Agricultural Engineer
"Ranchers are us!" By: Brice Destree Hour: 2
Basic Information about Agricultural Engineers
- Earn $52,340 a year
- Need a bachelors degree in Agricultural engineering
- Many have a masters degree or higher
- Need a license in some states
- About 12% are self employed
- Work in labs or on farms
- Work on solving problem in planting, harvesting, and storing crops
- Work with farmer and ranchers
- Work 40 hours a week
- Agricultural engineers get more responsibilities and higher pay as they gain experience
Pros and Cons
- Working outside and inside
- Ability to work in a wide variety of industries
Because of skills and knowledge that you learned can be use in other jobs
- Working with others to solve problems
CONS
- Project-based work can lead to frequent relocation
- Extensive licensing requirements
- High stress do to time deadlines
What do you need to do in High School and College to succeed in this career?
College class you should take
- Agricultural Power and Machinery
- Agricultural Process Engineering
- Agricultural Structures Design
- Calculus
- Chemistry
- Dynamics
- Electric Power and Controls
- Electronic Circuits
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Website: http://www.wisc.edu/
University of California - Los Angeles
Website: http://www.ucla.edu/
Pros and Cons
Pro: can get scholarships from soccer
Pro: you only need a 28 on the ACT
Pro: in a big city
Con: you have to take the SAT
Con: have to pay out of state Tuition
Con flying home on vacation
Michigan State University
Website: http://www.msu.edu/
Pros and Cons:
Pro: Big campus (5192 acres)
Pro: need a 26 on the ACT
Pro: can get a scholarship from soccer
Con: have to pay out of state tuition
Con: not in major city
Con: need to take the SAT
Associations/Professional Organizations
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
address: 2950 Niles Road, St. Joseph, MI 49085
phone number: (269) 429-0300
website: http://www.asabe.org/
American Society for Engineering Education
Address: 1818 N Street N.W. Suite 600
Phone number: (202) 331-3500
Website: http://www.asee.org/
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Work cited
Agricultural engineer. Create a Career. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Jan. 2016. <http://createacareer.org/engineering/agricultural-engineer-careers/>.