Farm Equipment Mechanics & Service Technicians

Also Called: Agricultural Technician, Farm Equipment Mechanic, Mechanic, Tractor Mechanic

High School Diploma/GED

usually needed

Not Available
(Students Only)
Match Percentage

$34,870

Entry Salary

Below Average

Job outlook

What Farm Equipment Mechanics & Service Technicians do

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, dairy equipment, and irrigation systems.

  • Maintain, repair, and overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, and irrigation systems.
  • Dismantle defective machines for repair, using hand tools.
  • Record details of repairs made and parts used.
Industry Areas:

Automotive & Machine Repair

Training Program Areas:

Auto Collision • Automobile Technician • Heavy Equipment Mechanic • Mechanical Repair & Operation • OCT-Only Automotive & Machine Repair

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Work Context

  • Face-to-Face Discussions
  • Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  • Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  • Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  • Importance of Being Exact or Accurate

Tools

  • Pullers
  • Screwdrivers
  • Cold chisels
  • Calipers
  • Sockets

Technology

Spreadsheet software
Microsoft Excel
Data base user interface and query software
FarmLogic FarmPAD
ServiceMax
Electronic mail software
Microsoft Outlook

The Education & Training You Need

Skills

  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Repairing
  • Troubleshooting
  • Operation and Control
  • Critical Thinking

Knowledge

Engineering and Technology
mechanical
computers and electronics
Business
customer service
management
Arts and Humanities
English language
Math and Science
arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Education

  • 42% High school diploma or equivalent
  • 34% Post-secondary certificate
  • 8% Some college, no degree

Experience

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

What are some related occupations at different educational levels?


Job Training Match

Farm Equipment Mechanics & Service Technicians Currently Selected

Educational Level

High School Diploma or Equivalent

 Job Training Match

Electric Motor, Power Tool, & Related Repairers

Educational Level

Post-secondary, non-degree

Automotive Engineering Technicians

Educational Level

Associate's Degree

 Job Training Match

Sales Representatives, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Technical & Scientific Products

Educational Level

Bachelor's Degree

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Educational Level

Advanced Degree

What are your training options on the pathway to this occupation?

Advanced Training

  • Clearfield - Job Corps

    Clearfield, Utah

  • Earle C. Clements - Job Corps

    Morganfield, Kentucky

ACT & College

  • Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

    Tifton, GA

  • Albany Technical College

    Albany, GA

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Are You a Good Fit?

Occupation Traits

    • Conventional (Organizer)
    • Investigative (Thinker)
    • Realistic (Doer)

Work Styles

  • Dependability
  • Attention to Detail
  • Self Control
  • Integrity
  • Cooperation
  • Persistence

Values

  • Support
  • Independence
  • Achievement

Abilities

  • Hand and Finger Use
  • Controlled Movement
  • Verbal
  • Ideas and Logic

This is what Farm Equipment Mechanics & Service Technicians across the country typically make.

$16.76 / hour
$34,870 /year

Entry Level

$23.66 / hour
$49,210 /year

Median Level

$34.83 / hour
$72,450 /year

Experienced Level

Income information reflects a regional average.
Income information reflects a national average.

This career’s National Job Outlook is

Below Average

Please be sure to verify the outlook of this occupation with your instructor.

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