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Overview
Agricultural engineer work connects engineering with farming: designing machinery and equipment, assessing feasibility and advising on water, soil, harvesting methods and waste management.
In job descriptions, look for agricultural machinery, technical drawings, engineering design, feasibility studies, irrigation, environmental impact, soil and water resources, test data and prototypes.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
The work applies engineering decisions to farms, land use and agricultural equipment. Projects can involve machinery design, feasibility studies, technical drawings, resource use and advice on harvesting or waste systems.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes mechanical engineering, e-agriculture, technical drawing software, irrigation, environmental impact, test data and prototypes. Strong roles connect design choices to soil, water and production conditions.
Salary context
Salary context depends on project responsibility, design approval authority, research or testing depth, field complexity, client advice and whether work includes budgets or feasibility decisions.
Career paths
Development can lead toward irrigation projects, agricultural machinery design, environmental assessment, research and development, technical consulting or policy-oriented agricultural engineering.
Good to know
Check whether the advert is about engineering design, advisory work or farm operations. Look for machinery, drawings, feasibility, water and soil resources, prototypes and environmental assessment.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 2
Precision Agriculture Technicians
19-4012.01
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETAgricultural Engineers
17-2021.00
Exact relationship
The official mapping treats the O*NET and ESCO occupations as closely equivalent.
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Alternative labels
agricultural technology engineer
agricultural landscape engineer
agricultural technology engineering expert
agricultural technology engineering specialist
agricultural technology engineering consultant
agricultural engineering expert
agriculture engineer
agricultural engineering consultant
agricultural engineering adviser
agricultural consultant engineer
agricultural technology engineering adviser
agricultural engineering specialist
Occupation group
mechanical engineer (2144.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/4d5bd738-9202-4fd7-bd8c-7dbe914048de |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2144.1.2 |
| ISCO group | 2144 |
| Concept type | Occupation |