CTE Career Catalog - Agricultural Engineering

Agricultural Engineering

Job Desription

Agricultural engineers' main role is to solve problems found in agricultural production. Goals may include designing safer equipment for food processing or reducing erosion. To solve these problems, agricultural engineers must creatively apply the principles of engineering.

Salary average: $44k-100k

Occupational Outlook

Employment of agricultural engineers is projected to grow 6 percent from 2022 to 2032, faster than the average for all occupations. About 100 openings for agricultural engineers are projected each year, on average, over the decade.

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Educational Requirements:

Agricultural engineers typically need a bachelor's degree in an engineering field, such as agricultural or biological engineering.

University of Kentucky

Address: Lexington, Ky

Website: https://www.uky.edu/

Information on the Major: https://www.engr.uky.edu/research-faculty/departments/biosystems-agricultural-engineering

University of Louisville

Address: Louisville, Ky

Website: https://louisville.edu/

Information on the Major: https://louisville.edu/career/resources/students/clusters/agriculture

University of Illinois

Address: Champaign, IL

Website: https://illinois.edu/

Information on the Major: https://abe.illinois.edu/

Soft Skills, Characteristics, and/or Abilities Need For This Career:

the ability to properly communicate with your clients and understand what they want and need.

Software Knowledge Needed For This Career:

artistic vision, technical knowledge of cameras and an understanding of light and shade

Pros and Cons to Choosing This Career

Pros (Positives to this Career)

Choose and understand your subject. Every picture tells a story, and the star of that story is the subject of your photo

Cons (Negatives to this Career)

digital photography implies built-in obsolescence, silver-based film entails toxic waste.

Typical Working Conditions For This Career:

Photographers may work indoors or outdoors

Career Researched By: Joseph David

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