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	Occupation Profile	February 9, 2010

Quick Index   Select a Subject - - - - - - - - Apprenticeships Child Care Cover Letters CT Employer Search Education Financial Aid Housing Internships Interviewing Job Outlook Job Search Tools Local Services Search Military Careers Negotiating Networking Résumés School to Career Self-Assessment Self Employment Training Transportation Veterans' Services What's Hot! What's Not! Workplace Laws/Regs.  5 Steps Find an Occupation that is Right for You Learn About an Occupation Search for Education & Training Search for Jobs & Employers Job Seeker Resources	Printer Friendly Version CONSERVATION SCIENTISTS An Occupation in   Occupation Description:     Manage, improve, and protect natural resources to maximize their use without damaging the environment. May conduct soil surveys and develop plans to eliminate soil erosion or to protect rangelands from fire and rodent damage. May instruct farmers, agricultural production managers, or ranchers in best ways to use crop rotation, contour plowing, or terracing to conserve soil and water; in the number and kind of livestock and forage plants best suited to particular ranges; and in range and farm improvements, such as fencing and reservoirs for stock watering. Exclude "Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists" (19-1023) and "Foresters" (19-1032).   Career Video:       View a brief introduction to Conservation Scientists           Open-captioning for the hearing impaired. Requires free Media PlayerTMor RealPlayerTM     Specialized Occupations:        Soil and Water Conservationists (ONET code: 19-1031.01)      Range Managers (ONET code: 19-1031.02)      Park Naturalists (ONET code: 19-1031.03)   Search for Jobs on Connecticut's Labor Exchange (CTJOBcentral):     Search for Soil Conservationists Jobs   Search for Range Managers Jobs   Search for Park Naturalists Jobs   (Please note that some searches may not produce any results.) Education & Training:     Bachelor's degree      View Related Programs on Connecticut's Education & Training ConneCTion site   Wage Information:     Region Average Annual Average Hourly Entry Level (hourly) Mid-Range  (hourly) Statewide Units $71,760.00 $34.50 $25.64 $28.48 - $40.11 Bridgeport/Stamford $77,060.00 $37.05 $31.27 $33.51 - $39.99 Hartford $68,101.00 $32.75 $24.62 $28.07 - $39.78 New Haven $67,775.00 $32.58 $24.63 $26.36 - $38.21 Springfield $72,616.00 $34.92 $11.53 $12.97 - $57.09 Worcester $58,184.00 $27.98 $21.00 $22.91 - $33.66    Not sure which Region applies to you?    Select a town to see its region highlighted in the table above:    Andover Ansonia Ashford Avon Barkhamsted Beacon Falls Berlin Bethany Bethel Bethlehem Bloomfield Bolton Bozrah Branford Bridgeport Bridgewater Bristol Brookfield Brooklyn Burlington Canaan Canterbury Canton Chaplin Cheshire Chester Clinton Colchester Colebrook Columbia Cornwall Coventry Cromwell Danbury Darien Deep River Derby Durham East Granby East Haddam East Hampton East Hartford East Haven East Lyme East Windsor Eastford Easton Ellington Enfield Essex Fairfield Farmington Franklin Glastonbury Goshen Granby Greenwich Griswold Groton Guilford Haddam Hamden Hampton Hartford Hartland Harwinton Hebron Kent Killingly Killingworth Lebanon Ledyard Lisbon Litchfield Lyme Madison Manchester Mansfield Marlborough Meriden Middlebury Middlefield Middletown Milford Monroe Montville Morris Naugatuck New Britain New Canaan New Fairfield New Hartford New Haven New London New Milford Newington Newtown Norfolk North Branford North Canaan North Haven North Stonington Norwalk Norwich Old Lyme Old Saybrook Orange Oxford Plainfield Plainville Plymouth Pomfret Portland Preston Prospect Putnam Redding Ridgefield Rocky Hill Roxbury Salem Salisbury Scotland Seymour Sharon Shelton Sherman Simsbury Somers South Windsor Southbury Southington Sprague Stafford Stamford Sterling Stonington Stratford Suffield Thomaston Thompson Tolland Torrington Trumbull Union Vernon Voluntown Wallingford Warren Washington Waterbury Waterford Watertown West Hartford West Haven Westbrook Weston Westport Wethersfield Willington Wilton Winchester Windham Windsor Windsor Locks Wolcott Woodbridge Woodbury Woodstock   Occupation Outlook:     Sorry, outlook information is not available for this occupation.   Similar Occupations:     Management Analysts Landscape Architects Soil and Plant Scientists Foresters Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health Museum Technicians and Conservators Dietitians and Nutritionists Dietetic Technicians Fish and Game Wardens First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers Animal Trainers Nonfarm Animal Caretakers Residential Advisors

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