Range Managers

• Measure and assess vegetation resources for biological assessment companies, environmental impact statements, and rangeland monitoring programs.
• Maintain soil stability and vegetation for non-grazing uses, such as wildlife habitats and outdoor recreation.
• Mediate agreements among rangeland users and preservationists as to appropriate land use and management.
• Manage forage resources through fire, herbicide use, or revegetation to maintain a sustainable yield from the land.
• Study rangeland management practices and research range problems to provide sustained production of forage, livestock, and wildlife.
• 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.
• Tailor conservation plans to landowners' goals, such as livestock support, wildlife, or recreation.
• Develop technical standards and specifications used to manage, protect and improve the natural resources of range lands and related grazing lands.
• Study grazing patterns to determine number and kind of livestock that can be most profitably grazed and to determine the best grazing seasons.
• Plan and implement revegetation of disturbed sites.
• Study forage plants and their growth requirements to determine varieties best suited to particular range.
• Develop methods for protecting range from fire and rodent damage and for controlling poisonous plants.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Range Managers.

• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Negotiation - Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
• Science - Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Range Managers.