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O*NET-SOC 19-1031.02

Range Managers

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

From O*NET 30.3

Tasks

From O*NET 30.3, by importance, as O*NET OnLine lists them

Free · O*NET 30.3
  1. Regulate grazing, such as by issuing permits and checking for compliance with standards, and help ranchers plan and organize grazing systems to manage, improve, protect, and maximize the use of rangelands.Core21169
  2. Manage forage resources through fire, herbicide use, or revegetation to maintain a sustainable yield from the land.Core7500
  3. Coordinate with federal land managers and other agencies and organizations to manage and protect rangelands.Core21170
  4. Measure and assess vegetation resources for biological assessment companies, environmental impact statements, and rangeland monitoring programs.Core7497
  5. Maintain soil stability and vegetation for non-grazing uses, such as wildlife habitats and outdoor recreation.Core7498
  6. Study grazing patterns to determine number and kind of livestock that can be most profitably grazed and to determine the best grazing seasons.Core7506
  7. Offer advice to rangeland users on water management, forage production methods, and control of brush.Core7502
  8. Plan and direct construction and maintenance of range improvements, such as fencing, corrals, stock-watering reservoirs, and soil-erosion control structures.Core7503
  9. Mediate agreements among rangeland users and preservationists as to appropriate land use and management.Core7499
  10. Study rangeland management practices and research range problems to provide sustained production of forage, livestock, and wildlife.Core7501
  11. Tailor conservation plans to landowners' goals, such as livestock support, wildlife, or recreation.Core7504
  12. Develop technical standards and specifications used to manage, protect, and improve the natural resources of range lands and related grazing lands.Core7505
  13. Plan and implement revegetation of disturbed sites.Core7507
  14. Develop methods for protecting range from fire and rodent damage and for controlling poisonous plants.Supplemental7509
  15. Study forage plants and their growth requirements to determine varieties best suited to particular range.Core7508
  16. Develop new and improved instruments and techniques for activities, such as range reseeding.Supplemental7511

Technology Skills

From O*NET 30.3, 52 examples in 15 categories, 18 Hot Technology

Free · O*NET 30.3

Graphics or photo imaging software

  • Adobe PhotoshopHot Technology
  • GNU Image Manipulation Program GIMP

Analytical or scientific software

  • Aquatic Plant Information Retrieval System APIRS
  • Automated Geospatial Watershed Assessment AGWA
  • BehavePlus
  • Clark Labs IDRISI Selva
  • ESSA Technologies Path Landscape Model
  • ESSA TechnologiesTool for Exploratory Landscape Scenario Analyses TELSA
  • FARSITE
  • FEAT/Firemon integrated FFI
  • Fire Spread Probability FSPro
  • FlamMap
  • Fuel Characteristic Classification System FCCS
  • National Resources Conservation Service Grazing Spatial Analysis Tool
  • Parbat
  • SASHot Technology
  • The MathWorks MATLABHot Technology
  • United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Livestock and Environment Toolbox LEAD
  • University of Arizona RangeView
  • USDA Comet
  • USDA Database for Inventory, Monitoring and Assessment (DIMA)
  • USDA SamplePoint
  • Viper Tools

Map creation software

  • CorridorDesigner
  • Geographic resources analysis support system GRASS
  • Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
  • RSAC Riparian Mapping Tool
  • USDA NRCS Soil Data Viewer

Geographic information system

  • ESRI ArcGIS softwareHot Technology
  • ESRI software
  • Geographic information system GIS systems

Web page creation and editing software

  • FacebookHot Technology

Mobile location based services software

  • Global positioning system GPS software

Operating system software

  • LinuxHot Technology
  • Microsoft WindowsHot Technology
  • UNIXHot Technology

Data base user interface and query software

  • Microsoft AccessHot Technology
  • National Resources Conservation Service Ecological Site Information System ESIS
  • National Resources Conservation Service Web Soil Survey WSS
  • Satellite image databases
  • The Nature Conservancy Weed Information Management System WIMS
  • USDA NRCS VegSpec

Web platform development software

  • Microsoft Active Server Pages ASPHot Technology

Spreadsheet software

  • Microsoft ExcelHot Technology

Time accounting software

  • Microsoft Great Plains Personal Data Keeper

Office suite software

  • Microsoft Office softwareHot Technology

Presentation software

  • Microsoft PowerPointHot Technology

Word processing software

  • Microsoft WordHot Technology

Object or component oriented development software

  • Oracle JavaHot Technology
  • PerlHot Technology
  • PythonHot Technology
  • RHot Technology

Detailed Work Activities

From O*NET 30.3, under their work activities; open one for the AI skills Workforce Automation maps to it

Free · O*NET 30.3

Getting Information

  • Research livestock management methods.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Research crop management methods.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

  • Measure environmental characteristics.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Determine operational compliance with regulations or standards.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Thinking Creatively

  • Plan natural resources conservation or restoration programs.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Develop environmental sustainability plans or projects.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Develop plans to manage natural or renewable resources.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment

  • Develop agricultural methods.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

  • Confer with others to conduct or arrange operational activities.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others

  • Mediate disputes.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others

  • Communicate with government agencies.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates

  • Manage agricultural or forestry operations.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Providing Consultation and Advice to Others

  • Advise others about land management or conservation.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Performing Administrative Activities

  • Issue permits or other legal documents.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Job Zone

From O*NET 30.3

Free · O*NET 30.3

Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed

Workforce Automation analysis, not part of the source

WFA coverage: AI skills for this job

WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

Pilot mapping: these skill links come from our seed list and haven’t been reviewed yet. Expect them to change as each one is checked.

DWAs covered by an AI skill0 of 14
Distinct tools0
Level mix
  • No tools yet

Equivalents

NICE work roles, with their DCWF equivalents

Mapped to this job by the ETO-CSET NICE/O*NET crosswalk (2024); roles from NICE Framework Components v2.2.0, DCWF equivalents from DoD DCWF Tool v5.3 (2026-09-25)

Free · NICE Framework Components v2.2.0 and DoD DCWF Tool v5.3 (2026-09-25)

No NICE work role maps to this job.