Earth & Food
Soil Scientist (USDA/NRCS Track)
Healthy land is long-horizon work.
AI Risk Score: 4/10
Score is our body/liability/scarcity rubric, calibrated against public AI-exposure research.
What you actually do
Assess soil composition and land capability for conservation, agriculture, and federal programs.
Why AI does not easily replace it
Field sampling, regulatory context, and public accountability keep this human-led.
What it pays
$51,000 - $89,000
BLS OOH: Agricultural and Food Scientists (includes soil and plant scientists)
How to get in
Environmental/agricultural science degree + federal pathway hiring.
Where demand is growing
Resilience planning and conservation programs create durable need.
"The moat is not a prompt. It is responsibility in the real world."