Agricultural Technicians
Tasks Include:
- Record data pertaining to experimentation, research, or animal care.
- Prepare data summaries, reports, or analyses that include results, charts, or graphs to document research findings and results.
- Supervise or train agricultural technicians or farm laborers.
- Measure or weigh ingredients used in laboratory testing.
- Set up laboratory or field equipment as required for site testing.
- Prepare laboratory samples for analysis, following proper protocols to ensure that they will be stored, prepared, and disposed of efficiently and effectively.
- Examine animals or crop specimens to determine the presence of diseases or other problems.
- Collect animal or crop samples.
- Supervise pest or weed control operations, including locating and identifying pests or weeds, selecting chemicals and application methods, or scheduling application.
- Respond to general inquiries or requests from the public.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: No Data
National: +9.8%
Education
Master's Degree
Job Zone:
Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Moderately High ($36,000 - $49,999)
Median Earnings:
National
$41,760.00
State
$47,380.00
Regional
Agricultural Technicians
Description
Career Cluster: | Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources |
Work with agricultural scientists in plant, fiber, and animal research, or assist with animal breeding and nutrition. Set up or maintain laboratory equipment and collect samples from crops or animals. Prepare specimens or record data to assist scientists in biology or related life science experiments. Conduct tests and experiments to improve yield and quality of crops or to increase the resistance of plants and animals to disease or insects.
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Agricultural Technicians
Education
Required Level of Education
- Master's Degree = 31.76%
- Bachelor's Degree = 29.46%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 18.32%
- Post-Master's Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Master's degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctoral level. = 15.40%
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 2.18%
- First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession. = 1.89%
- Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master. = 0.99%
Related Work Experience
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 34.25%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 19.85%
- Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years = 15.40%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 14.31%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 8.90%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 4.41%
- None = 2.88%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 40.62%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 27.30%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 17.60%
- None = 6.40%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 4.14%
- Up to and including 1 month = 3.95%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 31.50%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 29.02%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 19.85%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 16.68%
- None or short demonstration = 2.30%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 0.66%
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Agricultural Technicians
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Record data pertaining to experimentation, research, or animal care.
- Prepare data summaries, reports, or analyses that include results, charts, or graphs to document research findings and results.
- Supervise or train agricultural technicians or farm laborers.
- Measure or weigh ingredients used in laboratory testing.
- Set up laboratory or field equipment as required for site testing.
- Prepare laboratory samples for analysis, following proper protocols to ensure that they will be stored, prepared, and disposed of efficiently and effectively.
- Examine animals or crop specimens to determine the presence of diseases or other problems.
- Collect animal or crop samples.
- Supervise pest or weed control operations, including locating and identifying pests or weeds, selecting chemicals and application methods, or scheduling application.
- Respond to general inquiries or requests from the public.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Conduct insect or plant disease surveys.
- Perform general nursery duties, such as propagating standard varieties of plant materials, collecting and germinating seeds, maintaining cuttings of plants, or controlling environmental conditions.
- Operate farm machinery, including tractors, plows, mowers, combines, balers, sprayers, earthmoving equipment, or trucks.
- Perform crop production duties, such as tilling, hoeing, pruning, weeding, or harvesting crops.
- Devise cultural methods or environmental controls for plants for which guidelines are sketchy or nonexistent.
- Maintain or repair agricultural facilities, equipment, or tools to ensure operational readiness, safety, and cleanliness.
- Transplant trees, vegetables, or horticultural plants.
- Prepare or present agricultural demonstrations.
- Assess comparative soil erosion from various planting or tillage systems, such as conservation tillage with mulch or ridge till systems, no-till systems, or conventional tillage systems with or without moldboard plows.
- Conduct studies of nitrogen or alternative fertilizer application methods, quantities, or timing to ensure satisfaction of crop needs and minimization of leaching, runoff, or denitrification.
- Record environmental data from field samples of soil, air, water, or pests to monitor the effectiveness of integrated pest management (IPM) practices.
- Prepare land for cultivated crops, orchards, or vineyards by plowing, discing, leveling, or contouring.
- Perform laboratory or field testing, using spectrometers, nitrogen determination apparatus, air samplers, centrifuges, or potential hydrogen (pH) meters to perform tests.
- Perform tests on seeds to evaluate seed viability.
- Prepare culture media, following standard procedures.
- Determine the germination rates of seeds planted in specified areas.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Agricultural Technicians
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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78.75 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
77.00 | Biology | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
71.00 | Chemistry | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
70.25 | Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
66.25 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
63.75 | Administrative | Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology. |
60.75 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
60.25 | Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
60.00 | Geography | Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life. |
56.50 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
50.50 | Personnel and Human Resources | Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Agricultural Technicians
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
62.50 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
56.25 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
56.25 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
56.25 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
56.25 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
53.00 | Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
53.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
50.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
50.00 | Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
50.00 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
50.00 | Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. |
50.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
50.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Agricultural Technicians
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
68.75 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
68.75 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
65.50 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
65.50 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
65.50 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
62.50 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
59.50 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
56.25 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
56.25 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
56.25 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
56.25 | Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
53.00 | Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
53.00 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
53.00 | Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
50.00 | Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
50.00 | Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
50.00 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
50.00 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
50.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
50.00 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
50.00 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
50.00 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
50.00 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Agricultural Technicians
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
87.00 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
86.50 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
84.25 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
79.25 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
78.00 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
75.50 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
73.50 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
72.75 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
70.75 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
70.00 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
70.00 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
69.50 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
69.00 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
68.50 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
64.25 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
62.00 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
61.50 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
61.25 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
61.00 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
61.00 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
60.75 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
59.50 | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment | Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
59.25 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
58.00 | Monitoring and Controlling Resources | Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money. |
57.25 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
57.25 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
52.50 | Performing Administrative Activities | Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork. |
51.75 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
51.75 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
51.75 | Providing Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
50.25 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Agricultural Technicians
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
97.00 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
96.75 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
88.75 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
84.25 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
83.25 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
83.25 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
81.50 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
79.50 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
79.25 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
79.00 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
79.00 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
78.50 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
77.75 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
73.25 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
70.75 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
66.50 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Agricultural Technicians
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
66.67 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
61.17 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Agricultural Technicians
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
94.20 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
90.80 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
86.80 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
84.20 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
82.20 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
81.80 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
80.80 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
79.60 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
78.80 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
78.40 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
77.60 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
76.60 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
75.80 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
75.20 | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather | How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
73.80 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
72.60 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
72.40 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
71.40 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
70.20 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
69.80 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
69.80 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
69.20 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
68.80 | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? |
66.40 | Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? |
66.20 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
65.00 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
64.80 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
60.20 | Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting | How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions? |
57.80 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
57.20 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
56.80 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
56.00 | In an Open Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or equipment (e.g., tractor)? |
55.60 | Outdoors, Under Cover | How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (e.g., structure with roof but no walls)? |
55.60 | Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? |
55.40 | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
54.80 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
54.80 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
53.00 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
51.00 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
50.20 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
49.80 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
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Agricultural Technicians
Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, desktop publishers, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters and simultaneous captioners, and medical assistants.
- Education
- Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Agricultural Technicians
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $29,900.00 | $41,760.00 | $51,450.00 |
Virginia | $24,960.00 | $47,380.00 | $61,430.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Agricultural Technicians
Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 16,400 | 18,000 | +9.8% |
Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Agricultural Technicians
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- Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
- Food Scientists and Technologists
- Biofuels Processing Technicians
- Soil and Plant Scientists
- Animal Scientists
- Microbiologists
- Agricultural Engineers
- Chemists
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- Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
- Agricultural Inspectors
- Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
- Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
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- First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
- Food Science Technicians
- Food Scientists and Technologists
- Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
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Agricultural Technicians
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Agricultural Technicians
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- Hollins University
- James Madison University
- Liberty University
- Longwood University
- Mary Baldwin University
- Marymount University
- Norfolk State University
- Northern Virginia Community College
- Old Dominion University
- Radford University
- Randolph College
- Randolph-Macon College
- Richard Bland College
- Roanoke College
- Shenandoah University
- Southern Virginia University
- Sweet Briar College
- University of Lynchburg
- University of Mary Washington
- University of Richmond
- University of Virginia-Main Campus
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Virginia Military Institute
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Virginia State University
- Virginia Union University
- Virginia Wesleyan University
- Washington and Lee University
- William & Mary
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