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Job Description
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, dairy equipment, and irrigation systems.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 49-3041.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 39,310.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 18.00
- Currently, there are 35,110 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians”.
Also Known As…
- Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians
- Tractor Technician
- Tractor Mechanic
- Service Technician
- Mechanic
- Field Technician
- Farm Equipment Service Technician
- Farm Equipment Mechanic
- Agriculture Mechanic
- Agricultural Technician
- Agricultural Mechanic
- Sprinkler Irrigation Equipment Mechanic
- Shop Mechanic
- Shop Foreman
- Rice Dryer Mechanic
- Pea Viner Mechanic
- Milking System Installer
- Milking Machine Mechanic
- Machine or Machinery Mechanic
- Layout Worker
- Irrigation Pump Installer
- Irrigation Equipment Mechanic
- Irrigation Equipment Installer
- Implement Mechanic
- Greaser
- Fitter
- Farm Tractor Mechanic
- Farm Machinery Mechanic
- Farm Machinery Erector
- Farm Machinery Assembler
- Farm Implement Mechanic
- Farm Equipment Mechanic Apprentice
- Equipment Technician
- Electric Milkers Installer
- Dairy Equipment Repairer
- Dairy Equipment Mechanic
- Dairy Equipment Installer
- Combine Mechanic
- Assembly Repairer
- Agricultural Equipment Mechanic
Tasks for “Farm Equipment Assembler”
- Maintain, repair, and overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, and irrigation systems.
- Fabricate new metal parts, using drill presses, engine lathes, and other machine tools.
- Repair bent or torn sheet metal.
- Test and replace electrical components and wiring, using test meters, soldering equipment, and hand tools.
- Calculate bills according to record of repairs made, labor time, and parts used.
- Clean and lubricate parts.
- Install and repair agricultural irrigation, plumbing, and sprinkler systems.
- Drive trucks to haul tools and equipment for on-site repair of large machinery.
- Dismantle defective machines for repair, using hand tools.
- Repair or replace defective parts, using hand tools, milling and woodworking machines, lathes, welding equipment, grinders, or saws.
- Reassemble machines and equipment following repair, testing operation and making adjustments as necessary.
- Record details of repairs made and parts used.
- Examine and listen to equipment, read inspection reports, and confer with customers to locate and diagnose malfunctions.
- Tune or overhaul engines.
Related Technology & Tools
- Round nose chisels
- Insulation resistance testers
- Flex handle sockets
- Oil injectors
- Digital tire pressure gauges
- Inside calipers
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welders
- Digital tachometers
- Outside calipers
- Hose clamp pliers
- Handsaws
- Universal socket wrenches
- Spiral screw extractors
- Router bit sets
- Combination spanners
- Flat feeler gauges
- Clamp-on bench vises
- Lining-up punches
- Flex head ratchets
- Sheet metal gauges
- Valve core removal tools
- Digital oscilloscopes
- Aviation snips
- Digital multimeters
- Small hole gauges
- Rawhide hammers
- Outside micrometers
- Diagnostic scan units
- Rivet guns
- Short chassis jacks
- Wire stripper pliers
- Inside micrometers
- Slide hammers
- Tap and die sets
- Speed indicators
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Angle grinders
- Grinding wheel dressers
- Electric drills
- Dual temperature heat guns
- Gas powered air compressors
- Spiral pipe reamers
- Lineman's pliers
- Phillips screwdrivers
- Vernier calipers
- Nail sets
- Portable cranes
- External gear pullers
- Offset screwdrivers
- Crimping tools
- Fuel flow gauges
- Reversible ratches
- Clamping dial indicator
- Screwdriver bit sets
- Engine analyzers
- Engine dynamometers
- Click type torque wrenches
- Drill bit sets
- Ripping hammers
- Fuel pressure gauges
- Bench grinders
- Circular wire gauges
- Machinist's hammers
- Bearing pullers
- Straight jaw locking pliers
- Digital voltmeters
- Heavy duty bolt cutters
- Oil stones
- Laptop computers
- Standard screwdrivers
- Engine compression testers
- Portable power hacksaws
- C clamps
- Oxyacetylene welders
- Groove joint pliers
- Digital pyrometers
- Combination pliers
- Flat bastard files
- Spark plug sockets
- Adjustable end wrenches
- Spade drill bits
- Mechanic's levels
- T-handle nut drivers
- Clutch head screwdrivers
- Inductive ammeters
- Personal computers
- Slip joint pliers
- Steel squares
- Pipe taps
- Screw thread pitch gauges
- Countersink drill bits
- Disk grinders
- Digital torque screwdrivers
- Extension sockets
- Pop riveters
- Arc welders
- Offset box wrenches
- Diamond point chisels
- Digital vacuum gauges
- Internal gear pullers
- Spark plug feeler gauges
- Pie dies
- Soldering guns
- Automated lathes
- Digital ohmmeters
- Air wrenches
- Pipe cutters
- Curved claw hammers
- Diagonal cutting pliers
- Mini hacksaws
- Flat cold chisels
- Needle nose pliers
- Bench mount drill presses
- Automatic center punches
- Locking chain pliers
- Engine timing lights
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
- Web browser software
- ServiceMax
- Microsoft Excel
- FarmLogic FarmPAD
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Oulook