Animal Scientists
Also called:
Animal Nutrition Consultant, Animal Nutritionist, Research and Development Director (R&D Director), Research Nutritionist
What they do:
Conduct research in the genetics, nutrition, reproduction, growth, and development of domestic farm animals.
On the job, you would:
- Study nutritional requirements of animals and nutritive values of animal feed materials.
- Advise producers about improved products and techniques that could enhance their animal production efforts.
- Develop improved practices in feeding, housing, sanitation, or parasite and disease control of animals.
Math and Science
- biology
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Arts and Humanities
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- food production
- manufacture and distribution of products
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
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Basic Skills
- using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems
- reading work related information
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
- communicate by speaking
- communicate by writing
Ideas and Logic
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- use rules to solve problems
Math
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
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People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Analytical Thinking
- Dependability
- Initiative
- Achievement/Effort
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You might use software like this on the job:
Analytical or scientific software
- Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequence analysis software
- SAS
Data base user interface and query software
Spreadsheet software
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doctoral degree or
master's degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are likely in the future.
$60,330
per year, on average
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