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Precision Agriculture Technicians: apprenticeship hours and pay
O*NET-SOC 19-4012.01 · BLS: Agricultural Technicians
Approved apprenticeship titles
One apprenticeship title on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Precision Agriculture Technicians, trained competency-based. The shortest approved term is 4,000 hours, for Precision Agriculture Technicians (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Precision Agriculture Technicians | 3095 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours |
Time-based programs count hours on the job; competency-based programs move on when the apprentice shows the skills; hybrid programs use both, within a range of hours (29 CFR 29.5(b)(2)). Each registered program sets its own term inside what the approved title allows.
What precision agriculture technicians earn, by state
Iowa has the highest state median for precision agriculture technicians ($64,070) and Oklahoma the lowest ($37,840), across the 39 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | $64,070 | $30.80 | Not published |
| Wyoming | $63,120 | $30.34 | 30 |
| Arizona | $62,990 | $30.28 | Not published |
| California | $60,320 | $29.00 | 2,420 |
| Kentucky | $59,860 | $28.78 | 210 |
| Minnesota | $57,310 | $27.55 | 530 |
| New Jersey | $54,370 | $26.14 | Not published |
| Missouri | $54,060 | $25.99 | 420 |
| Delaware | $52,510 | $25.25 | Not published |
| North Carolina | $51,470 | $24.74 | 550 |
| Texas | $50,270 | $24.17 | 120 |
| Maryland | $49,680 | $23.88 | 200 |
| Georgia | $48,960 | $23.54 | 1,020 |
| Idaho | $48,870 | $23.50 | 650 |
| Mississippi | $48,800 | $23.46 | 190 |
| Pennsylvania | $48,800 | $23.46 | 110 |
| Washington | $48,220 | $23.19 | 470 |
| Hawaii | $47,960 | $23.06 | 150 |
| Nebraska | $47,420 | $22.80 | 580 |
| Maine | $47,410 | $22.79 | 50 |
| Kansas | $47,200 | $22.69 | 450 |
| Colorado | $47,020 | $22.61 | 100 |
| North Dakota | $46,960 | $22.58 | 100 |
| Oregon | $46,800 | $22.50 | 480 |
| Arkansas | $46,750 | $22.48 | 260 |
| Utah | $46,560 | $22.38 | 40 |
| Wisconsin | $46,470 | $22.34 | 620 |
| Illinois | $46,410 | $22.31 | 700 |
| Indiana | $46,170 | $22.20 | 410 |
| New York | $45,830 | $22.03 | 380 |
| Tennessee | $45,130 | $21.70 | 60 |
| Nevada | $43,590 | $20.96 | 40 |
| Michigan | $42,780 | $20.57 | 450 |
| Florida | $42,700 | $20.53 | 240 |
| New Hampshire | $42,520 | $20.44 | 30 |
| South Dakota | $41,420 | $19.91 | 350 |
| South Carolina | $41,290 | $19.85 | 100 |
| Virginia | $41,210 | $19.81 | 170 |
| Oklahoma | $37,840 | $18.19 | Not published |
Finding a program
The public sponsor file names the organizations that run registered apprenticeships but not the occupations each one trains, so this guide names no sponsor. Search apprenticeship.gov's Apprenticeship Finder for this title, or ask your American Job Center which local programs train it.
Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
Sources: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list (Last-Modified October 8, 2026); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (all industries; blanks are figures BLS does not publish).