Working ConditionsAn agricultural engineer will typically either work in an office or laboratory, raising animals and crops to develop better ways to raise them, or at a work site, which could be inside or outside, surveying equipment and machinery to make sure they are functioning according to both the manufacturers and the federal and state regulations.
Being an agricultural engineer requires someone to be both patient and problem solving and to be able to enjoy working in the outdoors. They typically have 40-50 hour work weeks, but when they are out of their office or lab will normally have longer hours. Agricultural engineers need to be able to work in all weather conditions while on farms or construction projects. Depending on their role, some agricultural engineers have to travel around and the country and possibly overseas. There are no large physical needs besides the fact that they need to be okay working in different kinds of weather while outside. Agricultural engineers also have to be good at things like mathematics, physics, being in teams and leading them, and using technology. |