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A resume for a Precision Agriculture Technician needs to show the work itself: 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. Day to day that means work like this: document and maintain records of precision agriculture information; collect information about soil or field attributes, yield data, or field boundaries, using field data recorders and basic geographic information systems (GIS). Recruiters and applicant tracking systems both read for the tasks and tools this role actually involves, so the strongest resume names them in your own experience rather than describing the job in the abstract. Below are the tasks O*NET records for this occupation, the software and tools it uses, the titles it is advertised under, and the skills worth naming if they are genuinely yours.

Also advertised as

The same job is posted under many titles. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.

  • Agronomist
  • Crop Specialist
  • Precision Agriculture Specialist
  • Precision Ag Specialist
  • Precision Agronomist
  • Agrintelligence Specialist
  • Agriculture Intelligence Specialist
  • Agronomy Consultant
  • Crop Consultant
  • Precision Agriculture Analyst
  • Precision Ag Analyst
  • Precision Farming Coordinator
  • Precision Technology Agronomist
  • Precision Tech Agronomist
  • Agriculture Tech
  • GPS Field Data Collector
  • Precision Ag Tech
  • Agriculture Specialist

O*NET records 25 titles for this occupation in total.

What people in this job call themselves

Titles reported by people actually doing this work, which is often not the title on the job posting.

  • Agrintelligence Specialist (Agriculture Intelligence Specialist)
  • Precision Agriculture Analyst (Precision Ag Analyst)
  • Precision Agriculture Specialist (Precision Ag Specialist)
  • Precision Technology Agronomist (Precision Tech Agronomist)

What this work actually involves

Tasks recorded for this occupation, in O*NET's words. If your experience covers one of these, it belongs on your resume in your own words.

  • Document and maintain records of precision agriculture information.
  • Collect information about soil or field attributes, yield data, or field boundaries, using field data recorders and basic geographic information systems (GIS).
  • Use geospatial technology to develop soil sampling grids or identify sampling sites for testing characteristics such as nitrogen, phosphorus, or potassium content, pH, or micronutrients.
  • Divide agricultural fields into georeferenced zones, based on soil characteristics and production potentials.
  • Install, calibrate, or maintain sensors, mechanical controls, GPS-based vehicle guidance systems, or computer settings.
  • Create, layer, and analyze maps showing precision agricultural data, such as crop yields, soil characteristics, input applications, terrain, drainage patterns, or field management history.
  • Compare crop yield maps with maps of soil test data, chemical application patterns, or other information to develop site-specific crop management plans.
  • Analyze geospatial data to determine agricultural implications of factors such as soil quality, terrain, field productivity, fertilizers, or weather conditions.
  • Identify spatial coordinates, using remote sensing and Global Positioning System (GPS) data.
  • Analyze data from harvester monitors to develop yield maps.
  • Apply precision agriculture information to specifically reduce the negative environmental impacts of farming practices.
  • Demonstrate the applications of geospatial technology, such as Global Positioning System (GPS), geographic information systems (GIS), automatic tractor guidance systems, variable rate chemical input applicators, surveying equipment, or computer mapping software.

22 tasks are recorded in total; these are the most central.

Example bullets for this role

Built from this occupation's own tasks. The brackets stay empty on purpose: we will not invent a number for you, and a fabricated metric is the fastest way to lose an interview you had already won.

  • Document and maintain records of precision agriculture information, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
  • Collect information about soil or field attributes, yield data, or field boundaries, using field data recorders and basic geographic information systems (GIS), for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
  • Use geospatial technology to develop soil sampling grids or identify sampling sites for testing characteristics such as nitrogen, phosphorus, or potassium content, pH, or micronutrients, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
  • Divide agricultural fields into georeferenced zones, based on soil characteristics and production potentials, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].

Software used in this role

Recorded for this occupation by O*NET. An applicant tracking system matches the exact product name, so write the tool the way the posting writes it.

  • Ag Leader Technology SMS Advanced
  • AGCO GTA Software Suite
  • ESRI ArcGIS software
  • ESRI ArcPad
  • ESRI ArcView
  • Farm Works Site Pro
  • GeoAgro GIS
  • Geographic information system GIS systems
  • Global positioning system GPS software
  • John Deere Apex Farm Management
  • MapShots EASi Suite
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software

23 software entries are recorded in total.

Tools and equipment

The physical equipment this occupation is recorded as using. Worth naming when a posting asks for it by name.

  • Air clutches
  • Automatic boom control systems
  • Automatic land leveling systems
  • Autosteering systems
  • Desktop computers
  • Fertilizer spreading equipment
  • Field personal computers PC
  • Global positioning system GPS receivers
  • Laptop computers
  • Lightbar guidance systems
  • Moisture monitors
  • Personal computers

Skills an ATS reads for

Worth naming only if they are genuinely yours. Keyword overlap is one input to a resume's score, not a verdict.

  • prepare maps

What this job rates as most important

O*NET rates every skill for importance to this occupation. These are the highest rated, in order.

  1. 01Reading Comprehension
  2. 02Active Listening
  3. 03Critical Thinking
  4. 04Speaking
  5. 05Writing
  6. 06Active Learning
  7. 07Complex Problem Solving
  8. 08Judgment and Decision Making
  9. 09Mathematics
  10. 10Monitoring

Knowledge areas

The subject knowledge this occupation draws on, rated by importance.

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Sales and Marketing
  • English Language
  • Mathematics
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Biology
  • Food Production

What qualifications people in this job have

From O*NET's survey of people doing this work. This is what postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.

  • 35%Bachelor's Degree
  • 30%Associate's Degree
  • 17%Post-Secondary Certificate, awarded for training completed after high school

What level this role is pitched at

O*NET places this occupation in “Medium Preparation Needed”. Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

Common questions

What does a Precision Agriculture Technician do?
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. Day to day that includes work like document and maintain records of precision agriculture information and Collect information about soil or field attributes, yield data, or field boundaries, using field data recorders and basic geographic information systems (GIS).
What skills should a Precision Agriculture Technician put on a resume?
O*NET rates Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, and Writing among the most important skills for this occupation. Name the ones that are genuinely yours and show where you used them. A resume that lists skills you do not have is weaker than one that lists fewer.
What software should a Precision Agriculture Technician list?
Software recorded for this occupation includes Ag Leader Technology SMS Advanced, AGCO GTA Software Suite, ESRI ArcGIS software, ESRI ArcPad, and ESRI ArcView. Applicant tracking systems match on the exact product name, so write the tool as the posting writes it rather than describing it in general terms.
What other job titles cover Precision Agriculture Technician work?
O*NET records 25 titles for this occupation, including Agronomist, Crop Specialist, Precision Agriculture Specialist, and Precision Ag Specialist. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.
What qualifications does a Precision Agriculture Technician need?
In O*NET's survey of people doing this job, 35% reported their level of education as "Bachelor's Degree". That is what current postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.
Will this resume pass an ATS for a Precision Agriculture Technician role?
No tool outside an employer can tell you how that employer's system is configured, including ours. What you can control is that the resume parses cleanly, names the work in the words the posting uses, and does not claim anything you cannot back up.

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What this page cannot tell you

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  • This page makes no claim about pay, demand or how many people hold this job. O*NET does not publish that here and we will not estimate it.
  • Keyword overlap is one input to a resume’s score, not a verdict on you. A resume that names skills you do not have is worse than one that names fewer.

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