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Agricultural Technicians vs Soil and Plant Scientists

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Agricultural Technicians and Soil and Plant Scientists on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Agricultural Technicians Soil and Plant Scientists
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$46,790
$71,410
Employment · BLS OEWS
14,340
16,600
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
42nd pct
63rd pct

At a glance

Dimension Agricultural Technicians Soil and Plant Scientists
Median pay $46,790 $71,410
Employment 14,340 16,600
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+4.3%) About average (+5.4%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 2,900 1,700
Typical education · O*NET Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
AI exposure · published exposure studies Moderate · 42nd pct Moderate · 63rd pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk — 62nd pct · 33% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — Augmentation-leaning (85.1%)
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman — Yes

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Problem Sensitivity, Near Vision, Biology, Written Comprehension, Chemistry, Reading Comprehension, Written Expression, Deductive Reasoning, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Inductive Reasoning, Information Ordering, Mathematics, Writing, Active Learning, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making, Category Flexibility, Administration and Management, Speaking, Fluency of Ideas, Originality, Flexibility of Closure, Speech Recognition.

Specific to Agricultural Technicians

  • Food Production
  • Mechanical
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness
  • Visual Color Discrimination
  • Coordination
  • Instructing
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Time Management

Specific to Soil and Plant Scientists

  • English Language
  • Science
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Speech Clarity
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Education and Training

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Data base user interface and query software , Presentation software , Word processing software , Geographic information system , Analytical or scientific software .

Specific to Agricultural Technicians

Specific to Soil and Plant Scientists

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Agricultural Technicians or Soil and Plant Scientists — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Agricultural Technicians vs Soil and Plant Scientists." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/agricultural-technicians-vs-soil-and-plant-scientists

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Singulariki. (2026). Agricultural Technicians vs Soil and Plant Scientists. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/agricultural-technicians-vs-soil-and-plant-scientists

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