Viticulture technician - Salary and Career
Agricultural Technicians

Viticulture technician - Career description, activities, functions and salary

They provide technical assistance and consultancy, directly advising producers on agricultural production, marketing and biosecurity procedures. They carry out agricultural projects in their various stages. They plan agricultural activities, verifying economic viability, soil and climate conditions and infrastructure. They promote organization, extension and rural training. They supervise agricultural production. They develop technologies adapted to agricultural production. They can spread organic production.

How much does an Viticulture technician earn

A Viticulture technician earns between $1.411 and $6.338 per month, with an average monthly salary of $2.566 and a median salary of $2.000 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 18.506 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).


Salary ranges for the Viticulture technician

Monthly Salary Annual Salary Salary Per Week Hourly Salary
Average wage 2.566 30.787 641 12
1º Quartile 1.411 16.938 353 7
Median Salary 2.000 24.000 500 10
3º Quartile 4.833 58.001 1.208 23
Higher Salary 6.338 76.053 1.584 30


Professional job categories

  • Middle level technicians
    • middle-level technicians in the biological, biochemical, health sciences
      • agricultural production technicians
        • agricultural technicians

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Main workplaces

Agricultural Technicians they work in public and private companies, in rural extension and agricultural research activities and in inspection or public bodies. They work as salaried employees, with a formal contract, or as self-employed, providing technical consultancy. They are supervised occasionally and activities take place in the open during daytime hours. They may work under strong pressure and, in some of the activities, may be subject to exposure to toxic material.


What does it take to work in the field of Agricultural Technicians

The exercise of the profession of Agricultural Technicians requires an agricultural or livestock technical course (medium level). Full performance as a head coach occurs with less than one year of experience in the area. The updating of technicians is permanent, through short courses.


Functions and activities of Viticulture technician

Agricultural Technicians must:

  • promote organization, extension and rural training;
  • communicate;
  • develop technologies;
  • recommend biosecurity procedures;
  • promote rural organization, extension and capacity building;
  • spread organic production;
  • inspect agricultural production;
  • manage rural companies;
  • manage rural businesses;
  • promote rural organization, extension and training;
  • disseminar organic production;
  • planning agricultural activities;
  • disseminate organic production;
  • plan agricultural activities;
  • execute agricultural projects;
  • demonstrate personal skills;
  • recommend biosafety procedures;
  • provide technical assistance and consultancy;
  • manage rural enterprises;
  • perform agricultural projects;
  • promote organization, extension and rural capacity building;
  • executing agricultural projects;

  • Activities

    • spread the production of organic compounds;
    • planning crop rotation;
    • recommend cleaning and disinfection of machines, equipment and facilities;
    • guide on irrigation and drainage ways and management;
    • enable financial resources and materials for training;
    • interact socially;
    • guide on animal and plant reproduction techniques;
    • install demo unit for producers;
    • check the producer's technological capacity;
    • prepare infrastructure for training;
    • advise on minor surgical interventions (castration, dehorning, tail docking and other );
    • perform minor surgical interventions;
    • advise producers in the purchase and sale of agricultural inputs, materials and products ;
    • guide in the choice of species and cultivars;
    • make payments;
    • research market supplier of inputs, materials, machinery and equipment;
    • disseminate natural products in fertilization and soil correction;
    • elaborate plan of rural buildings;
    • inspect sale and application of pesticides;
    • monitor construction of contour line;
    • guide on soil preparation, correction and conservation;
    • collect pest and disease data;
    • conduct research experiments;
    • distribute tasks;
    • locate contour lines, irrigation channels, water intakes and others;
    • inspect compliance with technical norms and standards;
    • guide in the definition and handling of equipment, machines and implements;
    • perform animal necropsies;
    • guide sample collection for analysis and examination;
    • perform mechanical and manual weeding;
    • disclose agricultural products;
    • guide in the recovery of degraded areas;
    • demonstrate oral comprehension skills;
    • ensure working conditions;
    • check soil and climate conditions (soil, climate, water);
    • recommend on isolation of production area and access of people and animals;
    • prove punctuality;
    • demonstrate organizational skills;
    • recommend on the destination of packages of pesticides and veterinary drugs;
    • inspect production of seedlings and seeds;
    • guide pre-slaughter (displacement, fasting, time, number of animals and others);
    • perform crossbreeding of cultivars;
    • supervise agricultural activities;
    • manage animal reproduction (insemination, synchronization, crosses);
    • recommend on the destination of packages of pesticides and veterinary medicines;
    • adopt production system according to market needs;
    • guide on the standard of seed and seedling production;
    • prepare dissemination material on technical issues;
    • research consumer market;
    • regulate machinery and equipment;
    • regulating machinery and equipment;
    • demonstrate self-confidence;
    • assist dystocic deliveries (difficult deliveries);
    • prescribe agricultural prescriptions;
    • collect meteorological data;
    • hire labor;
    • guide on feed formulations;
    • demonstrate visual ability;
    • guide integrated pest and disease management;
    • demonstrate gestural quality;
    • demonstrate trustworthiness;
    • spread mulch technique;
    • guide management of animal development (breeding, rearing and finishing);
    • guide the choice and management of pasture and forage;
    • inspect documentation of agricultural products in transit;
    • guide formation of associations and groups of producers;
    • advise on the standard of seed and seedling production;
    • inspect the health of agricultural products;
    • disseminate crop interleaving technique;
    • send samples of agricultural products for laboratory analysis;
    • interpret soil analysis and laboratory results;
    • guide pruning, thinning, thinning and thinning;
    • write correctly;
    • preparing budgets;
    • developing agricultural projects;
    • guide feeding and handling of animals;
    • delegate functions;
    • adapt facilities according to the needs of the region and producer;
    • disseminate green manure technique;
    • guide waste management;
    • to gather data on the area to be worked (topography, extension and others);
    • deliver training and courses;
    • guide in the choice of place for agricultural activity;
    • systemize socioeconomic information of the community;
    • disseminate natural products for pest and disease control;
    • advise on the treatment of water to be used in agricultural production;
    • provide financial data about property for accounting;
    • demonstrate use of equipment (ppe, implements and others);
    • participate in events related to agriculture;
    • demonstrate self-criticism;
    • demonstrate commitment;
    • guide sample collection for analysis and examinations;
    • commercialize agricultural production, inputs, seeds and others;
    • check property infrastructure (machines, equipment, facilities and others);
    • advise on environmental preservation;
    • guide in the definition and management of equipment, machines and implements;
    • guide in the processing of agricultural products;
    • classify vegetable products;
    • prepare reports, reports, opinions, expertise and evaluations;
    • demonstrate adaptability;
    • represent agricultural products commercially;
    • demonstrate perception;
    • define cultivars, races and species;
    • adapt production technologies;
    • execute cost-benefit survey for the producer;
    • show moderation;
    • stimulate the participation of producers in associations and groups;
    • define training location;
    • recommend on triple washing technique for pesticide packaging;
    • guide on irrigation and drainage forms and management;
    • presenting research results at meetings and congresses in the agricultural and environmental areas of communication;
    • demonstrate cultivation techniques and animal handling for producers;
    • interact with the community;
    • manage property employees;
    • buy machinery, equipment, inputs, materials and animals;
    • recommend buying and selling animals;
    • lead;
    • guide constructions and agricultural installations;
    • demonstrate oral skills;
    • inspect vaccination of animals;
    • advise on planting season, cultural practices and harvest;
    • check availability of labor for activity;
    • recommend on plant and animal quarantine technique;
    • check economic feasibility;
    • guide the formation of associations and groups of producers;
    • promote field days for technology diffusion;
    • collect experimental data;
    • promote meetings with employees and suppliers;
    • issue documents related to production (seeds and seedlings) and health protection (animal and vegetable);
    • guide in the control of disease-transmitting animals;
    • collect samples for analysis (blood, soil, feed, plants, fodder, cereals and others);
    • guide in the legalization of agricultural enterprises (agribusiness, aquaculture and others);
    • demonstrate attendance;
    • formulate animal feed;
    • adapt equipment according to the needs of the region and producer;
    • create alternative techniques for planting, application of pesticides and others;
    • develop equipment for producers;
    • disclose courses and events with producers;
    • recommend on sanitary vacuum technique;
    • organize meetings with producers;
    • guide on planting techniques;
    • select seeds for organic production;
    • advise on the use of agricultural inputs;
    • developing a blueprint of rural buildings;
    • recommend on the rational use of pesticides and veterinary drugs;
    • inspect health of agricultural products;
    • guide on the use of personal protective equipment (ppe);
    • advise the fate of dead animals;
    • define production technologies;
    • check availability and quality of water to be used in agricultural production;


    Sectors that hire Viticulture technician the most in the job market

    • tests and technical analysis
    • soybean growing
    • agronomy and consultancy services for agricultural and livestock activities
    • wholesale of agricultural pesticides, fertilizers, fertilizers and soil correctives
    • agricultural support activities
    • manufacture of raw sugar
    • combined office and administrative support services
    • manufacture of alcohol
    • agricultural pest control and spraying service
    • breeding cattle for beef




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