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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.
What an agricultural engineer does
Become an agricultural engineer
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good agricultural engineer
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Reading work related information.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
- Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $36 per hour with an average salary of $74,400 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $33 and $38 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $68,200 and $79,000 per year.
Agricultural Engineer job outlook
- There are 21 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 1 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.