Range Managers
Land Management Supervisor, Natural Resource Manager, Natural Resource Specialist, Rangeland Management Specialist
What they do:
Research or study range land management practices to provide sustained production of forage, livestock, and wildlife.
On the job, you would:
- Regulate grazing, and help ranchers plan and organize grazing systems in order to manage, improve and protect rangelands and maximize their use.
- Measure and assess vegetation resources for biological assessment companies, environmental impact statements, and rangeland monitoring programs.
- Maintain soil stability and vegetation for non-grazing uses, such as wildlife habitats and outdoor recreation.
Math and Science
Safety and Government
- law and government
- public safety and security
Business
- customer service
- management
Arts and Humanities
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- talking to others
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
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Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- read and understand what is written
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- use rules to solve problems
Math
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
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People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Cooperation
- Independence
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Dependability
- Initiative
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You might use software like this on the job:
Analytical or scientific software
Data base user interface and query software
- Microsoft Access
- National Resources Conservation Service Ecological Site Information System ESIS
Map creation software
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
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bachelor's degree or
some college
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are likely in the future.
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