Vocational Programs for Precision Agriculture Technicians Career

The role of Precision Agriculture Technicians is to 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.

8 vocational programs could be taken for the Precision Agriculture Technicians career.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Precision Agriculture Technicians Career

The following 8 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Precision Agriculture Technicians.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Precision Agriculture Technicians
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Agriculture	588	$26,272	-	1,206 Hours	14.77 Months
Animal Sciences	17	$28,108	-	-	-
Dairy Science	2	$26,531	-	-	-
Poultry Science	5	$31,612	-	-	-
Plant Sciences	10	$31,898	-	-	-
Agronomy and Crop Science	18	$27,814	-	-	-
Soil Science and Agronomy	4	$27,528	-	1,296 Hours	12.00 Months
Biology/Biological Sciences	29	$31,918	-	541 Hours	22.00 Months

Related Occupations to Precision Agriculture Technicians Career

The following 27 occupations are related to Precision Agriculture Technicians.

Related Occupations toPrecision Agriculture Technicians
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
	-	-	-
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	6,150	$90,160	$43
Surveyors	50,740	$74,000	$36
Agricultural Engineers	1,860	$93,490	$45
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	13,780	$58,780	$28
Animal Scientists	2,460	$89,450	$43
Food Scientists and Technologists	14,100	$88,350	$42
Soil and Plant Scientists	15,800	$77,080	$37
Microbiologists	21,540	$93,380	$45
Conservation Scientists	22,790	$73,160	$35
Chemists	83,530	$95,560	$46
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	80,730	$86,710	$42
Hydrologists	6,150	$96,410	$46
Physical Scientists, All Other	20,820	$119,050	$57
Agricultural Technicians	13,150	$46,810	$23
Food Science Technicians	15,190	$54,000	$26
Biological Technicians	76,990	$56,540	$27
Chemical Technicians	55,880	$60,920	$29
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	32,390	$57,470	$28
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	8,860	$64,590	$31
Hydrologic Technicians	3,000	$61,500	$30
Forest and Conservation Technicians	28,740	$54,260	$26
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	7,550	$95,610	$0
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	23,520	$44,480	$21
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	27,150	$60,790	$29
Agricultural Inspectors	12,660	$52,170	$25
Plant and System Operators, All Other	15,370	$59,890	$29

Schools offering vocational programs for Precision Agriculture Technicians

The following 614 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Precision Agriculture Technicians. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.