# Competences — soil scientist

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6a3d3d28-0ab6-49b0-9a32-697e5e104bf1).

## Essential

- **advise on nature conservation** (skill/competence)
- **apply safety procedures in laboratory** (skill/competence)
- **conduct soil sample tests** (skill/competence)
- **crop production principles** (knowledge)
- **ecology** (knowledge)
- **European pesticide legislation** (knowledge)
- **gather experimental data** (skill/competence)
- **geology** (knowledge)
- **perform laboratory tests** (skill/competence)
- **scientific literature** (knowledge)
- **soil mechanics** (knowledge)
- **soil science** (knowledge)
- **soil structure** (knowledge)
- **write work-related reports** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- adjust surveying equipment (skill/competence)
- advise on fertiliser and herbicide (skill/competence)
- advise on pollution prevention (skill/competence)
- advise on soil and water protection (skill/competence)
- agricultural equipment (knowledge)
- agroforestry (knowledge)
- agronomical production principles (knowledge)
- agronomy (knowledge)
- apply sustainable tillage techniques (skill/competence)
- biology (knowledge)
- climate change impact (knowledge)
- collect samples (skill/competence)
- collect samples for analysis (skill/competence)
- conduct field work (skill/competence)
- conduct land surveys (skill/competence)
- conservation agriculture (knowledge)
- develop irrigation strategies (skill/competence)
- develop scientific research protocols (skill/competence)
- ensure soil fertility (skill/competence)
- environmental engineering (knowledge)
- environmental legislation (knowledge)
- fertilisation principles (knowledge)
- government policy (knowledge)
- habitat restoration (knowledge)
- hydrology (knowledge)
- implement biodiversity action plans (skill/competence)
- inspect agricultural fields (skill/competence)
- irrigation systems (knowledge)
- laboratory techniques (knowledge)
- liaise with crop growers (skill/competence)
- operate surveying instruments (skill/competence)
- perform scientific research (skill/competence)
- plant harvest methods (knowledge)
- plant propagation (knowledge)
- pollution prevention (knowledge)
- prepare surveying report (skill/competence)
- record survey data (skill/competence)
- surveying (knowledge)
- surveying methods (knowledge)
- sustainable agricultural production principles (knowledge)