Also called: Precision Ag Specialist, Ag Technology Technician
Sets up and troubleshoots GPS guidance, yield monitors and smart controls on farm equipment.
A farmer's planter isn't recording seed counts. You plug a laptop into the tractor's display, update software, fix a loose sensor wire, and show the farmer how to read the new seeding map on his tablet.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. Associate or certificate in precision agriculture or ag equipment technology.
Ways in: 2-year college, Trade school, Certification. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Precision Agriculture Technology, Agricultural Equipment Technology.
Growing faster than average. Growing fast as farms adopt more technology.
Low risk for 10 years. More smart equipment means more setup and repair; fixing GPS and sensors in the field stays human.
Classes: Agriculture CTE, Electronics CTE, Computer science, Algebra.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-3041.
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