Jobs Similar to Agricultural Technicians
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to agricultural technicians, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse, Biofuels Processing Technicians and Geological Technicians.
Agricultural Technicians: $49,630 median pay · usual preparation: Training or associate.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
- 1Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
73% similar · $35,660 (−28%) · High school
- 2Biofuels Processing Technicians
72% similar · $62,470 (broader group) · High school
- 3Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians
72% similar · $53,350 (+7%) · Bachelor's degree · Same group
- 4Forest and Conservation Technicians
72% similar · $54,560 (+10%) · Training or associate · Same group
- 5Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
71% similar · $58,040 (+17%) · High school
- 6Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
71% similar · $59,920 (+21%) · Bachelor's degree
- 7Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
71% similar · $36,670 (−26%) · High school
- 8Nuclear Monitoring Technicians
70% similar · $110,240 (broader group) · Training or associate · Same group
- 9Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation
70% similar · $46,340 (−7%) · High school
- 10Forest and Conservation Workers
70% similar · $43,680 (−12%) · High school
- 11Pest Control Workers
69% similar · $45,250 (−9%) · High school
- 12Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
69% similar · $38,300 (−23%) · High school
- 13Food Batchmakers
69% similar · $42,290 (−15%) · High school
- 14First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
69% similar · $59,320 (+20%) · Training or associate
- 15Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
68% similar · $55,090 (+11%) · Bachelor's degree · Same group
- 16Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
68% similar · $51,610 (+4%) · High school
- 17Biomass Plant Technicians
68% similar · $102,040 (broader group) · High school
- 18Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
68% similar · $48,540 (−2%) · High school
- 19Food Science Technicians
68% similar · $52,130 (+5%) · Training or associate · Same group
- 20Biological Technicians
67% similar · $57,510 (+16%) · Bachelor's degree · Same group
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than agricultural technicians.
- First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers69% similar · $59,320 (+20%)
- Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders71% similar · $58,040 (+17%)
- Forest and Conservation Technicians72% similar · $54,560 (+10%)
- Food Science Technicians68% similar · $52,130 (+5%)
- Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders68% similar · $51,610 (+4%)
Similar jobs that need less preparation
- Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse73% similar · High school
- Biofuels Processing Technicians72% similar · High school
- Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders71% similar · High school
- Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals71% similar · High school
- Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation70% similar · High school
- Forest and Conservation Workers70% similar · High school
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for agricultural technicians also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
Jobs that can lead here
Careers where agricultural technicians is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
Questions about jobs like agricultural technicians
What jobs are most similar to agricultural technicians?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (73% similar), Biofuels Processing Technicians (72% similar), Geological Technicians (72% similar), Forest and Conservation Technicians (72% similar) and Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders (71% similar).
Which jobs like agricultural technicians pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians ($59,920, +21%; usually a bachelor's degree), First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers ($59,320, +20%; usually training or an associate degree) and Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders ($58,040, +17%; usually a high school diploma) have the highest BLS median pay compared with agricultural technicians ($49,630). Without more preparation than agricultural technicians usually need: First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers, Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders and Forest and Conservation Technicians.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.