Research or study range land management practices to provide sustained production of forage, livestock, and wildlife.

• Range Manager

• Develop methods for protecting range from fire and rodent damage and for controlling poisonous plants.
• Develop new and improved instruments and techniques for activities such as range reseeding.
• Develop technical standards and specifications used to manage, protect and improve the natural resources of range lands and related grazing lands.
• Maintain soil stability and vegetation for non-grazing uses, such as wildlife habitats and outdoor recreation.
• Manage forage resources through fire, herbicide use, or revegetation to maintain a sustainable yield from the land.
• Manage private livestock operations.
• Measure and assess vegetation resources for biological assessment companies, environmental impact statements, and rangeland monitoring programs.
• Mediate agreements among rangeland users and preservationists as to appropriate land use and management.
• Offer advice to rangeland users on water management, forage production methods, and control of brush.
• Plan and direct construction and maintenance of range improvements such as fencing, corrals, stock-watering reservoirs and soil-erosion control structures.
• Plan and implement revegetation of disturbed sites.
• Regulate grazing, and help ranchers plan and organize grazing systems in order to manage, improve and protect rangelands and maximize their use.
• Study forage plants and their growth requirements to determine varieties best suited to particular range.
• Study grazing patterns to determine number and kind of livestock that can be most profitably grazed and to determine the best grazing seasons.
• Study rangeland management practices and research range problems to provide sustained production of forage, livestock, and wildlife.
• Tailor conservation plans to landowners' goals, such as livestock support, wildlife, or recreation.

• adhere to safety procedures
• advise clients or customers
• advise governmental or industrial personnel
• analyze biological research, test, or analysis data
• analyze ecosystem data
• analyze scientific research data or investigative findings
• assign work to staff or employees
• classify plants, animals, or other natural phenomena
• collect scientific or technical data
• collect statistical data
• communicate technical information
• conduct field research or investigative studies
• confer with research personnel
• confer with scientists
• determine specifications
• develop budgets
• develop or maintain databases
• develop plans for programs or projects
• develop policies, procedures, methods, or standards
• develop tables depicting data
• direct and coordinate activities of workers or staff
• direct and coordinate scientific research or investigative studies
• direct implementation of new procedures, policies, or programs
• discuss conservation or related land use plans with land users
• ensure compliance with government regulations
• establish and maintain relationships with community organizations
• estimate population or condition of plant life, fish, or wildlife
• explain complex mathematical information
• explain government laws or regulations
• explain rules, policies or regulations
• interpret aerial photographs
• judge soil conditions
• make decisions
• monitor forage plant growth
• operate forestry equipment
• oversee execution of organizational or program policies
• perform statistical analysis
• plan construction of structures or facilities
• plan forestation, reforestation, or range revegetation projects
• plan scientific research or investigative studies
• prepare reports
• prepare technical reports or related documentation
• provide advice on rural or urban land use
• read maps
• read measuring or metering devices used in forestry
• recognize plant diseases
• recognize soil erosion patterns
• recognize tree or forest plant species
• recognize wood species characteristics
• resolve customer or public complaints
• resolve engineering or science problems
• use biological research techniques
• use building or land use regulations
• use computers to enter, access or retrieve data
• use conflict resolution techniques
• use cost benefit analysis techniques
• use fire suppression techniques
• use forest fire protection methods
• use forestry, range, or other public land management techniques
• use government regulations
• use herbicides, fertilizers, pesticides or related products
• use knowledge of environmental laws and regulations
• use knowledge of investigation techniques
• use knowledge of relevant laws
• use library or online Internet research techniques
• use long term forest or range land planning techniques
• use mathematical or statistical methods to identify or analyze problems
• use pollution control techniques
• use project management techniques
• use quantitative research methods
• use relational database software
• use scientific research methodology
• use spreadsheet software
• use word processing or desktop publishing software
• write scholarly or technical research papers