Below are the skills needed to be agricultural engineers according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Skill Name | Importance | Competence |
Critical Thinking | 4.12 | 4.25 |
Active Listening | 4 | 4 |
Complex Problem Solving | 4 | 4.38 |
Judgment and Decision Making | 4 | 4 |
Reading Comprehension | 4 | 4.62 |
Below are the abilities needed to be agricultural engineers according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Ability Name | Importance | Competence |
Inductive Reasoning | 4.12 | 4.12 |
Oral Comprehension | 4.12 | 4.12 |
Written Comprehension | 4.12 | 4.88 |
Deductive Reasoning | 4 | 4.25 |
Oral Expression | 4 | 4.62 |
Below are the knowledge areas needed to be agricultural engineers according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Knowledge Area | Importance | Competence |
Engineering and Technology | 4.65 | 6.12 |
Design | 4.38 | 5.42 |
Mathematics | 4.38 | 5.54 |
Physics | 4.12 | 5.31 |
English Language | 3.88 | 4.42 |
Below are the work activities involved in being agricultural engineers according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
Work Activity | Importance | Competence |
Making Decisions and Solving Problems | 4.73 | 5.31 |
Interacting With Computers | 4.54 | 4.42 |
Getting Information | 4.5 | 5.2 |
Analyzing Data or Information | 4.35 | 5.38 |
Processing Information | 4.35 | 5.58 |
Below are the work styles involved in being agricultural engineers according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
Work Style | Importance | |
Attention to Detail | 4.58 | |
Analytical Thinking | 4.46 | |
Integrity | 4.46 | |
Dependability | 4.38 | |
Initiative | 4.15 |
Listed below are the 10 largest metro areas based on the total number of people employed in Agricultural Engineers jobs , as of 2019
Metro Area | Total Employment | Annual Mean Salary |
Columbus | 30 | $98,860 |
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade | N/A | $75,490 |
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Source : 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov; O*NET® 24.3 Database, O*NET OnLine, National Center for O*NET Development, Employment & Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, onetonline.org