Life & Physical Science
Agricultural Technicians
SOC 19-4012
Assist agricultural scientists with experiments and fieldwork.
The job
Median pay
$50k
$41k to $64k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+5.4% projected
Openings a year
3k
BLS projection
Typical education
Associate's
Our model
AI displacement risk
Moderate
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
8/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
40th pct
More exposed than 40% of occupations · modeled estimate · 44th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
53/100
Key skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Writing
- Active Learning
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 2,420 | 0.1 | 1.4× | $60k |
| Georgia | 1,020 | 0.2 | 2.1× | $49k |
| Massachusetts | 802 | 0.2 | 2.3× | $63k~ |
| Illinois | 700 | 0.1 | 1.2× | $46k |
| Idaho | 650 | 0.8 | 7.8× | $49k |
| Wisconsin | 620 | 0.2 | 2.2× | $46k |
| Nebraska | 580 | 0.6 | 5.8× | $47k |
| North Carolina | 550 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $51k |
| Minnesota | 530 | 0.2 | 1.9× | $57k |
| Oregon | 480 | 0.2 | 2.5× | $47k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 470 | 0.1 | 1.4× | $48k |
| Kansas | 450 | 0.3 | 3.2× | $47k |
| Michigan | 450 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $43k |
| New Jersey | 427 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $54k~ |
| Missouri | 420 | 0.1 | 1.5× | $54k |
| Indiana | 410 | 0.1 | 1.3× | $46k |
| New York | 380 | 0.0 | 0.4× | $46k |
| South Dakota | 350 | 0.8 | 7.9× | $41k |
| Arkansas | 260 | 0.2 | 2.0× | $47k |
| Arizona | 242 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $63k~ |
| Florida | 240 | 0.0 | 0.3× | $43k |
| Kentucky | 210 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $60k |
| Maryland | 200 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $50k |
| Mississippi | 190 | 0.2 | 1.7× | $49k |
| Washington DC | 183 | 0.3 | 2.7× | $77k~ |
| Virginia | 170 | 0.0 | 0.4× | $41k |
| Louisiana | 158 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $45k~ |
| Alabama | 150 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $45k~ |
| Hawaii | 150 | 0.2 | 2.5× | $48k |
| Iowa | 147 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $64k~ |
| Ohio | 140 | 0.0 | 0.3× | $48k~ |
| Connecticut | 133 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $59k~ |
| Oklahoma | 123 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $38k~ |
| Texas | 120 | 0.0 | 0.1× | $50k |
| Pennsylvania | 110 | 0.0 | 0.2× | $49k |
| New Mexico | 103 | 0.1 | 1.2× | $49k~ |
| Colorado | 100 | 0.0 | 0.4× | $47k |
| North Dakota | 100 | 0.2 | 2.4× | $47k |
| South Carolina | 100 | 0.0 | 0.5× | $41k |
| Montana | 91 | 0.2 | 1.8× | $43k~ |
| West Virginia | 75 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $41k~ |
| Alaska | 71 | 0.2 | 2.2× | $52k~ |
| Delaware | 63 | 0.1 | 1.3× | $53k~ |
| Tennessee | 60 | 0.0 | 0.2× | $45k |
| Maine | 50 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $47k |
| Rhode Island | 44 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $54k~ |
| Nevada | 40 | 0.0 | 0.3× | $44k |
| Utah | 40 | 0.0 | 0.2× | $47k |
| Vermont | 33 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $45k~ |
| New Hampshire | 30 | 0.0 | 0.5× | $43k |
| Wyoming | 30 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $63k |
Top metro areas
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA500 jobs · $64k median
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA460 jobs · $63k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA350 jobs · $54k median
- Madison, WI250 jobs · $47k median
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA220 jobs · $47k median
- Boise City, ID210 jobs · $49k median
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI210 jobs · $53k median
- Kansas City, MO-KS170 jobs · $51k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Agricultural Technicians interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.