Precision Agriculture Technicians

Sector: Skilled Trades
Preparation: Zone 3 — medium preparation needed
O*NET code: 19-4012.01

What you'll actually do

The activities O*NET rates highest for this occupation, most important first. Numbers are out of 100.

Working with Computers

central to the job — rated 86/100 for importance.
Getting Information

a major part of the work — rated 83/100 for importance.
Analyzing Data or Information

a major part of the work — rated 77/100 for importance.
Making Decisions and Solving Problems

a major part of the work — rated 76/100 for importance.
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge

a major part of the work — rated 76/100 for importance.
Communicating with People Outside the Organization

a major part of the work — rated 74/100 for importance.

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 takes

Two numbers per line: the level the work expects, and how important it is to doing the job well. Both are O*NET ratings, already on a 0–100 scale.

Skills

Reading Comprehension

Needed at a solid working level (57/100), and rated 72/100 for importance.
Active Listening

Needed at a solid working level (55/100), and rated 69/100 for importance.
Critical Thinking

Needed at a solid working level (52/100), and rated 69/100 for importance.
Speaking

Needed at a solid working level (50/100), and rated 69/100 for importance.
Writing

Needed at a solid working level (50/100), and rated 63/100 for importance.

Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service

Needed at a high level (69/100), and rated 79/100 for importance.
Computers and Electronics

Needed at a high level (70/100), and rated 77/100 for importance.
Sales and Marketing

Needed at a high level (61/100), and rated 63/100 for importance.
Mathematics

Needed at a high level (63/100), and rated 62/100 for importance.

Abilities

Inductive Reasoning

Needed at a solid working level (59/100), and rated 75/100 for importance.
Deductive Reasoning

Needed at a solid working level (57/100), and rated 75/100 for importance.
Oral Comprehension

Needed at a solid working level (57/100), and rated 72/100 for importance.
Oral Expression

Needed at a solid working level (57/100), and rated 72/100 for importance.

How people get in

O*NET places this occupation in Zone 3 — medium preparation needed. That is a statement about what employers typically require, not a rule about you.

Education

Vocational training, an associate degree, or equivalent on-the-job experience.

Experience

One to two years of related experience is typical.

Training

Employers expect you to arrive with the core skill already.

How the work tends to run

Each line below is read off a single O*NET activity rating for this occupation — named, so you can disagree with it.

Most of the day happens at a screen.From “Working with Computers”
You run equipment, and running it well is a skill in itself.From “Controlling Machines and Processes”

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2. We correlate the two profiles: Fit is a mean-centered cosine — a correlation between the SHAPE of your profile and the shape of Precision Agriculture Technicians. Centering matters: raw similarity between any two occupations sits at 0.70–0.85 because all work shares a common profile, so without it every career would look like a match.
3. The number you see is personality fit only: "Would I want this work" and "am I ready for this work" are different questions, and averaging them answers neither. So readiness — what your résumé, coursework and projects prove — is scored separately and shown next to fit, never blended into it.
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