Grows and cares for experimental plants in research greenhouses at universities and ag companies, adjusting conditions and recording growth data.
Waters and measures hundreds of experimental plants, adjusts lights and temperature, and records growth data.
Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. Associate or bachelor's in plant science or horticulture.
Ways in: 2-year college, 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Plant Science, Horticulture.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Estimate.
Medium risk for 10 years. Automated watering and camera phenotyping robots cut routine measuring; plant care and setup stay hands-on.
Classes: Biology, Horticulture CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-4012.
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