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Jobs / Science and research / 19-4012.01

Precision Agriculture Technicians

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.

US jobs
15,130 (SOC 19-4012 group, "Agricultural Technicians")
Median wage
$49,630 a year
Job family
Science and research

Can agents do the work of precision agriculture technicians?

We read the evidence for the whole job family, Science and research: Some tasks (no change in 12 months)

Agents complete 20% or more of the tasks (or projects) on a direct benchmark.

Evidence: CORE-Bench, declared solved.

0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark (figures for the SOC 19-4012 group).

  • 17%Analyze environmental or geospatial dataNot measured
  • 7%Maintain operational recordsNot measured
  • 7%Perform agricultural activitiesNot measured
  • 6%Research agricultural processes or practicesNot measured
  • 6%Collect environmental or biological samplesNot measured
  • 5%Create visual designs or displaysNot measured
  • 4%Maintain electronic, computer, or other technical equipmentNot measured
  • 4%Advise others on the design or use of technologiesNot measured

Benchmarks for the job family

These cover work in science and research, not always this occupation's tasks.

Direct evidence

Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.

  • CORE-Benchby Princeton UniversityTask level · CORE-Bench-Hard accuracy (public test set)
    95.5%Claude Code + Claude Opus 4.5 (after manual regrading) · 3 Dec 2025
    Solved

Also relevant

These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.

Typical tasks

From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.

  • Document and maintain records of precision agriculture information.
  • Collect information about soil or field attributes, yield data, or field boundaries, using field data recorders and basic geographic information systems (GIS).
  • Use geospatial technology to develop soil sampling grids or identify sampling sites for testing characteristics such as nitrogen, phosphorus, or potassium content, pH, or micronutrients.
  • Divide agricultural fields into georeferenced zones, based on soil characteristics and production potentials.
  • Install, calibrate, or maintain sensors, mechanical controls, GPS-based vehicle guidance systems, or computer settings.
  • Create, layer, and analyze maps showing precision agricultural data, such as crop yields, soil characteristics, input applications, terrain, drainage patterns, or field management history.
  • Compare crop yield maps with maps of soil test data, chemical application patterns, or other information to develop site-specific crop management plans.
  • Analyze geospatial data to determine agricultural implications of factors such as soil quality, terrain, field productivity, fertilizers, or weather conditions.
  • Identify spatial coordinates, using remote sensing and Global Positioning System (GPS) data.
  • Analyze data from harvester monitors to develop yield maps.
  • Apply precision agriculture information to specifically reduce the negative environmental impacts of farming practices.
  • Demonstrate the applications of geospatial technology, such as Global Positioning System (GPS), geographic information systems (GIS), automatic tractor guidance systems, variable rate chemical input applicators, surveying equipment, or computer mapping software.
Other job titles for this occupation (22)

Agrintelligence Specialist (Agriculture Intelligence Specialist) · Agronomist · Agronomy Consultant · Crop Consultant · Crop Specialist · Precision Agriculture Analyst (Precision Ag Analyst) · Precision Agriculture Specialist (Precision Ag Specialist) · Precision Agronomist · Precision Farming Coordinator · Precision Technology Agronomist (Precision Tech Agronomist) · Agriculture Specialist · Agriculture Technician (Agriculture Tech) · Agronomy Specialist · Certified Crop Specialist · Extension Precision Agriculture Specialist · Field Agronomist · Field Sales Agronomist · GPS Field Data Collector (Global Positioning System Field Data Collector) · Migration Specialist · Precision Agriculture Technician (Precision Ag Tech) · Precision Farming Specialist · Technical Agronomist