Science
Precision Agriculture Technicians
Apply geospatial technologies, including geographic information systems (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS), to agricultural production or management activities, such as pest scouting, site-specific pesticide application, yield mapping, or variable-rate irrigation. May use computers to develop or analyze maps or remote sensing images to compare physical topography with data on soils, fertilizer, pests, or weather.
Median salary
$46,790
Typical range
$33k – $69k
Job outlook
+4% (faster than average)
AI exposure
Plan a path to Precision Agriculture Technicians
Education
Typical entry: Associate degree
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Junior Precision Agriculture Technicians
Entry / Junior
$32,860
~2 yrs to advance
Precision Agriculture Technicians
Established
$46,790
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Precision Agriculture Technicians
Senior
$57,900
Key skills
A typical day
- •Document and maintain records of precision agriculture information.
- •Collect information about soil or field attributes, yield data, or field boundaries, using field data recorders and basic geographic information systems (GIS).
- •Use geospatial technology to develop soil sampling grids or identify sampling sites for testing characteristics such as nitrogen, phosphorus, or potassium content, pH, or micronutrients.
- •Divide agricultural fields into georeferenced zones, based on soil characteristics and production potentials.
- •Install, calibrate, or maintain sensors, mechanical controls, GPS-based vehicle guidance systems, or computer settings.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Science
Explore all- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- California Institute of Technology3% admit · $112,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- Stanford University4% admit · $122,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
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