Compare careers
Factual side-by-side attributes from the imported O*NET and BLS OEWS datasets. No career is ranked or recommended.
Career A (or your current career)
Precision Agriculture Technicians
Career B (or your target career)
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
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Comparison table
| Metric | Precision Agriculture Technicians | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $49,630 | $35,660 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 15,130 | 265,500 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Less than a High School Diploma |
| Job zone | 3 | 2 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Writing | Speaking, Operations Monitoring, Active Listening, Time Management, Operation and Control |
| Related careers | Food Scientists and Technologists, Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse, Remote Sensing Technicians, Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists | Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Machine Feeders and Offbearers, First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers, Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
50%
1 of 2 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
14
Skill overlap compares O*NET skills rated at importance 3.0 or above for each occupation. It is a measure of listed skill overlap, not a probability of getting the job.
Shared skills
- Speaking—
Only in Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
- Operations Monitoring
Only in Precision Agriculture Technicians
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Active Learning
- Complex Problem Solving
- Mathematics
- Monitoring
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Systems Evaluation
- Systems Analysis
- Time Management
- Coordination
- Learning Strategies