Precision Agriculture Technicians

Apply geospatial technologies, including geographic information systems (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS), to agricultural production or management activities, such as pest scouting, site-specific pesticide application, yield mapping, or variable-rate irrigation. May use computers to develop or analyze maps or remote sensing images to compare physical topography with data on soils, fertilizer, pests, or weather.

The median annual salary for Precision Agriculture Technicians in the US is $46,790.

The role is projected to grow 4% over the next decade (about as fast as average). Current US employment is approximately 18,600 workers.

The typical entry education is a Associate's degree. Building a foundation in the top skills below will strengthen your application.

Our AI-durability model gives Precision Agriculture Technicians a score of 0.45 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.

Precision Agriculture Technicians has moderate barrier to entry — moderately gated — a bachelor's degree or equivalent training is typically required.