This person serves as a member of the team developing soil survey information. They are responsible for the update and maintenance of soil surveys within their assigned geographical area. Their work is coordinated with other soil survey update activities within their state and adjoining states.
Job Duties
Uses soil-landscape relationships to systematically map and describe the way soils occur in the landscape; assists MLRA Soil Survey Leader in developing soil landscape predictive models
Analyzes data & designs new map units to provide more accurate interpretations for soil management
Uses geospatial technology to edit soil survey maps; reviews soil interpretations for accuracy; creates new map units and data map units in NASIS
Recommended Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in soil science or related discipline, including 30 semester hours in biological, physical or earth sciences, with 15 of these hours in subjects like soil genesis, soil chemistry, soil physics, soil microbiology and soil fertility
Sample NRCS Work Experience
Analyzes soil landscape relationships
Manipulates and analyzes GIS and GPS data
Classifies soil profile descriptions
Independently populates and queries data in a soils database and run validation checks
