About the job:
As an Agricultural Engineer, your job is to solve problems related to planting, growing, collecting, processing, and delivering foods and fuels. For example, you may help farmers harvest more crops by designing a new machinery.
As an Agricultural Engineer, you will have to:
- Always adhere to environmental regulations
- Account for environmental uncertainties
As an Agricultural Engineer, you will get to:
- Spend time in nature
- Help growers feed their families
- 40 hours a week
- Limited travel
You mostly work indoor at an office. But you may also work outdoors and in the fields. In emergency situations such as when an important agricultural machinery fails, you may work overtime.
Are you the right fit?
- Math
- Physics
- Biology
- Chemistry
- General Sciences
- Life Sciences
- Expressing yourself verbally
- Problem Sensitivity
- Good With Numbers
- Reasoning & Problem Solving
Will you make money?
Education stuff:
There is a small fee of $75 for participating in this activity, which also includes a meal, a take home certificate, and more.
For questions, please email [email protected].
Video Description
How can you turn a love of the environment and nature into a career and way of life? Agricultural Engineer Jessica Asmar, inspired by watching her father as she grew up, did just that! Agriculture is not just about watering the plants, in this Nooreed Insider Interview, Jessica explains how her job is balanced between the office and the field.
Biography
Jessica's first job after college was at Robinson-Agri, an international agricultural company located in Mastita, Jbeil. She entered the company as a 19 year old fresh graduate and is now the head of the Fertilizers department, helping farmers use high-quality products to grow their plants. Her daily work can affect the income of hundreds of thousands of families who work in agriculture.