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