How much does the average environmental scientist get a year in USDA? ?

Question

how much does the average environmental scientist get? and what exactly do they do and what do u need to be good at to be one?

Answer 1

USDA environmental scientists usually make decent money (~$65-85,000+/yr with good benefits).  They can perform a wide variety of jobs.  Usually they work on environmental research studying grassland dynamics, biodiversity and ecosystem stability, ecology of invasive species and agricultural weeds, genetics of agricultural crops, etc. etc.

Most USDA scientist jobs require an advanced degree (PhD) plus several years of postdoctoral research.  To be successful as a scientists, you need strong quantitative (math), reading, writing, and communication skills.

I attached a link to one USDA research station in Texas.  You can browse their current projects to get more specific ideas of what they do.