AI Career Radar

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.

AI exposure38 / 100Moderate exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation35
Freedom to set tasks77
Repeating the same tasks56
$49,630Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+5.4%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (faster than average)BLS Employment Projections
64Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Active Listening
63
69
Speaking
63
69
Critical Thinking
63
69
Monitoring
63
56
Judgment and Decision Making
63
56
Active Learning
62
60
Complex Problem Solving
62
60
Coordination
62
50
Reading Comprehension
61
72
Time Management
61
50
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Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
63
Social Perceptiveness
60
44
Learning Strategies
58
50
Instructing
58
44
Systems Analysis
57
53
Systems Evaluation
56
53
Service Orientation
56
44
Persuasion
54
44
Mathematics
53
56
Science
52
47
Negotiation
52
41
Management of Personnel Resources
50
31
Operations Analysis
49
47
Installation
48
22
Troubleshooting
47
41
Quality Control Analysis
47
41
Equipment Maintenance
47
38
Equipment Selection
47
28
Management of Material Resources
47
22
Management of Financial Resources
47
19
Technology Design
47
16
Operations Monitoring
46
47
Repairing
46
35
Programming
45
35
Operation and Control
43
47

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

88/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
6%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Complex Problem Solving, Quality Control Analysis, Systems Analysis, Monitoring

88/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
7%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Service Orientation, Judgment and Decision Making

#3Physical Therapist AssistantsHealthcare Support
87/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$68,380
10-yr growth
+23%
Skill gap
6%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Social Perceptiveness, Monitoring, Service Orientation, Instructing

86/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$72,300
10-yr growth
+21.5%
Skill gap
9%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, Time Management, Instructing

86/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$53,140
10-yr growth
+36.5%
Skill gap
8%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Installation, Quality Control Analysis, Troubleshooting, Operations Monitoring

#6Cartographers and PhotogrammetristsArchitecture & Engineering
85/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$81,390
10-yr growth
+7.4%
Skill gap
1%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Social Perceptiveness, Reading Comprehension

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Precision Agriculture Technicians could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.