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