• Agricultural Technicians
  • Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
  • Annual Median Wage
    $ 36,546
    $32,760 range bar $45,032
    Annual NC Wage Range
    Growth Rate
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    Moderately Growing
  • Agricultural Technicians assist agricultural and food scientists by performing duties such as measuring and analyzing the quality of food and agricultural products. Duties range from performing agricultural labor with added recordkeeping duties to laboratory testing with significant amounts of office work, depending on the particular field the technician works in.

What do they typically do

  • Follow protocols to collect, prepare, analyze, and properly store crop or animal samples
  • Operate farm equipment and maintain agricultural production areas to conform to scientific testing parameters
  • Examine animal and crop specimens to determine the presence of diseases or other problems
  • Measure ingredients used in animal feed and other inputs
  • Prepare and operate laboratory testing equipment
  • Compile and analyze test results
  • Prepare charts, presentations, and reports describing test results

Number of Jobs

Average Annual
Job Growth +0.8%
Job Openings 16

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