Also called: Crop Breeder
Crosses plants over many generations to create better crop varieties.
Walks test plots of thousands of wheat varieties, scoring which ones resist disease, then hand-pollinates the best plants to make the next generation.
Estimate; seed company pay.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Doctorate (PhD), about 10 years after high school. PhD in plant breeding or genetics; master's for technical roles.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Plant Breeding, Agronomy, Genetics.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). Estimate.
Medium risk for 10 years. Genomic prediction and drones score plots; walking fields and hand-pollinating the best plants stay human.
Classes: AP Biology, Statistics, Agriculture CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-1013.
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