As a Soil Scientist, you will need to master following:

• European pesticide legislation
• advise on nature conservation
• apply safety procedures in laboratory
• conduct soil sample tests
• crop production principles
• soil mechanics
• soil structure

More generally, a soil scientist is also versed in:

• ecology
• gather experimental data
• geology
• perform laboratory tests
• soil science
• write work-related reports

It also helps to know the following:

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