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Overview
Agricultural technicians collect samples, run field and laboratory tests, support farmers and scientists, and report on crop, aquaculture and environmental conditions.
In job descriptions, look for field work, laboratory techniques, test data, environmental analysis, equipment maintenance, weather records, crop damage checks, irrigation or aquaculture tasks.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
agricultural technician work focuses on sampling, field trials, laboratory tests and reports for agriculture or aquaculture. The practical context connects fields, specimens, lab equipment, farmers and scientists, with attention to quality, sequence and handover.
Skills and specializations
For agricultural technician, useful strengths in agriculture include laboratory techniques, environmental data, test analysis, field work, equipment care and work reports. The strongest matches show how these are applied to real tasks, materials, records or production decisions.
Salary context
For agricultural technician roles, salary context is shaped by field responsibility, laboratory complexity, seasonal workload, reporting duties, site travel and equipment handled. Compare roles by responsibility and work scope, without relying on a single salary figure.
Career paths
Paths into agricultural technician work can come through agricultural education, farm operations, lab assistant work, horticulture, aquaculture or environmental sampling. Further development often follows the tools, materials, decisions or people the role becomes trusted to handle.
Good to know
For agricultural technician adverts, check how agriculture appears in sample types, field travel, lab methods, farmer contact, scientific reporting and crop, water or aquaculture focus. These details show whether the job is narrow production, specialist craft, coordination or broader responsibility.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context for agricultural technician work. It is not official labour-market statistics or salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Aquaculture
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include aquaculture site supervisor and aquaculture quality supervisor.
Explore this activityTechnical testing and analysis
This occupation may also occur in this activity. Other occupations there include scientific laboratory technician and soil surveying technician.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 1
Agricultural Technicians
19-4012.00
Exact relationship
The official mapping treats the O*NET and ESCO occupations as closely equivalent.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
AltoTrail preserves the source relationship type. The order is technical and does not show which occupation is best, most relevant or recommended.
AltoTrail validates and presents the source relationships without adding ranking or recommendation semantics.
NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
71.2Technical testing and analysis01.5Mixed farming03.2Aquaculture74.99All other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.01.62Support activities for animal production01.61Support activities for crop production
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Agricultural technicians (3142)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1f8314c2-01bd-4af4-babc-04d7034591b8 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3142.1 |
| ISCO group | 3142 |
| Concept type | Occupation |