Average salary
National Statistic
Change Location
$35,000 - $95,000
ARCTIC SCIENTIST: Studying Plants In Coldest Parts Of The World
About this video
Victoria is a Scientist who examines plants and soil in areas of the Arctic. After completing college in the UK, she jumped at the opportunity to pursue her Ph.D. in the Scandinavian Arctic, and then moved again to Alaska to experience an even fuller range of that Northernmost part of our planet. She advises: it's never too early to start planning your career!
Degree: Plant Sciences - Ecology - Geology
Job Title: Scientist
Job Summary: Soil and Plant Scientists
Job Description
Soil and Plant Scientists conduct research in breeding, physiology, production, yield, and management of crops and agricultural plants or trees, shrubs, and nursery stock, their growth in soils, and control of pests; or study the chemical, physical, biological, and mineralogical composition of soils as they relate to plant or crop growth. May classify and map soils and investigate effects of alternative practices on soil and crop productivity.
On-the-Job Training
Minimal
Quick Facts
Projected Job Growth
10 to 14 percent
Typical schedule
Full-time
Typical workplace
Office, Outdoor, Indoor
Personal Qualities
Problem solving skills, Analytical skills, Written communication skills, Verbal communication skills, Mathematical skills, Likes working with handsEducational Path
Education Requirement
Doctorate
Recommended Education Degree
Doctorate
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Postsecondary Teachers.
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m='15991'>all</span> <span m='16093'>of</span> <span m='16195'>our</span> <span m='16500'>kit,</span> <span m='16820'>we</span> <span m='16930'>actually</span> <span m='17160'>work</span> <span m='17420'>outdoors,</span> <span m='18300'>and</span> <span m='18620'>we</span> <span m='18720'>go</span> <span m='18890'>out</span> <span m='19060'>and</span> <span m='19240'>survey</span> <span m='19470'>all</span> <span m='19600'>the</span> <span m='19670'>different</span> <span m='19950'>kinds</span> <span m='20180'>of</span> <span m='20470'>plants</span> <span m='20770'>and</span> <span m='20920'>soils</span> <span m='21070'>and</span> <span m='21160'>things</span> <span m='21380'>that</span> <span m='21460'>we</span> <span m='21550'>have</span> <span m='21805'>up</span> <span m='21932'>there.</span> <span m='22060'>So,</span> <span m='22430'>I'm</span> <span m='22570'>actually</span> <span m='22790'>outside</span> <span m='23210'>taking</span> <span m='23480'>samples,</span> <span m='23710'>and</span> <span m='23940'>that</span> <span m='24090'>makes</span> <span m='24300'>it</span> <span m='24390'>such</span> <span m='24570'>a</span> <span m='24610'>brilliant</span> <span m='24980'>job.</span> </p><p><span m='25970'>I</span> <span m='26100'>started</span> <span m='26250'>out</span> <span m='26400'>as</span> <span m='26700'>a--</span> <span m='27260'>did</span> <span m='27460'>my</span> <span m='27700'>undergraduate</span> <span m='28140'>in</span> <span m='28400'>ecology</span> <span m='28980'>and</span> <span m='29250'>geology,</span> <span m='29740'>and</span> <span m='30430'>that</span> <span m='30500'>was</span> <span m='30620'>in</span> <span m='30760'>the</span> <span m='30850'>UK,</span> <span m='31790'>and</span> <span m='32110'>that</span> <span m='32210'>was</span> <span m='32299'>really</span> <span m='32549'>exciting.</span> <span m='33140'>So,</span> <span m='33760'>when</span> <span m='33877'>I</span> <span m='33995'>saw</span> <span m='34112'>a</span> <span m='34230'>graduate</span> <span m='34600'>opportunity</span> <span m='34890'>to</span> <span m='35180'>do</span> <span m='35255'>a</span> <span m='35330'>Ph.D.</span> <span m='35980'>in</span> <span m='36190'>the</span> <span m='36430'>Scandinavian</span> <span m='36660'>Arctic,</span> <span m='37400'>that's</span> <span m='37770'>where</span> <span m='38100'>I</span> <span m='38140'>went.</span> <span m='39050'>And</span> <span m='39440'>I</span> <span m='39490'>did</span> <span m='39660'>that</span> <span m='39980'>and</span> <span m='40200'>then,</span> <span m='40290'>it</span> <span m='40380'>was</span> <span m='40470'>just</span> <span m='40790'>to</span> <span m='41120'>get</span> <span m='41370'>into</span> <span m='41475'>the</span> <span m='41580'>whole</span> <span m='42050'>greater</span> <span m='42540'>Arctic</span> <span m='42630'>community.</span> <span m='43400'>I</span> <span m='43520'>came</span> <span m='43750'>over</span> <span 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