Agricultural scientists involved in management or basic research tend to work regular hours in offices and laboratories. The work environment for those engaged in applied research or product development varies, depending on the discipline of agricultural science and on the type of employer. For example, food scientists in private industry may work in test kitchens while investigating new processing techniques. Animal scientists working for Federal, State, or university research stations may spend part of their time at dairies, farrowing houses, feedlots, or farm animal facilities, or outdoors conducting research associated with livestock. Soil and crop scientists also spend time outdoors conducting research on farms and agricultural research stations. Entomologists work in laboratories, insectories, or agricultural research stations, and also may spend time outdoors studying or collecting insects in their natural habitat.
| How often do you have to perform public speaking in this job? |
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| | | | | | | Once a month or more but not every week
(48.1500%) | | |
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| How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
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| How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
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| How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
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| | | | | | | | Once a week or more but not every day
(60.7100%) | |
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| How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
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| How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
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| | | | | | | | Contact with others most of the time
(60.7100%) | |
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| How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
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| How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
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| How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
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| How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
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| | | | | | Limited responsibility
(35.7100%) | | | |
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| How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
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| | | | | | | | High responsibility
(39.2900%) | |
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| How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
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| | | | | | | Once a month or more but not every week
(53.5700%) | | |
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| How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
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| | | | | | Once a year or more but not every month
(57.1400%) | | | |
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| How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals? |
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| How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
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| How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
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| | | | | | | | Once a week or more but not every day
(46.4300%) | |
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| How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
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| | | | | | | | Once a week or more but not every day
(42.8600%) | |
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| How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (e.g., structure with roof but no walls)? |
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| | | | | | | Once a month or more but not every week
(39.2900%) | | |
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| How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or equipment (e.g., tractor)? |
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| | | | | | Once a year or more but not every month
(39.2900%) | | | |
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| How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? |
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| | | | | | | | Once a week or more but not every day
(57.1400%) | |
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| To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
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| | | | | | I work with others but not closely (e.g., private office)
(39.2900%) | | | |
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| How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
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| | | | | | Once a year or more but not every month
(42.8600%) | | | |
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| How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? |
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| | | | | | Once a year or more but not every month
(35.7100%) | | | |
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| How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions? |
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| | | | | | Once a year or more but not every month
(39.2900%) | | | |
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| How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
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| | | | | | | Once a month or more but not every week
(42.8600%) | | |
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| How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions? |
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| How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (e.g., operate a jackhammer)? |
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| How often does this job require exposure to radiation? |
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| How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections? |
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| | | | | | Once a year or more but not every month
(57.1400%) | | | |
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| How often does this job require exposure to high places? |
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| How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
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| | | | | | Once a year or more but not every month
(53.5700%) | | | |
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| How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
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| | | | | | Once a year or more but not every month
(35.7100%) | | | |
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| How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? |
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| | | | | | Once a year or more but not every month
(50.0000%) | | | |
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| How much does this job require sitting? |
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| | | | | | | | More than half the time
(42.8600%) | |
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| How much does this job require standing? |
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| | | | | | Less than half the time
(67.8600%) | | | |
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| How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, or poles? |
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| How much does this job require walking and running? |
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| | | | | | Less than half the time
(85.7100%) | | | |
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| How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling? |
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| How much does this job require keeping or regaining your balance? |
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| How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
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| | | | | | Less than half the time
(50.0000%) | | | |
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| How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
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| | | | | | Less than half the time
(50.0000%) | | | |
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| How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
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| | | | | | Less than half the time
(64.2900%) | | | |
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| How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
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| | | | | | | Once a month or more but not every week
(35.7100%) | | |
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| How much does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection? |
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| | | | | | Once a year or more but not every month
(60.7100%) | | | |
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| How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
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| How do the decisions an employee makes impact the results of co-workers, clients or the company? |
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| | | | | | | | Important results
(53.5700%) | |
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| How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
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| | | | | | | | Once a week or more but not every day
(35.7100%) | |
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| How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
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| | | | | | | | | A lot of freedom
(50.0000%) |
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| How automated is the job? |
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| | | | | | | Moderately automated
(39.2900%) | | |
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| How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
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| How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
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| | | | | | Fairly important
(32.1400%) | | | |
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| To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
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| | | | | | | | | A lot of freedom
(53.5700%) |
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| To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
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| | | | | | | Moderately competitive
(46.4300%) | | |
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| How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
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| | | | | | | Once a month or more but not every week
(50.0000%) | | |
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| How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.) |
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| | | | | Not important at all
(60.7100%) | | | | |
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| How regular are the work schedules for this job? |
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| | | Regular (established routine, set schedule)
(57.1400%) | | |
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| Number of hours typically worked in one week. |
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| | | | | More than 40 hours
(88.4600%) |
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4.64
4.50
4.43
4.29
4.25
4.04
3.96
3.93
3.86
3.75
3.68
3.64
3.61
3.07
2.64
4.50
4.12
4.00
3.87
3.50
3.37
3.25
3.00
2.75
2.71
2.66
2.62
2.50
2.33
2.00
1.12