Agricultural Equipment Operators
Also called:
Tractor Operator, Equipment Operator, Farm Hand, Farm Laborer
What they do:
Drive and control farm equipment to till soil and to plant, cultivate, and harvest crops. May perform tasks, such as crop baling or hay bucking. May operate stationary equipment to perform post-harvest tasks, such as husking, shelling, threshing, and ginning.
On the job, you would:
- Adjust, repair, and service farm machinery and notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions.
- Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions.
- Irrigate soil, using portable pipes or ditch systems, and maintain ditches or pipes and pumps.
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
Business
- human resources (HR)
- management
Math and Science
Arts and Humanities
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Controlled Movement
- quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat
- use your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down
Hand and Finger Use
- hold or move items with your hands
- keep your arm or hand steady
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People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Attention to Detail
- Analytical Thinking
- Self Control
- Independence
- Stress Tolerance
- Initiative
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You might use software like this on the job:
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Farm Management Software Hay and Crop Manager
Data base user interface and query software
Map creation software
- Martens Farms Farm Site Mate
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high school diploma or
some high school
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$25,860
per year, on average
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