specifications and applicable conditions, assess feasibility on specific sites and take responsibility for recommendations.
AI primarily changesEditorial candidate to test: organize training material and explanatory drafts, generating communication points and common question replies. Verify raw data, calculation methods, source text and results separately; reliability/adoption/net efficiency have not been obtained.
Human responsibility remainsConfirm implementability with users, handle disputes, and make commitments and adjustments within authorization limits.
Use tools for information processing and leave onsite judgment and accountability to people: the following five steps explain responsibilities across a complete chain.
Specify survey objectives, site conditions and raw records and preserve sampling and measurement information.
Use tools to organize data, create charts and preliminary classifications, labeling everything as drafts.
Return to the field to check anomalies and causes and confirm design specifications and applicable conditions.
Record plan evidence, cost assumptions, implementation and follow-up outcomes, preserving versions and approval information.
Decisions about compliance judgments, penalties and engineering safety must be confirmed and their outcomes borne by authorized roles or supervisory authorities; tool outputs do not constitute conclusions.
Directly merge and compare survey data from different times and methods without verifying definitions, leading to conclusions inconsistent with the site.
Control: Check sampling times, methods and versions before merging; resample for validation where needed.
Directly use layers and base maps with unknown sources or delayed updates, causing errors in boundaries and land classifications.
Control: Record data sources and acquisition times and check key boundaries in the field before using them in plans.
Directly send tool-generated plan and report drafts externally without checking applicable conditions and regulatory provisions.
Control: Label all outputs as drafts; authorized roles must check applicable conditions and regulatory evidence before finalization.
Editorial risk example: scattered raw data/calculations and unclear versions/access controls may make reconstructing handovers harder; verify other effective records and actual traceability.
Control: Archive and back up raw data according to organizational requirements, preserving traceable versions and limiting access scope.
Leave compliance judgments, penalties or engineering safety opinions to tools or unauthorized personnel.
Control: Specify judgment and response authority; matters beyond authority must be decided and documented by supervisory authorities or authorized roles.
First learn soil and terrain fundamentals, geographic information systems and data processing, survey documentation standards and conservation measure principles, then write a one-page plan with design evidence and cost estimates for a fictional site; do not treat knowing particular software as an entry threshold.
Use tools to organize survey data, create charts and make preliminary classifications, but trace every conclusion back to raw records and field checks and retain data versions.
Editors suggest checking actual accountability and authority for design/compliance judgments; tool drafts are not validated conclusions, and specific jurisdictions and organizational procedures have not been obtained.
Develop experimental design, statistical analysis and regulatory interpretation capabilities, and demonstrate preparedness through verifiable outputs (research designs, compliance assessment notes and inspection records).
Whole-occupation retention/substitution and actual net effects on each task have not been obtained; no guarantees are provided. BLS Table 1.2 SOC19-1031 (2025–2035) standalone overall employment 27,700→29,200, published net change +1,500/+5.3%, average annual openings 2,100 including replacement. Conservation scientists and foresters combined 19-1030 are 40,900→42,700/published +1,700/+4.3%/3,000 openings; OOH approximately 4 is rounded. Do not mix the scopes or replace published changes with subtraction of rounded endpoints. Overall figures include self-employment and are not AI causation or individual opportunities.
Source: O*NET19-1031 Tasks; BLS Table 1.2 Current Standalone ProjectionsOriginal source ↗
Check survey/design/GIS/calculation capabilities against tasks; software lists do not establish that all roles are free of programming. Verify script requirements and net efficiency against real roles/measurements, without treating tool names as individual thresholds.
Source: O*NET 19-1031.00 Technology Lists and Official TasksOriginal source ↗
Data, layers, reports and provisions are candidates to test; order of impacts/reliable automation have not been obtained. No substitution order is provided.
Source: O*NET 19-1031.00 Tasks and Detailed Work ActivitiesOriginal source ↗
2025 standalone annual median 73,010, hourly 35.10; BLS Table 1.2 SOC19-1031 (2025–2035) standalone overall employment 27,700→29,200, published net change +1,500/+5.3%, average annual openings 2,100 including replacement. Conservation scientists and foresters combined 19-1030 are 40,900→42,700/published +1,700/+4.3%/3,000 openings; OOH approximately 4 is rounded. Do not mix the scopes or replace published changes with subtraction of rounded endpoints. Overall figures include self-employment and are not AI causation or individual opportunities.
Source: O*NET National Standalone Wages; BLS Table 1.2 Standalone and Combined Figures Listed SeparatelyOriginal source ↗
Validate plans against specific soil/terrain/use conditions and source data; verify compliance judgment accountability against actual jurisdictions/authority. Editors suggest drafting and retrieval assistance, without inferring reliable judgments from tool capabilities.
Source: NIST AI Risk Management Framework 1.0; O*NET Work Context (Decision and Responsibility Fields)Original source ↗
Insufficient evidence: this round obtained no material establishing an occupational disappearance year; no timetable is provided.
Source: ILO Potential Exposure and BLS Standalone Projections Are Not Converted Into a Disappearance YearOriginal source ↗
First learn soil and terrain fundamentals, soil/water conservation principles, geographic information systems and data organization, survey records and report writing, and reading relevant regulations and planning documents; learn tools and scripts after these foundations.
Source: O*NET 19-1031.00 Tasks and Technology ListsOriginal source ↗
Editors suggest comparing data/layer/report drafts in authorized test environments, retaining original readings, methods and criteria, and checking against the site and source text; decide according to actual accountability/authority. Outcome evidence remains missing.
Non-private 182,064/private 83,560 yuan per year; each is industry context, not an occupational median.
Insufficient evidence: this round obtained no precise Chinese occupational percentile, median, starting wage or recruitment quote statistics.
Failure to obtain precise wages does not mean they were never officially published. 2025 water conservancy/environment/public facilities management non-private 70,172, private 49,527 yuan per year; scientific research/technical services non-private 182,064, private 83,560 yuan per year. These are separate pre-tax industry averages, read by organizations' principal business, not occupational ranges/medians/starting wages or individual quotes.
| Educational Background | Job Direction | Notes and Checking Advice |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's Degree (Forestry, Soil and Water Conservation and Desertification Control, Agricultural Resources and Environment, and Related Majors) | Grassroots Conservation Stations, Soil/Water Conservation and Technical Service Roles | Education/majors are editorial preparation directions; actual Chinese recruitment samples have not been obtained, so no common proportions are claimed. |
| Bachelor's Degree + Field Survey or Geographic Information Project Experience | Resource Survey, Monitoring and Plan Preparation Roles | Bachelor's education/professional training are editorial preparation suggestions; verify specific employer conditions separately. |
| Master's Degree (Forestry, Ecology, Soil/Water Conservation or Environmental Science) | Research Assistant at a Research Institute, Plan Preparation and Technical Support Roles | Verify education/project/certificate recognition against actual organizations; no national level proportions or promotion-related wage evidence are available. |
| Master's/Doctorate + Research Projects or Technical Results | Research Roles, Technical Leads and Consulting Experts | Editors suggest preparing research projects, results and plan explanations for research or management directions; actual employer evaluation and screening use have not been obtained this round. No qualification recognition is made. |
Note: failure to obtain separately listed occupational figures does not mean they were never officially published; this page records only actual reading scope and results, without filling gaps with industry averages or U.S. data.
Main employment settings: resource surveys and monitoring, conservation plan development, soil/water conservation project management and technical extension.
Common settings: soil, ecology and hydrology surveys and research projects, undertaking field and laboratory work.
Common settings: ecological restoration plans, resource assessments and monitoring services, delivered by project or contract.
Chinese occupational AI adoption and wage causation have not been obtained; income is not inferred from tool capabilities.
| 73,010 Dollars per Year (Median, May 2025 Wages) |
| No Conversion Into Individual Monthly Income |
| 50th percentile is the median: half of current workers earn above it and half below; it is not a particular employer's or role's fixed wage. |
| 90th percentile | 110,410 Dollars per Year (90th percentile) | No Conversion Into Individual Take-Home Pay | 90th percentile is a position in the employee wage distribution, not a job grade; associations between high percentiles and research/management duties or employer types have not been obtained. |
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Wages · 10th percentile：47,550 Dollars per Year (10th percentile)；O*NET national wage page published annual wage at 10th percentile (May 2025 wages). This position means 10% of current workers earn no more annually than this figure； it is not a novice starting wage. ；O*NET National Wage Page (19-1031.00)
Wages · 25th percentile：57,700 Dollars per Year (25th percentile)；O*NET national wage page published annual wage at 25th percentile. This is a statistical distribution point, not an experience level. ；O*NET National Wage Page (19-1031.00)
Wages · Median：73,010 Dollars per Year (Median)；O*NET national wage page published median, with the page also showing median hourly wage 35.10 dollars. It is the distribution's middle position, not an individual starting wage or take-home income. ；O*NET National Wage Page (19-1031.00)
Wages · 75th percentile：91,560 Dollars per Year (75th percentile)；O*NET national wage page published annual wage at 75th percentile. This is a statistical distribution point, not a promotion level. ；O*NET National Wage Page (19-1031.00)
Wages · 90th percentile：110,410 Dollars per Year (90th percentile)；90th percentile at 110,410 dollars is not a job grade； high-wage associations with industry/employer size/specialization have not been obtained.
No. The employee wage median is not a new entrant's starting wage; check specific starting wages against employer announcements/contracts. Starting wage comparisons by education and duties have not been obtained.
No. Percentiles are statistical positions, without individual hours or regional difference information, so they cannot determine individual monthly or after-tax take-home income.
2025 Standalone Employee Wages; Current Standalone 2025–2035 Employment, With OOH19-1030 Combined Figures Labeled Separately
Employer types and duties, education and research training, regions and qualifications; this page has no detailed figures for these factors. Follow target employer rules for the relevant year and official regional data.
| Industry | Industry Employment Share (Not Industry Median Wages) | How to Understand This Value |
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| Government | 67% (Current Industry Page Employment Share) | Current industry page: government 67%, other services 21%, others 12% including professional/scientific/technical services, with no exact year; not industry wages or individual opportunities. OOH2025 detailed industries: federal 27/local 21/state 19/social advocacy 20/professional/scientific/technical 5, with different granularity from the industry-section page; do not add them together. |
| Other Services (Except Public Administration) | 21% (Current Industry Page Employment Share) | Other services' industry share is not wages or opportunities; it differs in granularity from OOH social advocacy 20%. |
| Other Industries Combined | 12% (Current Remaining Industry Share) | Includes professional/scientific/technical services and other remaining sections; not wages. |
| Not Obtained (Industry Wages) | Insufficient evidence: industry-specific median wages for this occupation have not been obtained (United States, May 2025 wage data period) | Current industry page: government 67%, other services 21%, others 12% including professional/scientific/technical services, with no exact year; not industry wages or individual opportunities. OOH2025 detailed industries: federal 27/local 21/state 19/social advocacy 20/professional/scientific/technical 5, with different granularity from the industry-section page; do not add them together. |
Check specific government, research and technical service duties and compensation against employer announcements; this round obtained no wage relationships broken down by employer or management/research duties.
This round obtained no evidence linking education with wage segments or education frequencies in research/planning roles; verify degree requirements and actual quotes against target roles.
Regional resource management needs and living costs differ markedly, and professional certifications/licenses may also affect quotes; verify regional data through the OEWS query entry.
BLS Table 1.2 SOC19-1031 (2025–2035) standalone overall employment 27,700→29,200, published net change +1,500/+5.3%, average annual openings 2,100 including replacement. Conservation scientists and foresters combined 19-1030 are 40,900→42,700/published +1,700/+4.3%/3,000 openings； OOH approximately 4 is rounded. Do not mix the scopes or replace published changes with subtraction of rounded endpoints. Overall figures include self-employment and are not AI causation or individual opportunities.
BLS Table 1.2 SOC19-1031 (2025–2035) standalone overall employment 27,700→29,200, published net change +1,500/+5.3%, average annual openings 2,100 including replacement. Conservation scientists and foresters combined 19-1030 are 40,900→42,700/published +1,700/+4.3%/3,000 openings； OOH approximately 4 is rounded. Do not mix the scopes or replace published changes with subtraction of rounded endpoints. Overall figures include self-employment and are not AI causation or individual opportunities.
BLS Table 1.2 SOC19-1031 (2025–2035) standalone overall employment 27,700→29,200, published net change +1,500/+5.3%, average annual openings 2,100 including replacement. Conservation scientists and foresters combined 19-1030 are 40,900→42,700/published +1,700/+4.3%/3,000 openings； OOH approximately 4 is rounded. Do not mix the scopes or replace published changes with subtraction of rounded endpoints. Overall figures include self-employment and are not AI causation or individual opportunities.
Which Holland Interest Types Are More Suitable for Conservation Scientists?
Interests I78/R69/C50/E36/S31/A16, with top three IRC ranking activity profiles, not population proportions/individual thresholds.
Do not use it this way: Treating interest codes as hiring or competence standards lacks source support.
Test My Holland Vocational InterestsWhich Big Five Traits Are More Relevant to This Work?
Big Five associations with job performance are a research field; this page has no verifiable occupational regression evidence. My Next Move mentions innovation, intellectual curiosity and caution, but these are work-style descriptions, not personality thresholds.
Do not use it this way: Treating personality assessment scores as hiring or competence standards has no basis.
View My Big Five Personality TraitsWhich MBTI Type Is Best Suited to Conservation Scientists?
MBTI is a type preference tool; this page has no verifiable evidence that a particular type better suits this occupation. Suitability depends on conducting surveys and analyses, writing plans and taking responsibility for recommendations, without a fixed relationship to introversion/extraversion preferences.
Do not use it this way: Restricting yourself or others through four letters lacks a basis.
Understand My MBTI PreferencesWhich Enneagram Type Is More Suitable for Conservation Scientists?
The Enneagram is not an occupational suitability assessment: it describes motivation and emotional patterns and cannot determine suitability for this occupation or serve as hiring/promotion evidence.
Do not use it this way: Do not replace judgments about actual professional commitment with type labels.
Explore My Enneagram PatternsCan I Be a Conservation Scientist With Low IQ or Weak Mathematics?
Mathematics knowledge 69/skills 53/reasoning 56/numerical operations 56 are occupational importance ratings, not minimum IQ; check the depth of design calculations/cost tasks against target roles.
Do not use it this way: Treating a single test result as a career ceiling lacks source support.
Understand My Intelligence and Reasoning PerformanceDo Conservation Scientists Need High Emotional Intelligence?
Communication and emotional handling exercises are editorial suggestions; occupational emotional intelligence validity has not been obtained. No causation or thresholds are established.
Do not use it this way: Treating EQ as the sole threshold overlooks survey and calculation fundamentals.
Understand My Emotional Intelligence AbilitiesFits better when: You Are Willing to Conduct Forest Resource Surveys, Make Management Decisions and Track Forest Stand Changes Long Term
Watch for: Reluctance to Take Responsibility for Harvesting/Regeneration Management Decisions
Explore related career: ForestersFits better when: You Are Willing to Design Experiments, Analyze Mechanisms and Write Research Conclusions
Watch for: Reluctance to Conduct Long-Term Experiments and Data Analysis, Preferring Direct Onsite Plans
Explore related career: Soil and Plant ScientistsFits better when: You Are Willing to Conduct Sampling/Monitoring and Exposure Assessments and Issue Assessment Reports According to Standards
Watch for: Reluctance to Handle Pollution/Health Impact Assessments, Preferring Land Conservation Plans
Explore related career: Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthFits better when: You Are Willing to Analyze Water Balances and Allocation and Discuss Water Supply Plans
Watch for: Reluctance to Address Water Supply Allocation and Supply/Demand Balances
Explore related career: Water Resource SpecialistsFits better when: You Are Willing to Directly Arrange Grazing and Stocking Plans and Take Responsibility for Rangeland Operations
Watch for: Reluctance to Take Responsibility for Grazing/Stocking-Rate Operating Decisions
Explore related career: Rangeland Resource ManagersFits better when: You Are Willing to Sample, Measure and Document According to Procedures and Keep Data Traceable
Watch for: Reluctance to Conduct Repetitive Sampling and Equipment Maintenance
Explore related career: Environmental Science and Protection TechniciansMore relevant behaviors are willingness to survey before concluding, explain plan evidence through calculations and standards, document survey/monitoring data in reviewable records, and communicate repeatedly with land users/local governments. These are observable project behaviors, not personality labels.
Yes. This occupation requires communication with land users, local governments and peers but does not require extraversion; breaking problems into surveyable items and writing conclusions that others can review matter more.
This round has no evidence of extraversion advantages or personality/competence relationships; check through actual survey/design/communication exercises.
No evidence supports a particular type as best suited. MBTI is a type preference tool; this page gives no type conclusion and does not use types for hiring or suitability judgments.
Interests I78/R69/C50/E36/S31/A16, with top three IRC ranking activity profiles, not population proportions/individual thresholds.
Personality assessments cannot predict it on their own. Personality assessments lack evidence of predictive validity for this occupation; actual performance depends on survey design, data analysis and communication/coordination capabilities and requires observation through real projects.
Mathematics knowledge 69/skills 53/reasoning 56/numerical 56 importance ratings are not individual scores and do not guarantee that advanced mathematics is universally unnecessary; verify design, statistics and cost-model depth against actual roles.
High emotional intelligence need not be an entry threshold. Explaining evidence when plans are challenged or disputes arise and following processes matter more; these capabilities can improve through training and retrospectives.
No. The Enneagram is not an occupational suitability assessment and lacks predictive validity for this occupation; judge through actual tasks and project experience.
Use three fictional outputs for self-checks: a site survey record (sampling locations and readings), a conservation plan (measures, design evidence and cost estimates), and an explanation for land users. Prioritize directions in which you can complete them independently and explain your reasoning.
Evidence：O*NET 19-1031.00 Detailed Occupational Data (Tasks and Work Context) · O*NET National Wage Page (19-1031.00)
Typical scenario：Directly apply methods successful elsewhere to sites with different slopes, soils and hydrological conditions.
Roles most affected：Conservation Scientists, Survey and Technical Service Personnel
Possible consequence：Resource waste, lost user trust and recurring problems.
How to reduce risk：Check onsite first and document applicable conditions and unsuitable situations in plans.
Evidence：O*NET 19-1031.00 Detailed Occupational Data (Tasks and Work Context) · NIST AI Risk Management Framework 1.0
Typical scenario：Calculate construction costs only, without considering long-term maintenance and users' affordability.
Roles most affected：Conservation Scientists, Survey and Technical Service Personnel
Possible consequence：Editorial scenario: ignoring maintenance may affect outcomes; speed and extent depend on actual conditions, rather than universally rapid decay.
How to reduce risk：Document maintenance intervals, service life and assumptions in estimates and confirm them with users.
Evidence：O*NET 19-1031.00 Detailed Occupational Data (Tasks and Work Context) · O*NET National Wage Page (19-1031.00)
Typical scenario：Give binding opinions about enforcement judgments, water resource allocation or engineering safety.
Roles most affected：Conservation Scientists, Survey and Technical Service Personnel
Possible consequence：Accountability risks rise, and relevant parties may make incorrect decisions accordingly.
How to reduce risk：Clarify technical advice and supervisory authority responsibilities; transfer matters beyond authority through procedures.
Evidence：O*NET 19-1031.00 Detailed Occupational Data (Tasks and Work Context) · NIST AI Risk Management Framework 1.0
Typical scenario：Survey records are scattered among individuals, preventing calculation reconstruction during project handovers or reviews.
Roles most affected：Conservation Scientists, Survey and Technical Service Personnel
Possible consequence：Conclusions cannot be reviewed; repeated surveys add costs.
How to reduce risk：Archive raw data and calculations according to organizational requirements and preserve traceable versions.
Evidence：O*NET 19-1031.00 Detailed Occupational Data (Tasks and Work Context) · O*NET National Wage Page (19-1031.00)
Typical scenario：Work on steep slopes, in water areas or adverse weather without protection and communication arrangements.
Roles most affected：Conservation Scientists, Survey and Technical Service Personnel
Possible consequence：Personnel injuries, equipment losses and forced interruptions of work.
How to reduce risk：Assess risks under organizational work procedures, prepare protection and communication plans, and adjust plans in adverse weather.
Evidence：O*NET 19-1031.00 Detailed Occupational Data (Tasks and Work Context) · ILO Research on Generative AI and Occupational Exposure
| Editorial Preparation Directions / Adjacent Roles | Main Work Early in Employment | Capability Evidence Suggested for Checking by Editors | Demonstrable Simulation or Authorized Practice | Differences From Other Directions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survey Technician | Sample and measure according to procedures, complete and archive record forms. | Fieldwork and equipment use, data documentation standards, and basic geographic information operations. | A survey record including locations, times and methods. | Focuses on survey execution and records; verify whether plan conclusions are proposed against specific duties and authorization. |
| Conservation Plan Engineer | Develop conservation plans, calculate design specifications and estimate costs/maintenance requirements. | Soil/water conservation principles, design calculations, cost estimation and plan writing. | A plan including design evidence and cost assumptions. | Takes technical responsibility for plan evidence and applicable conditions. |
| Research or Compliance Specialist | Design research or conduct compliance assessments and write conclusions/opinions. | Experimental and statistical methods, regulatory interpretation and report writing. | A research design or compliance assessment explanation. | Takes responsibility for conclusions and assessment opinions, specifying evidence scope. |
| Environmental Science and Protection Technicians | Sample according to plans, use instruments, and maintain equipment and records. | Sampling and instrument operation, quality assurance processes and data entry. | A sampling record and instrument usage log. | Focuses on sampling, instruments and quality assurance, and may also participate in monitoring projects, analyses and recommendations; verify specific judgment authority with institutions. |
| Project Technical Lead | Coordinate surveys, plans and acceptance, handling cross-department collaboration and disputes. | Project management, cross-department coordination, technical review and training capabilities. | A project technical plan and acceptance explanation. | Takes responsibility for project technical outcomes and team outputs. |
Education/majors/experience are editorial preparation suggestions; actual Chinese recruitment samples have not been obtained, so no majority is claimed.
O*NET new-hire education responses of 70% bachelor's/13% master's/9% post-baccalaureate certificate are partial responses, not current workers' educational composition. Zone4/SVP7 to below 8 is a preparation level, not a fixed individual duration; BLS standalone occupational typical bachelor's/no related experience/no OJT are not Chinese or all employers' requirements.
Follow safety and access requirements for fieldwork, water areas and forest areas; roles involved in compliance judgments or enforcement assistance usually have additional authorization requirements.
This page has not obtained uniform mandatory qualifications for related Chinese roles; check employer and supervisory authority rules.
Conduct surveys according to procedures and retain traceable records, establish causes, calculate design specifications and cost estimates, and explain plans as actions users can implement (from O*NET tasks and detailed work activities).
These are task and capability observation points, not personality labels or hiring thresholds.
Geographic information systems (ESRI ArcGIS, general GIS software), scientific analysis software (GALENA, WinEPIC, etc.), databases (Microsoft Access), mapping and office suites; the O*NET occupational page lists 15 technologies with popularity markers (ArcGIS, Access, etc. are hot technologies).
Current 11 hot skills are 2025 U.S. Lightcast job-posting mentions: Office12%, Excel8%, ArcGIS7%, PowerPoint5%, Word4%, Outlook3%; Acrobat/AutoCAD/Access/ASP/Windows proportions NA cannot be treated as 0 or estimates. Not proficiency/adoption/AI deployment; GIS classification and remote-sensing automation are not automatically counted as generative AI.
Fictional scenario: 120 hectares of gently sloping rainfed cropland have developed rill erosion over the last three years, draining downstream into a small reservoir's catchment.
Provided materials: slope 3°–8°; sandy loam with low organic matter; current cultivation runs downslope, without vegetated buffer strips; annual rainfall is concentrated; the downstream reservoir provides irrigation and backup drinking water.
Missing materials: land ownership and contract duration, local subsidy policies and reservoir water quality monitoring data. If needed, explicitly state assumptions and whom to consult for confirmation.
Write a one-page conservation plan: problem judgments and evidence, at least two proposed measures and design points, cost/maintenance estimates and assumptions, suggested monitoring indicators, and whom to consult for confirmation before implementation.
Specify data gathered in the field and assumptions and explain conditions in which measures are unsuitable.
The plan should include problem judgments (downslope cultivation, sandy loam and concentrated rain cause rill erosion and transport sediment into the catchment), measures (contour farming or terracing, vegetated buffers, straw mulch or organic matter improvement, and drainage/sediment trapping facilities where needed), design points (determine strip widths and spacing by slope sections, buffer widths and locations), costs/maintenance (construction and annual maintenance estimates, assumed unit prices and durations, and maintenance users can afford), monitoring indicators (rill density or erosion amounts, buffer survival rates, downstream sediment concentrations), and matters requiring confirmation (ownership/contract duration, subsidies/approval requirements, reservoir water quality data).
Deliverable: a fictional site survey record with sampling locations/times, measurement methods and raw readings.
Records should allow others to review using the same methods.
Deliverable: a conservation plan with problem judgments, measures/design points, cost/maintenance estimates and assumptions, and monitoring indicators.
Specify applicable conditions and unsuitable situations.
Deliverable: a one-page explanation in nontechnical language of recommended measures, required maintenance work and expected outcomes.
Deliverable: one page listing geographic information, spreadsheet and mapping tools you have used and their purposes; do not include real site locations, ownership materials or third-party data.
| Stage | Possible Assessment | Observable Evidence | Usage Boundaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scenario Case (Onsite or Online) | Ability to assess causes under given site conditions and propose implementable, maintainable measures. | Case records and evidence explanations under follow-up questioning. | One employer's interview process is not a uniform industry examination. |
| Plan and Data Review | Clarity of plan evidence, reviewability of data records and explicit assumptions. | Submitted plans and data records. | Employers define their own review standards; this page provides no uniform threshold. |
| Fieldwork and Safety Questions |
Find public soil/water conservation or soil survey technical guidance, mark design parameters and applicable conditions, and record three points you want to confirm.
Describe soil, slope, water systems and land use for a fictional site, indicating measurements and assumptions.
Using Day 2 conditions, describe possible causes and evidence and list additional data needed.
Select two measures for the same site, documenting design points and each measure's applicable conditions.
Estimate construction and annual maintenance costs for Day 4 measures, specifying unit price and duration assumptions.
Write three measurable monitoring indicators and rewrite the plan as an explanation for land users.
| Qualification / Status | Main Intended Audience | Practical Job-Seeking Value | Widespread Entry Requirement? | Application / Registration Conditions | Investment Level | Important Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's Degree (Forestry, Soil/Water Conservation, Agricultural Resources and Environment, Ecology and Related Majors) | People Planning to Enter Survey, Monitoring or Plan Preparation Roles | O*NET new-hire education responses of 70% bachelor's/13% master's/9% post-baccalaureate certificate are partial responses, not current workers' educational composition. Zone4/SVP7 to below 8 is a preparation level, not a fixed individual duration; BLS standalone occupational typical bachelor's/no related experience/no OJT are not Chinese or all employers' requirements. | Large Differences Between Employers, Not a Uniform National Threshold | Follow the Target Employer's Recruitment Announcements and Major Requirements for the Relevant Year |
Typical scope：Sample and Measure According to Procedures, Complete and Archive Record Forms
Readiness evidence：A Survey Record Including Locations, Times and Methods
Credential boundary：Field Survey and Equipment Training (Per Employer Announcements)
Next moves：Participate in More Complex Survey Designs
Typical scope：Independently Design Surveys, Organize/Analyze Data and Write Survey Conclusions
Readiness evidence：A Survey Design Explanation and Data Report
Credential boundary：Geographic Information Systems and Data Processing Training
Next moves：Participate in Plan Preparation
Typical scope：Coordinate Survey/Monitoring Projects, Control Data Quality and Deliver Conclusions Externally
Readiness evidence：A Project Plan and Quality Control Explanation
Credential boundary：Project Management and Professional Training
Next moves：Lead Long-Term Monitoring Systems
Typical scope：Take Responsibility for Monitoring Systems, Data Quality and Resource Investment
Readiness evidence：A Monitoring System and Investment Explanation
Credential boundary：Management and Advanced Professional Training (Per Employer Rules)
Next moves：Move Into Resource Management or Research
Typical scope：Help Organize Existing Condition Materials and Draft Plan Sections From Templates
Readiness evidence：An Explanation of Existing Condition Materials
Credential boundary：Soil/Water Conservation and Plan Preparation Training (Per Employer Announcements)
Next moves：Participate in Design Specification Calculations
Typical scope：Develop Conservation Plans, Calculate Design Specifications and Estimate Costs/Maintenance Requirements
Readiness evidence：A Plan Including Design Evidence and Cost Assumptions
Credential boundary：Soil/Water Conservation and Engineering Design Training
Next moves：Participate in Project Review and Acceptance
Typical scope：Review Plan Evidence and Applicable Conditions and Provide Technical Support for Complex Sites
Readiness evidence：A Technical Review Opinion
Credential boundary：Advanced Professional Training and Project Experience
Typical scope：Conduct Experiments/Sampling According to Designs, Organize Data and Review Records
Readiness evidence：An Experimental and Data Processing Record
Credential boundary：Experimental and Data Methods Training (Per Employer Announcements)
Next moves：Participate in Research Design and Analysis
Typical scope：Design Research or Conduct Compliance Assessments, Writing Conclusions and Assessment Opinions
Readiness evidence：A Research Design or Compliance Assessment Explanation
Credential boundary：Statistical Analysis and Regulatory Interpretation Training
Next moves：Participate in Standards and Guidance Development
Typical scope：Coordinate Research or Compliance Projects and Take Responsibility for Conclusions and Response Recommendations
Readiness evidence：An Explanation of Project Conclusions and Response Recommendations
Credential boundary：Project Management and Advanced Professional Training
Ability to conduct surveys and keep records under guidance: sample and measure according to procedures, specify locations, times and methods, and distinguish measurements from assumptions.
Ability to independently analyze data and write plans: assess causes, select measures and calculate design specifications and cost estimates.
Ability to guide implementation and complete compliance checks: explain plans and maintenance requirements to users, check design compliance through procedures and retain records.
Ability to lead projects and handle disputes: coordinate surveys, plans and acceptance, collaborate across departments and mediate disputes, and train others.
Employment Growth and Average Annual Openings
BLS Table 1.2 SOC19-1031 (2025–2035) standalone overall employment 27,700→29,200, published net change +1,500/+5.3%, average annual openings 2,100 including replacement. Conservation scientists and foresters combined 19-1030 are 40,900→42,700/published +1,700/+4.3%/3,000 openings; OOH approximately 4 is rounded. Do not mix the scopes or replace published changes with subtraction of rounded endpoints. Overall figures include self-employment and are not AI causation or individual opportunities.
Does not establish：Employment projections are not individual employment guarantees; growth rates, net change in people and average annual openings are different indicators.
Global · Task-Level Research Across Economies (Not One Country's Official Statistics)
The research provides a measurement framework for task exposure, without a score for this single occupation, adoption rate or substitution date.
Task-Level Generative AI Exposure (Research Framework)
Potential task exposure is not proven reliable automation or actual job change.
Does not establish：Research across economies cannot be directly converted into employment changes in a country or a role's disappearance date.
Mainland China · GT4754-2017 7462 ecological resource monitoring (PDF80/ printed page 74) matches scientific research/technical services context; 7711 natural ecosystem conservation management and 7719 other nature conservation (PDF82/ printed page 76) match water conservancy/environment/public facilities context. Follow principal business; this does not cover all internal government conservation roles or establish Chinese/U.S. occupational equivalence.
2025 water conservancy/environment/public facilities management non-private 70,172, private 49,527 yuan per year; scientific research/technical services non-private 182,064, private 83,560 yuan per year. These are separate pre-tax industry averages, read by organizations' principal business, not occupational ranges/medians/starting wages or individual quotes.
Water Conservancy/Environment/Public Facilities and Scientific Research/Technical Services Industry Context; Read Separately by Principal Business
Industry context and precise occupational gaps are kept separate.
Does not establish：2025 water conservancy/environment/public facilities management non-private 70,172, private 49,527 yuan per year; scientific research/technical services non-private 182,064, private 83,560 yuan per year. These are separate pre-tax industry averages, read by organizations' principal business, not occupational ranges/medians/starting wages or individual quotes. GT4754-2017 7462 ecological resource monitoring (PDF80/ printed page 74) matches scientific research/technical services context; 7711 natural ecosystem conservation management and 7719 other nature conservation (PDF82/ printed page 76) match water conservancy/environment/public facilities context. Follow principal business; this does not cover all internal government conservation roles or establish Chinese/U.S. occupational equivalence.
These are capability relationships, not automatic promotions or credential waivers.
Transfers：Resource survey/monitoring experience, plan preparation and geographic information processing.
Build next：Requires forest resource surveys, forest stand management and harvesting/regeneration plan capabilities, with accountability for forest resource management decisions.
View career profileTransfers：Soil science fundamentals, data analysis and report writing.
Build next：Requires experimental design, statistical analysis and mechanism research, producing research conclusions and experimental data.
View career profileTransfers：Sampling/monitoring, data analysis and regulatory understanding.
Build next：Requires pollution monitoring, exposure assessment and health impact analysis, producing assessment reports.
View career profileTransfers：Hydrology and data analysis, and plan communication capabilities.
Build next：Requires water balance, supply/demand analysis and allocation planning, with accountability for water supply/allocation plans.
View career profileTransfers：Regulatory interpretation, onsite records and evidence organization.
Build next：Requires onsite inspections, evidence gathering and regulatory judgments, with enforcement inspection duties.
View career profileTransfers：Vegetation/soil knowledge, monitoring records and communication with operators.
Build next：Requires stocking-rate calculations, grazing arrangements and vegetation monitoring, with accountability for rangeland operating decisions.
View career profileTransfers：Field survey methods, statistics/modeling and report writing.
Build next：Requires wildlife surveys, population analysis and habitat assessment, producing research conclusions.
View career profileTransfers：Sampling and instrument operation, quality assurance processes and data entry.
Build next：Requires sampling according to plans, using/maintaining instruments and keeping records, with execution-focused work.
View career profileSome data/documentation tasks will receive assistance (data organization/visualization, geographic information classification, plan/report drafts and regulatory retrieval), but assessing causes onsite, determining design specifications/applicable conditions, explaining to users and securing cooperation, and compliance judgments/accountability still require human responsibility. This page's U.S. employment uses the exact occupational scope (2024–2034 3%) and cannot establish the extent of substitution.
Survey data organization/statistics, preliminary geographic information classification/mapping, plan/report drafts and regulatory/technical guidance retrieval; onsite cause judgments, design specifications/applicable conditions and user negotiation are not easily fully automated.
Establishing causes and selecting measures under specific site conditions, documenting calculations/assumptions, negotiating with land users so they are willing to implement, and making professional judgments within authority.
O*NET national wage page published May 2025 data: median annual wage 73,010 dollars (hourly 35.10 dollars), percentiles 10/25/75/90 at 47,550/57,700/91,560/110,410 dollars respectively. Employment is approximately 28,500 people in 2024, 2024–2034 growth 3% (average), and approximately 2,500 average annual openings; the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook separately combines conservation scientists and foresters (2025 40,900 people, 4%, +1,700 people, approximately 3,000 openings). The two scopes must not be mixed.
U.S. scope: preparation level is Job Zone Four, most require a four-year bachelor's degree, and several years of related experience and on-the-job or vocational training are usually needed; education-level survey responses are 70% bachelor's, 13% master's, 9% post-baccalaureate certificate. My Next Move education requirement rating is 3/4. Mainland Chinese requirements follow target employer announcements for the relevant year.
This page provides no mandatory qualification list; O*NET certification search lists 15 certification candidates (such as water management, wetlands and soil science), which may demonstrate capabilities. Supervisory authorities and organizations define compliance judgments, enforcement responses and onsite work authorization.
Yes. Common entry points include surveys, monitoring or technical services; people with agronomy, forestry, ecology or geographic information backgrounds can build on experience but need plan preparation, cost estimation and regulatory reading capabilities.
The O*NET summary page publishes IRC: Investigative, Realistic and Conventional, corresponding to analytical investigation, practical fieldwork and procedural documentation. My Next Move describes activities as liking ideas, thinking and figuring things out. The code describes activity types, not job performance predictions.
This entry's evidence routing records mainland Chinese occupational wages as not obtained (public wage statistics are aggregated by industry section or broad personnel category without an occupational subcategory in one-to-one correspondence with O*NET-SOC 19-1031.00). This page therefore retains visible gaps without filling them with industry averages, a parent occupation or U.S. data.
O*NET national wage and summary pages provide this occupation's 19-1031.00 exact scope (May 2025 wages, 2024 employment and 2024–2034 projections); the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook combines conservation scientists and foresters for 2025 employment and 2025–2035 projections. This page labels scope and periods throughout; the two scopes must not be added together or substituted for each other.
No. Exercise materials and scenarios are fictional and test problem judgments, measure selection and plan writing; they do not constitute hiring, qualification recognition or authorization for actual project work. Follow organizational and supervisory authority rules for actual projects.
O*NET standalone tasks/context/education/interests, 2025 standalone employee wages and 2025–2035 standalone overall projections, with OOH combined figures labeled separately; current industry-page sections and OOH detailed industries are not mixed, and Chinese matched industry context is separate from precise gaps. Risks/suitability/preparation/transitions are editorial suggestions.
This round's nine modules were read/revised 2026-10-09; old sources not reopened retain their access dates. No whole-page update is claimed.
Main sources are public O*NET OnLine pages (detailed occupational data, summaries, industry distributions, technology lists, preparation levels, certification search and national wages), My Next Move occupational overviews, the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook and OEWS methods notes, International Labour Organization research on generative AI and occupational exposure, the NIST AI Risk Management Framework, National Bureau of Statistics annual average wage releases for employees in urban units, and announcements of the Occupational Classification Dictionary of the People's Republic of China (2022 edition).
Limitations：Current data list education responses and interests; read percentages and importance ratings separately. They do not prove Chinese employer procedures.
Limitations：Supports employment 28,500 people (2024), 2034 projected 29,500 people, growth 3% (average), 2,500 average annual openings, interest code IRC and education distribution (70% bachelor's, 13% master's, 9% post-baccalaureate certificate).
Limitations：Current industry page: government 67%, other services 21%, others 12% including professional/scientific/technical services, with no exact year; not industry wages or individual opportunities. OOH2025 detailed industries: federal 27/local 21/state 19/social advocacy 20/professional/scientific/technical 5, with different granularity from the industry-section page; do not add them together.
Limitations：Current 11 hot skills are 2025 U.S. Lightcast job-posting mentions: Office12%, Excel8%, ArcGIS7%, PowerPoint5%, Word4%, Outlook3%; Acrobat/AutoCAD/Access/ASP/Windows proportions NA cannot be treated as 0 or estimates. Not proficiency/adoption/AI deployment; GIS classification and remote-sensing automation are not automatically counted as generative AI.
Limitations：O*NET new-hire education responses of 70% bachelor's/13% master's/9% post-baccalaureate certificate are partial responses, not current workers' educational composition. Zone4/SVP7 to below 8 is a preparation level, not a fixed individual duration; BLS standalone occupational typical bachelor's/no related experience/no OJT are not Chinese or all employers' requirements.
Limitations：The page rates education requirements 3/4 (bachelor's or master's usually needed) and describes activities as liking ideas, thinking and figuring things out. Work styles emphasize innovation, intellectual curiosity, caution, integrity, attention to detail and dependability; no RIASEC scores are published.
Limitations：Publishes occupational annual wage percentiles 47,550/57,700/73,010/91,560/110,410 dollars and hourly percentiles 22.86/27.74/35.10/44.02/53.08 dollars; percentiles are statistical positions, not job grades, and are not converted into individual monthly income.
Limitations：Explains OEWS coverage, wage components and statistical scope; provides neither specific occupational figures nor methods for disaggregating the combined scope.
Limitations：2025 water conservancy/environment/public facilities management non-private 70,172, private 49,527 yuan per year; scientific research/technical services non-private 182,064, private 83,560 yuan per year. These are separate pre-tax industry averages, read by organizations' principal business, not occupational ranges/medians/starting wages or individual quotes. GT4754-2017 7462 ecological resource monitoring (PDF80/ printed page 74) matches scientific research/technical services context; 7711 natural ecosystem conservation management and 7719 other nature conservation (PDF82/ printed page 76) match water conservancy/environment/public facilities context. Follow principal business; this does not cover all internal government conservation roles or establish Chinese/U.S. occupational equivalence.
Limitations：For work-context and accountability-boundary context (96% use email daily, 74% communicate by telephone daily, 61% discuss face-to-face daily, 26% regard dealing with the external public as extremely important, 13% regard error consequences as extremely serious, etc.); does not replace specific employer work procedures or local rules.
Limitations：Supports Chinese occupational classification context; does not prove specific roles' employment qualifications, authorization scope or individual income.
Limitations：Discusses task-level generative AI exposure; provides no score for this single occupation, adoption rate or substitution date.
Limitations：Suitability signals, risk rankings, exercise materials and seven-day plans are editorial designs, not diagnoses, hiring standards or practice advice.
Limitations：Voluntary Framework, Not Evidence of Mandatory Review/Approval or Occupational Adoption Effects
Limitations：Supports adjacent occupational comparisons and detailed work activity checks (related occupations include foresters, soil/plant scientists, environmental scientists, water resource specialists, environmental compliance inspectors, etc.); does not establish interchangeability or transferable qualifications.
Limitations：Lists 15 certification candidates (including Certified Stormwater Manager, Professional Wetland Scientist, Certified Professional Soil Scientist, etc.); certification search is a candidate qualification discovery entry, not employment conditions, practice licensing or capability recognition.
Limitations：The page publishes conservation scientists and foresters combined: employment 40,900 people (2025), 2025–2035 growth 4%, net change +1,700 people and approximately 3,000 average annual openings; it separately gives conservation scientists' median annual wage 73,010 dollars (May 2025) and foresters' 76,400 dollars. Combined figures are not precise figures for this occupation.
Limitations：BLS Table 1.2 SOC19-1031 (2025–2035) standalone overall employment 27,700→29,200, published net change +1,500/+5.3%, average annual openings 2,100 including replacement. Conservation scientists and foresters combined 19-1030 are 40,900→42,700/published +1,700/+4.3%/3,000 openings; OOH approximately 4 is rounded. Do not mix the scopes or replace published changes with subtraction of rounded endpoints. Overall figures include self-employment and are not AI causation or individual opportunities.
Limitations：GT4754-2017 7462 ecological resource monitoring (PDF80/ printed page 74) matches scientific research/technical services context; 7711 natural ecosystem conservation management and 7719 other nature conservation (PDF82/ printed page 76) match water conservancy/environment/public facilities context. Follow principal business; this does not cover all internal government conservation roles or establish Chinese/U.S. occupational equivalence.
Limitations：15 Candidates Are Not Chinese Necessities or Job Authorization; Individual Certificate Conditions Have Not Been Obtained Separately
Usage note: this page is an occupational information service, not hiring conditions, qualification recognition, compliance conclusions, work authorization or legal/compliance advice. Specific land-use, water resource management and environmental enforcement judgments must follow applicable jurisdictional rules and organizational, supervisory authority and authorized roles' opinions.
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Judgment Five: Do Recommendations Exceed Your Authority?
Judgment Six: Have Follow-Up Visits Been Made After Implementation?
The reference deliverable lists required elements only; wording need not match the example, provided you can explain the reasoning.
This exercise tests problem judgments, measure selection and plan writing only; it does not evaluate actual project outcomes or constitute hiring or qualification judgments.
Do not use real sites, ownership materials or third-party monitoring data; follow organizational and supervisory authority rules for actual projects.
| Understanding of fieldwork procedures, equipment use and risk responses. |
| Answer records or onsite demonstrations. |
| Employers define assessment standards; this page makes no inference. |
| Probation Assessment | Combined assessment of survey quality, documentation standards and collaborative communication. | Probation assessment records and project outcome samples. | Employers define assessment and confirmation conditions; this page does not constitute a hiring promise. |
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Return to this page's judgment checklist and record three reasons to continue and two conditions requiring caution.
| Education Is Not Qualification Recognition or Onsite Work Authorization |
| Master's Degree (Ecology, Soil/Water Conservation or Environmental Science) | People Seeking Research, Plan Review or Technical Support Roles | Editorial learning options: research and planning-related courses; verify job-seeking recognition/value with target employers. This round obtained no samples. | Not a Universal Mandatory Requirement | Follow the Target Employer's Recruitment Announcements for the Relevant Year | Check Specific Schools'/Courses'/Issuers'/Organizations' Current Conditions | Education Is Not Equivalent to Research Capability or Project Authorization |
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| Professional Certifications (Water Management, Wetlands, Soil Science) | People Needing to Demonstrate Specific Professional Capabilities | O*NET lists 15 certification candidates as discovery entries; verify individual recognition, capability evidence and screening value with issuers/employers, without inferring advantages. | Not a Widespread Entry Requirement | The directory of 15 certification candidates does not establish the conditions for each certificate; specific application/experience/renewal/fee conditions have not been obtained separately this round. | Check Specific Schools'/Courses'/Issuers'/Organizations' Current Conditions | Certification Is Not Compliance Judgment Authority or Job Authorization |
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| Geographic Information Systems and Remote-Sensing Application Training | People Needing Spatial Data Processing and Mapping | Editorial learning suggestions: practice spatial data processing and mapping; verify specific employer recognition and recruitment value. | Not a Widespread Entry Requirement | Follow Training Providers' Conditions and Employer Recognition | Check Specific Schools'/Courses'/Issuers'/Organizations' Current Conditions | Tool Training Cannot Replace Survey Design and Planning Capabilities |
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| Field Safety and First Aid Training | Roles Needing Fieldwork | Verify field safety/first-aid requirements and recognition against actual organizations/jurisdictions; employer samples have not been obtained. | Defined by Employers and Organizations | Follow Training Provider and Employer Processes | Check Specific Schools'/Courses'/Issuers'/Organizations' Current Conditions | This page provides no institution's training standards or assessment results. |
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| Background Checks and Access Requirements (Employer or Supervisory Authority) | People Entering Forest Areas, Water Areas or Confidential Projects | Verify Actual Organizations/Supervisory Authorities/Jurisdictions; a Uniform National Participation Prerequisite Has Not Been Obtained | Defined by Employers and Supervisory Authorities | Follow Employer and Supervisory Authority Processes | Check Specific Schools'/Courses'/Issuers'/Organizations' Current Conditions | This page provides no checking standards or results. |
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Next moves：Lead Regional Plan or Planning Document Preparation
Typical scope：Take Responsibility for Plan Quality, Technical Approaches and Team Outputs
Readiness evidence：A Technical Approach and Quality Explanation
Credential boundary：Management and Advanced Professional Training (Per Employer Rules)
Next moves：Move Into Planning Management or Expert Consulting
Next moves：Lead Cross-Department Collaboration and Dispute Mediation
Typical scope：Take Responsibility for Technical Direction, Compliance Definitions and Team Outputs
Readiness evidence：An Explanation of Technical Direction and Compliance Definitions
Credential boundary：Management and Advanced Professional Training (Per Employer Rules)
Next moves：Move Into Supervisory Authorities or Expert Consulting
Limitations：Editorial ratings use the existing occupational responsibilities and AI task analysis on this page. They are not adoption rates, measured effects, job-disappearance or personal-unemployment probabilities, or official scores from Stanford or another external institution. No measured time weights or future robot deployment are assumed.
