Natural Sciences Managers
Chemical Process Exploration Manager,
Environmental Program Manager,
Natural Sciences Manager,
Research and Development Director (R and D Director)
What they do: Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields.
- DemandHigh
- state Avg. Salary $$$$$$101,770Download Career Flyer
What do they typically do on the job?
- Hire, supervise, or evaluate engineers, technicians, researchers, or other staff.
- Design or coordinate successive phases of problem analysis, solution proposals, or testing.
- Plan or direct research, development, or production activities.
Personality
Interests
Career interests describe the perspectives and interests of people who enjoy the type of work involved in this career.
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Abilities
Whether you have received formal training or not, these types of abilities are helpful in this career.
Verbal
Read and understand what is written
Communicate by speaking
Ideas and Logic
Make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Order or arrange things
Math
Choose the right type of math to solve a problem
Add, subtract, multiply, or divide
Skills
People who want to pursue this career have skills in these areas.
Basic Skills
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems
Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
Problem Solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Does this sound like something you'd like to do?
1. Do some research
- Identify how your interests, values, and strengths match this occupation
- Talk to someone who works in this field or spend a day job shadowing
- Use the colleges and training directory to explore programs related to this career
2. Plan your next move
- Talk to your college and career counselor or school admissions staff
- Visit Idaho Launch
- Search for available Natural Sciences Managers jobs on Idaho Works
Data for NSI career cards comes from the following: Idaho Department of Labor, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, O*NET, MyNextMove, and Career OneStop