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Range Managers

  • Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Tasks

What tasks do Range Managers perform?

  • Regulate grazing, such as by issuing permits and checking for compliance with standards, and help ranchers plan and organize grazing systems to manage, improve, protect, and maximize the use of rangelands.

  • Manage forage resources through fire, herbicide use, or revegetation to maintain a sustainable yield from the land.

  • Coordinate with federal land managers and other agencies and organizations to manage and protect rangelands.

  • Measure and assess vegetation resources for biological assessment companies, environmental impact statements, and rangeland monitoring programs.


Knowledge

What do Range Managers need to know?

  • Biology

    Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.

  • English Language

    Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

  • Geography

    Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.


Skills

What skills do Range Managers need?

  • Active Listening

    Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

  • Reading Comprehension

    Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

  • Speaking

    Talking to others to convey information effectively.



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