Salary for Agricultural Engineers

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Agricultural engineers use hydrological, structural and mechanical engineering skills to determine water quality needs, assess river management techniques and determine site appropriateness for agricultural enterprises. They design food processing plants, food and grain storage facilities, and animal shelter and loading devices. In addition, they may test existing equipment to ensure its viability, provide project sketches, budgets, and timelines, and serve supervisory positions in food processing and manufacturing facilities, and during the development process of agricultural sites. A minimum of a four-year college degree is required for these positions, although many agricultural engineers also have their Master's or Doctorate degrees.

A Agricultural Engineer earns salaries somewhere between $51,160 - $166,620 depending on experience and talent. get an average salary of one hundred and one thousand six hundred and twenty dollars per annum.

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