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Agricultural Engineer is a Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences job with over 876 current openings filled by an H1B employee. Most Agricultural Engineers are hired by companies in the Turbine and Turbine Generator Set Units Manufacturing industry. The average H1B Agricultural Engineers job lasts 951 days.


Jobs Hired
876
Hiring Companies
399
Hiring Industries
161
Average Salary
$60,237
Approved
80%


What do Agricultural Engineers do?

Apply knowledge of engineering technology and biological science to agricultural problems concerned with power and machinery, electrification, structures, soil and water conservation, and processing of agricultural products.

Source: O-NET OnLine



Top Agricultural Engineers Companies

Company # of Positions Industry Salary
Texas A&m Agrilife Research 29 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences $49,927
Iowa State University Of Science And Technology 22 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $47,629
University Of Minnesota 21 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $41,605
University Of California, Davis 17 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $51,691
Qcworldfruit Limited Liability Company 14 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services $58,011
Summerhill Landscapes Inc 13 Landscaping Services $66,029
Five Diamond Cold Storage Inc 13 Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage $65,730
Washington State University 11 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $43,510
North Carolina State University 11 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $51,172
Kansas State University 10 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $50,923

Top Agricultural Engineers Industries

Industry Jobs Salary
Turbine and Turbine Generator Set Units Manufacturing 2 $76,648
Soft Drink Manufacturing 2 $83,959
Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing 2 $43,867
Scientific Research and Development Services 2 $71,292
Rice Milling 2 $60,622
Rice Farming 2 $46,550
Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities 2 $56,774
Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) 2 $121,119
Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing 2 $53,758
Other Social Advocacy Organizations 2 $48,787

Agricultural Engineers Jobs Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

Agricultural Engineers has been a job in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where they hired 60 employees. This job peaked in 2015 with 77 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 13 in 2025.
Agricultural Engineers has been a job in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where the average salary was $52,355. This job peaked in 2025 with an average salary of $76,107, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.


Agricultural Engineers Job Locations



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All NAICS data was obtained from the NAICS website.    All SOC data was obtained from the O*Net database.