Agricultural Technicians Career

The role of Agricultural Technicians is to work with agricultural scientists in plant, fiber, and animal research, or assist with animal breeding and nutrition.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $46,810 and $23 per hour. 8 vocational programs could be taken for the Agricultural Technicians career. Based on BLS data, a total of 13,150 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Agricultural Technicians Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Agricultural 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 Agricultural Technicians Career

The following 27 occupations are related to Agricultural Technicians.

Related Occupations toAgricultural Technicians
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
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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

Vocational Programs for Agricultural Technicians Career

13K

$22.50

$46,810

Vocational Programs to Prepare Agricultural Technicians Career

Related Occupations to Agricultural Technicians Career