Occupation AtlasNatural Sciences Managers
O*NET · 11-9121.00
Natural Sciences Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields.
Also called Agricultural Research Director · Agriculture Research Director · Analytical Services Manager · Chemical Engineer Supervisor · Chemical Plant Technical Director · Chemical Process Exploration Manager · Clinical Project Manager · Clinical Trials Manager
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Environmental Program Manager · Environmental Research Project Manager · Geochemical Manager · Geological Manager · Geophysical Manager · Gravity Manager · Lab Director · Lab Director (Laboratory Director) · Lab Manager · Lab Manager (Laboratory Manager) · Lab Operations Director · Lab Services Administrative Director · Laboratory Operations Director (Lab Operations Director) · Laboratory Services Administrative Director (Lab Services Administrative Director) · Natural Resources Manager · Natural Sciences Manager · Ocean Program Administrator · Quarrying Manager · R & D Manager · R and D Director · Regulatory Manager · Research Administrator · Research and Development Director (R and D Director) · Research and Development Manager (R & D Manager) · Research Coordinator · Research Development Director · Research Development Manager · Research Director · Research Manager · Research Project Coordinator · Water Team Leader · Wild Life Manager
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Job Zone
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Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive preparation. Usually a graduate degree, with extensive skill, knowledge and experience — many of these occupations expect more than five years of experience.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
IECInvestigative · Enterprising · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- I Investigative5.87
- E Enterprising5.60
- C Conventional4.22
- S Social3.09
- R Realistic2.74
- A Artistic2.44
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Education and experience
The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.
- Related work experience
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (26%)
- On-site or in-plant training
- Up to and including 1 month (37%)
- On-the-job training
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (25%)
Typically associated skills
All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.
- SciencebasicImportance 4.1Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Conduct product tests to ensure safety standards are met
- Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 4.0Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
- Active ListeningbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
- Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
- MonitoringbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
- WritingbasicImportance 3.9Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
- Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.9Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
- SpeakingbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
- Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.8Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
- Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 3.6Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Direct the activities of a road repair crew with minimal disruption of traffic flow
- Active LearningbasicImportance 3.5Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
- Learning StrategiesbasicImportance 3.5Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
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- CoordinationImportance 3.4Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
- Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.4Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
- InstructingImportance 3.3Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
- Operations AnalysisImportance 3.3Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Suggest changes in software to make a system more user friendly
- Systems AnalysisImportance 3.3Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Determine how a new piece of equipment will affect production rates
- PersuasionImportance 3.3Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Convince a supervisor to purchase new office equipment
- Time ManagementImportance 3.1Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
- MathematicsbasicImportance 3.1Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Calculate the square footage of a new home under construction
- Systems EvaluationImportance 3.1Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Identify the reasons why a client might be unhappy with a product
- NegotiationImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Contract with a wholesaler to sell items at a given cost
- Service OrientationImportance 3.0Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Ask customers if they would like a cup of coffee
- Management of Material ResourcesImportance 2.8Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
- Management of Financial ResourcesImportance 2.6Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Prepare and manage a budget for a short-term project
- Technology DesignImportance 2.6Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Adjust exercise equipment for use by a customer
- Operations MonitoringImportance 2.1Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Monitor completion times while running a computer program
- Quality Control AnalysisImportance 2.1Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
- Operation and ControlImportance 2.0Level 1.5Level 2 looks like: Navigate the settings on an office printer to print on both sides of the paper
- ProgrammingImportance 1.9Level 1.6Level 2 looks like: Write a program to sort objects in a database
- TroubleshootingImportance 1.9Level 1.1Level 2 looks like: Identify the source of a leak by looking under a machine
- Equipment SelectionImportance 1.1Level —
- Equipment MaintenanceImportance 1.0Level —
- InstallationImportance 1.0Level —
- RepairingImportance 1.0Level —
Tasks
14 core · 2 supplementalWhat people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).
- Hire, supervise, or evaluate engineers, technicians, researchers, or other staff.Importance 4.3
- Plan or direct research, development, or production activities.Importance 4.2
- Design or coordinate successive phases of problem analysis, solution proposals, or testing.Importance 4.2
- Review project activities and prepare and review research, testing, or operational reports.Importance 4.1
- Confer with scientists, engineers, regulators, or others to plan or review projects or to provide technical assistance.Importance 4.0
- Develop client relationships and communicate with clients to explain proposals, present research findings, establish specifications, or discuss project status.Importance 4.0
- Prepare project proposals.Importance 3.9
- Determine scientific or technical goals within broad outlines provided by top management and make detailed plans to accomplish these goals.Importance 3.9
- Develop or implement policies, standards, or procedures for the architectural, scientific, or technical work performed to ensure regulatory compliance or operations enhancement.Importance 3.7
- Recruit personnel or oversee the development or maintenance of staff competence.Importance 3.6
- Conduct own research in field of expertise.Importance 3.5
- Prepare and administer budgets, approve and review expenditures, and prepare financial reports.Importance 3.5
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- Develop innovative technology or train staff for its implementation.Importance 3.3
- Make presentations at professional meetings to further knowledge in the field.Importance 3.2
- Provide for stewardship of plant or animal resources or habitats, studying land use, monitoring animal populations, or providing shelter, resources, or medical treatment for animals.Importance 4.2
- Advise or assist in obtaining patents or meeting other legal requirements.Importance 3.1
Knowledge
Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.
- BiologyImportance 4.0Level 5.1Level 4 looks like: Investigate the effects of pollution on marine plants and animals
- English LanguageImportance 4.0Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
- Administration and ManagementImportance 3.8Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
- Computers and ElectronicsImportance 3.7Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
- AdministrativeImportance 3.6Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
- ChemistryImportance 3.5Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Use the proper concentration of chlorine to purify a water source
- MathematicsImportance 3.5Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
- Personnel and Human ResourcesImportance 3.3Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants for an administrative position
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- Customer and Personal ServiceImportance 3.1Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
- Education and TrainingImportance 2.9Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
- Production and ProcessingImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Supervise an appliance assembly line
- Engineering and TechnologyImportance 2.7Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Design a custom office chair
- Communications and MediaImportance 2.5Level 2.7
- MechanicalImportance 2.3Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Replace the filters in a furnace
- Public Safety and SecurityImportance 2.3Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Use a seatbelt
- Economics and AccountingImportance 2.2Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Answer billing questions from credit card customers
- PhysicsImportance 2.2Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Use a crowbar to pry open a box
- DesignImportance 2.0Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Draw a straight line 4 3/16 inches long
- Law and GovernmentImportance 2.0Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Describe the length of a U.S. presidential term
- Sales and MarketingImportance 2.0Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Sell cakes at a bake sale
- GeographyImportance 1.9Level 2.2Level 1 looks like: Know the capital of the United States
- Medicine and DentistryImportance 1.8Level 1.1Level 1 looks like: Use a band-aid
- TelecommunicationsImportance 1.8Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Send an email
- PsychologyImportance 1.7Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Monitor several children on a playground
- TransportationImportance 1.6Level 1.3Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
- Building and ConstructionImportance 1.5Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Choose the proper type of wood for adding a deck onto a house
- Food ProductionImportance 1.5Level —
- Sociology and AnthropologyImportance 1.5Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Identify two cultures in a story as being different
- History and ArcheologyImportance 1.4Level —
- Fine ArtsImportance 1.2Level —
- Foreign LanguageImportance 1.2Level —
- Philosophy and TheologyImportance 1.2Level —
- Therapy and CounselingImportance 1.2Level —
Abilities
Enduring capacities the work calls for.
- Written ComprehensionImportance 4.1Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
- Deductive ReasoningImportance 4.0Level 5.0Level 5 looks like: Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks
- Inductive ReasoningImportance 4.0Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
- Information OrderingImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
- Oral ComprehensionImportance 4.0Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
- Oral ExpressionImportance 4.0Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
- Written ExpressionImportance 4.0Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
- Category FlexibilityImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
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- Problem SensitivityImportance 3.9Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
- Speech ClarityImportance 3.9Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
- Near VisionImportance 3.8Level 3.9
- Speech RecognitionImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
- OriginalityImportance 3.4Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
- Fluency of IdeasImportance 3.3Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
- Mathematical ReasoningImportance 3.3Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Decide how to calculate profits to determine the amounts of yearly bonuses
- Flexibility of ClosureImportance 3.1Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
- Number FacilityImportance 3.1Level 3.9Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
- Selective AttentionImportance 3.0Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
- Far VisionImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
- VisualizationImportance 2.4Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
- MemorizationImportance 2.3Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Remember the number on your bus to be sure you get back on the right one
- Perceptual SpeedImportance 2.3Level 2.5Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
- Speed of ClosureImportance 2.3Level 2.3Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
- Auditory AttentionImportance 2.1Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
- Time SharingImportance 2.1Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Listen to music while entering numbers into a spreadsheet
- Depth PerceptionImportance 2.0Level 1.6Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
- Finger DexterityImportance 2.0Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
- Hearing SensitivityImportance 2.0Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
- Visual Color DiscriminationImportance 2.0Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
- Trunk StrengthImportance 1.9Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
- Multilimb CoordinationImportance 1.8Level 1.0Level 2 looks like: Row a boat
- Arm-Hand SteadinessImportance 1.6Level 1.1Level 2 looks like: Light a candle
- Control PrecisionImportance 1.6Level 1.0Level 2 looks like: Adjust a room light with a dimmer switch
- Reaction TimeImportance 1.6Level 1.0Level 2 looks like: Start to slow down the car when a traffic light turns yellow
- Response OrientationImportance 1.6Level 0.8
- Spatial OrientationImportance 1.6Level 0.9
- Gross Body CoordinationImportance 1.5Level 0.6
- Gross Body EquilibriumImportance 1.5Level 0.5
- Manual DexterityImportance 1.5Level 0.6Level 1 looks like: Screw a light bulb into a light socket
- Peripheral VisionImportance 1.5Level 0.6
- Rate ControlImportance 1.5Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Ride a bicycle alongside a jogger
- Sound LocalizationImportance 1.5Level 0.6
- Static StrengthImportance 1.5Level 0.5Level 1 looks like: Push an empty shopping cart
- Extent FlexibilityImportance 1.4Level 0.5
- Glare SensitivityImportance 1.4Level 0.4
- Night VisionImportance 1.4Level 0.4
- StaminaImportance 1.4Level 0.5Level 1 looks like: Walk 1/4 mile
- Wrist-Finger SpeedImportance 1.4Level 0.5
- Dynamic StrengthImportance 1.3Level —
- Explosive StrengthImportance 1.1Level —
- Dynamic FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
- Speed of Limb MovementImportance 1.0Level —
Work activities
Kinds of activity the work is made of.
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesImportance 4.6Level 5.6
- Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsImportance 4.6Level 5.5Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsImportance 4.6Level 5.3Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkImportance 4.6Level 5.9
- Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeImportance 4.6Level 5.6
- Analyzing Data or InformationImportance 4.5Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsImportance 4.5Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
- Getting InformationImportance 4.5Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
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- Documenting/Recording InformationImportance 4.4Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsImportance 4.4Level 5.5Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of OthersImportance 4.3Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
- Developing Objectives and StrategiesImportance 4.3Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
- Working with ComputersImportance 4.3Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
- Developing and Building TeamsImportance 4.2Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsImportance 4.2Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersImportance 4.2Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
- Processing InformationImportance 4.2Level 5.5Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
- Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationImportance 4.1Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesImportance 4.1Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
- Scheduling Work and ActivitiesImportance 4.1Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
- Monitoring and Controlling ResourcesImportance 3.9Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
- Thinking CreativelyImportance 3.9Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
- Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleImportance 3.8Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
- Coaching and Developing OthersImportance 3.7Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationImportance 3.7Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Estimate the time required to evacuate a city in the event of a major disaster
- Staffing Organizational UnitsImportance 3.6Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Interview candidates for a sales position and make hiring recommendations
- Training and Teaching OthersImportance 3.6Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsImportance 3.5Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Inspect equipment in a chemical processing plant
- Performing Administrative ActivitiesImportance 3.4Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
- Providing Consultation and Advice to OthersImportance 3.4Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersImportance 3.1Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
- Controlling Machines and ProcessesImportance 2.9Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Operate a drilling rig
- Selling or Influencing OthersImportance 2.9Level 2.8
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentImportance 2.6Level 2.2Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
- Performing General Physical ActivitiesImportance 2.6Level 2.6
- Assisting and Caring for OthersImportance 2.4Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Help a coworker complete an assignment
- Handling and Moving ObjectsImportance 2.3Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Arrange books in a library
- Performing for or Working Directly with the PublicImportance 2.2Level 2.2Level 1 looks like: Check tickets at a concert
- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic EquipmentImportance 2.2Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical EquipmentImportance 2.2Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools
- Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and EquipmentImportance 2.1Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Specify the lighting for a work area
Work context
The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.
Technology
28 toolsSoftware used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.
In demand (3)
- Microsoft Excelhot
- Microsoft Office softwarehot
- Microsoft PowerPointhot
Hot (16; 3 more marked hot above)
- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe Photoshop
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- IBM SPSS Statistics
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Microsoft Visio
- Microsoft Word
- Oracle Database
- R
- SAP software
- SAS
- Structured query language SQL
- The MathWorks MATLAB
Other tools (9)
- Clinical trial management software
- Graphics software
- IBM Lotus 1-2-3
- Integrated development environment IDE software
- Laboratory information management system LIMS
- SAP Business Objects
- StataCorp Stata
- STATISTICA
- Web browser software
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Compare any occupation →Other O*NET occupations whose importance ratings on the 35 skills both rate are nearest to this one's, with the biggest differences named. A plain rule, not a hidden score.
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Average difference 0.2 points · Operations Analysis −1.3, Monitoring −0.7
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Average difference 0.2 points · Operations Analysis −1.3, Technology Design −0.7
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Average difference 0.2 points · Technology Design −0.7, Quality Control Analysis +0.7
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Average difference 0.2 points · Science −1.1, Mathematics +0.8
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Average difference 0.3 points · Equipment Selection +1.2, Operations Analysis −0.7
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