Range Managers

realistic interests conservationist land management wildlife livestock permit information production of forage plant sustained production

Conservationist, Natural Resource Specialist, Range Management Consultant, Rangeland Management Specialist

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Environmental Engineering Management Officer
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What they do:
Research or study range land management practices to provide sustained production of forage, livestock, and wildlife.
On the job, you would:
  • Tailor conservation plans to landowners' goals, such as livestock support, wildlife, or recreation.
  • Study grazing patterns to determine number and kind of livestock that can be most profitably grazed and to determine the best grazing seasons.
  • Maintain soil stability and vegetation for non-grazing uses, such as wildlife habitats and outdoor recreation.

Knowledge

Math and Science

  • biology
  • geography

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Safety and Government

  • law and government

Business

  • customer service

Skills

Basic Skills

  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • 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

Abilities

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

  • make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
  • use rules to solve problems

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

They do well at jobs that need:

  • Integrity
  • Dependability
  • Attention to Detail
  • Intellectual Curiosity
  • Leadership Orientation
  • Perseverance

Technology

You might use software like this on the job:

Analytical or scientific software

  • SAS Hot Technology
  • The MathWorks MATLAB Hot Technology

Presentation software

  • Microsoft PowerPoint Hot Technology

Data base user interface and query software

  • Microsoft Access Hot Technology
  • National Resources Conservation Service Ecological Site Information System ESIS

Education

Education: (rated 3 of 4)
bachelor's degree
usually needed

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