Occupation Title: Agricultural & Food Science Technicians

Description: Work with agricultural and food scientists in food, fiber, and animal research, production, and processing, and assist with animal breeding and nutrition. Conduct tests and experiments to improve yield and quality of crops or to increase the resistance of plants and animals to disease or insects.

Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code: 19-4011

Sample Job Titles: Research Associate, Seed Analyst, Agricultural Research Technician, Laboratory Technician, Research Technician, Research Assistant, Agricultural Research Technologist, County Extension Agent, Technician, Agricultural Laboratory Technician, Laboratory Technician (Lab Technician), Quality Assurance Technician (QA Technician), Quality Control Technician (QC Technician), Quality Assurance Analyst (QA Analyst), Quality Assurance Manager (QA Manager), Quality Assurance Inspector (QA Inspector), Quality Assurance Supervisor (QA Supervisor), Quality Assurance Laboratory Technician (QA Laboratory Technician), Operations Technician, Technical Services Analyst

*Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics program does not include self-employed workers in employment estimates. O*NET and other BLS programs do include self-employed workers.

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. REC-0439914 and DRL-0910041 (Enhancing Departments and Graduate Education in Geography).

Suggested citation: Association of American Geographers, Jobs & Careers Website, Salary Data and Trends, http://www.aag.org/cs/salary_data_and_trends/salary_data_and_trends_overview (accessed mm//dd/yyyy).