Also called: Grain Elevator Engineer, Bulk Handling Engineer
Designs the bins, dryers, conveyors and elevators that store and move millions of bushels of grain.
You lay out a new grain terminal with silos taller than a 10-story building and conveyors that load a train in hours. You make sure dust is controlled so the facility can't explode, then visit during harvest to watch trucks line up.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in agricultural or mechanical engineering.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Agricultural Engineering, Biological & Agricultural Engineering, Biosystems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.
Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years). Tracks agricultural engineers (BLS 2024-34); a very small occupation.
Low risk for 10 years. Automated bins and sensors help manage grain; designing systems and site safety stay human.
Classes: Physics, Agriculture CTE, Drafting, Algebra II.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-2021.
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