Soil and Plant Scientists
- Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
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How much do Soil and Plant Scientists earn yearly?
The median income is the amount of money per year that half of Soil and Plant Scientists earned more than and half earned less. Ten percent of workers earned less than $41,560 and ten percent earned more than $129,350.
| Income Percentile | Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $41,560 |
| Median (50%) | $67,167 |
| High (90%) | $129,350 |
What is the job outlook for new Soil and Plant Scientists?
There are 21,474 jobs in this career today. It is projected to have 23,026 jobs in 5 years for a growth rate of +7.23%.
The growth rate is a national projection of how many job openings will exist in this career in the future as compared to today.
Projected Growth Rate: +7.23%
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