Also called: Regulatory Affairs Specialist (Crop Protection), Pesticide Registration Manager
Gathers safety studies and writes the huge applications that weed killers, bug sprays and other farm chemicals need before the EPA and states allow them to be sold.
A new fungicide needs EPA approval, so you assemble hundreds of studies on its safety for bees, fish and people. You check the label wording line by line against federal rules. Then you answer a state regulator's questions about where it can be sprayed.
Estimated from crop protection company and consulting postings.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in chemistry, biology or agronomy; many have a master's.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Chemistry, Biology, Agronomy, Toxicology.
Growing about average. Every new pesticide and label change needs registration work.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI helps draft and check submissions, but regulatory judgment and agency negotiations stay human.
Classes: Chemistry, Biology, English.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1041.
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