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