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Agricultural Engineer
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Engineer (Agricultural) )
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Duties and Tasks
Agricultural engineers may perform the following tasks: - plan, supervise and manage the building of irrigation, drainage, flood and water control systems
- design, develop and manage the manufacture of agricultural machinery, equipment and instrumentation, such as sensing, measuring and recording devices
- plan and supervise the construction of farm and other related buildings such as controlled environments (e.g. intensively housed livestock, greenhouses, nurseries, aquaculture) and storage facilities (e.g. grain silos and dryers)
- supervise ground preparation, seeding and harvesting, spray technology, post-harvesting (processing and packaging) and transport equipment
- supervise the cleaning, grading, milling, mixing, food processing, packaging and distribution of produce
- perform environmental impact assessments
- analyse, advise and plan for effective soil conservation and the control of water logging and soil salinity
- prepare and present reports
- conduct research and study the results of work on farms, forests and research stations.
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Earnings
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Income of persons working full-time, 2006
Other Building and Engineering Professionals
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Income per Week
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Number
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Share (%)
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| $1000 or more |
6,078 |
78.2 |
| $400 - $599 |
204 |
2.6 |
| $600 - $799 |
348 |
4.5 |
| $800 - $999 |
1,020 |
13.1 |
| Less than $400 |
122 |
1.6 |
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This information is based on the 2006 census conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
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Earnings of persons working full-time and part-time, 2006
Other Building and Engineering Professionals
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Employment Status
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Weekly Income ($)
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| Full-time |
1,570 |
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This information is based on the Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership survey conducting annually by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
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Related Courses
New South Wales / ACT
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
See State Specific Information below for further education and training options.
Further Information
Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology
Careers Centre, Engineers Australia
University of Southern Queensland - Faculty of Engineering and Surveying
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