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Job Description
Apply knowledge of engineering technology and biological science to agricultural problems concerned with power and machinery, electrification, structures, soil and water conservation, and processing of agricultural products.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-2021.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 77,330.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 37.00
- Currently, there are 1,980 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Agricultural Engineers”.
Also Known As…
- Agricultural Engineers
- Research Leader
- Research Agricultural Engineer
- Project Engineer
- Professor
- Engineer
- Conservation Engineer
- Assistant Professor
- Agricultural Systems Specialist
- Agricultural Safety and Health Program Director
- Test Engineer
- Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE)
- Research Associate
- Regional Engineer
- Product Technology Scientist
- Plan Service Engineer
- Permaculture Designer
- Landscape Irrigation Science Professor
- Field Research Associate
- Farm Equipment Engineer
- Engineering Leader
- Design Engineer
- Automation Engineer
- Agriculture Scientist
- Agriculture Engineer
- Agriculture Consultant
- Agricultural Research Engineer
- Agricultural Production Engineer
- Agricultural Equipment Test Engineer
- Agricultural Equipment Design Engineer
- Agricultural Engineer
Tasks for “Agricultural Engineer”
- Design and supervise environmental and land reclamation projects in agriculture and related industries.
- Meet with clients, such as district or regional councils, farmers, and developers, to discuss their needs.
- Prepare reports, sketches, working drawings, specifications, proposals, and budgets for proposed sites or systems.
- Design structures for crop storage, animal shelter and loading, and animal and crop processing, and supervise their construction.
- Test agricultural machinery and equipment to ensure adequate performance.
- Discuss plans with clients, contractors, consultants, and other engineers so that they can be evaluated and necessary changes made.
- Provide advice on water quality and issues related to pollution management, river control, and ground and surface water resources.
- Design sensing, measuring, and recording devices, and other instrumentation used to study plant or animal life.
- Plan and direct construction of rural electric-power distribution systems, and irrigation, drainage, and flood control systems for soil and water conservation.
- Visit sites to observe environmental problems, to consult with contractors, or to monitor construction activities.
- Design food processing plants and related mechanical systems.
- Conduct educational programs that provide farmers or farm cooperative members with information that can help them improve agricultural productivity.
- Supervise food processing or manufacturing plant operations.
- Design agricultural machinery components and equipment, using computer-aided design (CAD) technology.
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- Desktop computers
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- Personal computers
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- Personal digital assistants PDA
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- PTC Pro/Pipe
- Microsoft Outlook
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- ESRI ArcView
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Web browser software
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