Occupational Employment Statistics
17-2021 Agricultural Engineers
Apply knowledge of engineering technology and biological science to agricultural problems concerned with power and machinery, electrification, structures, soil and water conservation, and processing of agricultural products.
Minnesota
| 20 | 2 | $44.64/hr | $25.81/hr | $39.24/hr | $42.73/hr | $53.32/hr | $57.86/hr |
Manufacturing | N/A | N/A |
Public Administration | 10 | $47.57/hr |
- Discuss plans with clients, contractors, consultants, and other engineers so that they can be evaluated and necessary changes made.
- Prepare reports, sketches, working drawings, specifications, proposals, and budgets for proposed sites or systems.
- Supervise food processing or manufacturing plant operations.
- Design agricultural machinery components and equipment, using computer-aided design (CAD) technology.
- Plan and direct construction of rural electric-power distribution systems, and irrigation, drainage, and flood control systems for soil and water conservation.
- Discuss plans with clients, contractors, consultants, and other engineers so that they can be evaluated and necessary changes made.
- Prepare reports, sketches, working drawings, specifications, proposals, and budgets for proposed sites or systems.
- Visit sites to observe environmental problems, to consult with contractors, or to monitor construction activities.
- Design structures for crop storage, animal shelter and loading, and animal and crop processing, and supervise their construction.
- Design agricultural machinery components and equipment, using computer-aided design (CAD) technology.