SOC 19-1031: Conservation Scientists

Manage, improve, and protect natural resources to maximize their use without damaging the environment. May conduct soil surveys and develop plans to eliminate soil erosion or to protect rangelands. May instruct farmers, agricultural production managers, or ranchers in best ways to use crop rotation, contour plowing, or terracing to conserve soil and water; in the number and kind of livestock and forage plants best suited to particular ranges; and in range and farm improvements, such as fencing and reservoirs for stock watering.

Part of 19-0000 Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations 19-1000 Life Scientists 19-1030 Conservation Scientists and Foresters

SOC 19-1031 links to 17 CIP 2020 programs in the NCES and BLS crosswalk.

  • 17CIP 2020 programs

SOC occupation page CIP to SOC

SOC to CIP matches for 19-1031

01.03 Agricultural Production Operations

CIP code Program
01.0308 Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture CIP to SOC

01.11 Plant Sciences

CIP code Program
01.1106 Range Science and Management CIP to SOC

03.01 Natural Resources Conservation and Research

CIP code Program
03.0101 Natural Resources/Conservation, General CIP to SOC

03.02 Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy

CIP code Program
03.0201 Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General CIP to SOC
03.0205 Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management CIP to SOC
03.0206 Land Use Planning and Management/Development CIP to SOC

03.05 Forestry

CIP code Program
03.0501 Forestry, General CIP to SOC
03.0502 Forest Sciences and Biology CIP to SOC
03.0506 Forest Management/Forest Resources Management CIP to SOC

03.06 Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

CIP code Program
03.0601 Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management CIP to SOC

26.13 Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology

CIP code Program
26.1301 Ecology CIP to SOC
26.1305 Environmental Biology CIP to SOC
26.1307 Conservation Biology CIP to SOC
26.1310 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology CIP to SOC
26.1399 Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other CIP to SOC

30.33 Sustainability Studies

CIP code Program
30.3301 Sustainability Studies CIP to SOC

30.44 Geography and Environmental Studies

CIP code Program
30.4401 Geography and Environmental Studies CIP to SOC

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Questions about this crosswalk

Which programs match SOC 19-1031?

SOC 19-1031 links to 17 CIP 2020 programs in the NCES and BLS crosswalk. The match list on this page links each program.

Does this crosswalk show which degree a worker needs?

No. A SOC to CIP match lists instructional programs related to the occupation. It does not say which credential a worker holds, and it is not an employment count.

Official crosswalk: NCES and BLS, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018. NCES CIP 2020.

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