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Also called agriculture technician, agriculture intelligence specialist, agriculture specialist and agriculture tech.
$49,630
Median pay a year
15,130
People do this work
6
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Analyzing geological data
Analyzing environmental data
Preparing maps
Calibrating scientific or technical equipment
Advising on development issues
Conducting climatological research
Researching crop management methods
Determining geographic coordinates
Applying knowledge or research findings
Collecting geographical data
Developing agricultural methods
Maintaining laboratory equipment
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Precision Agriculture Technician
Summary
Precision Agriculture Technician applying geospatial technologies, including GIS and GPS, to enhance agricultural production through soil analysis, yield mapping, and site-specific management practices
Experience
Precision Agriculture Technician
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Collected information about soil or field attributes, yield data, or field boundaries using field data recorders and basic geographic information systems (GIS)
Used geospatial technology to develop soil sampling grids or identify sampling sites for testing characteristics such as nitrogen, phosphorus, or potassium content
Divided agricultural fields into georeferenced zones based on soil characteristics and production potentials
Installed, calibrated, or maintained sensors, mechanical controls, GPS-based vehicle guidance systems, or computer settings
Created, layered, and analyzed maps showing precision agricultural data, such as crop yields and soil characteristics
Analyzed geospatial data to determine agricultural implications of factors such as soil quality, terrain, and weather conditions
Skills
Checking & Planning
Analyzing geological data, Analyzing environmental data, Preparing maps, Determining geographic coordinates, Applying knowledge or research findings
Hands-On Work
Calibrating scientific or technical equipment, Collecting geographical data
Core Skills
Conducting climatological research, Researching crop management methods, Driver's license, Advising on development issues
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On site, Remote
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Documented and maintained precision agriculture recordsCollected soil and field attribute informationDeveloped soil sampling grids using geospatial technologyDivided fields into georeferenced zones based on soilInstalled and calibrated GPS-based vehicle guidance systemsAnalyzed maps showing precision agricultural data
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Documented and maintained precision agriculture records to ensure accurate tracking of field data and practices
Developed soil sampling grids using geospatial technology to optimize sampling locations and improve data collection
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Documented and maintained precision agriculture records, increasing data accuracy for better decision-making
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Data accuracy increased for better decision-makingReports were easier to generate and analyze
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Developed soil sampling grids using geospatial technology to optimize sampling locations and improve data collection
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Sampling became faster and more preciseImproved targeting of nutrient testing
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What a Precision Agriculture Technician does
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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.
What it pays
How much does a Precision Agriculture Technician make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$40,950
Median
$49,630
75th percentile
$63,630
About 15,130 people do this work in the United States.
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Precision Agriculture Technician
Already yours: Cultivating land, Recording research data, Testing material and finished quality
4 of the 23 tasks this job is made of
Median pay
$49,630 a year
What you have not done yet. Managing agricultural operations, Examining living behavior, Collecting biological specimens
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Already yours: Testing material and finished quality, Analyzing geological data
2 of the 23 tasks this job is made of
Median pay
$62,280 a year
What you have not done yet. Evaluating material quality, Preparing information, Monitoring operational procedures
This page is about the occupation Precision Agriculture Technicians. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.