Occupation Atlasagricultural engineer
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/4d5bd738-9202-4fd7-bd8c-7dbe914048de
agricultural engineer
Agricultural engineers intervene in a variety of matters within the agriculture field in combination with engineering concepts. They design and develop machinery and equipment for an efficient and sustainable exploitation of the land. They advise on the use of resources in agricultural sites comprising the usage of water and soil, harvesting methods, and waste management.
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Job Zone
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- 4
- 5
Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
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Occupational interest profile
RICRealistic · Investigative · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.65
- I Investigative6.29
- C Conventional3.77
- E Enterprising2.31
- A Artistic2.19
- S Social1.73
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Agricultural Engineers (17-2021.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (14)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- adjust engineering designs
- approve engineering design
- assess financial viability
- e-agriculture
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- execute feasibility study
- legislation in agriculture
- mechanical engineering
- mechanics
- perform scientific research
- technical drawings
- troubleshoot
- use technical drawing software
Optional (30)
- advise on irrigation projects
- advise on pollution prevention
- analyse test data
- assess environmental impact
- biology
- civil engineering
- climate smart agriculture
- conduct performance tests
- control production
- create technical plans
- design an artificial lighting system
- design principles
- design prototypes
- develop agricultural policies
- draft design specifications
- environmental legislation
- integrated food-energy systems
- irrigation systems
- maintain agricultural machinery
- oversee construction project
- perform test run
- pollution legislation
- pollution prevention
- product data management
- provide advice to farmers
- record test data
- research improvement of crop yields
- sustainable agricultural production principles
- use CAD software
- use agronomic modelling
O*NET equivalents
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