Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, dairy equipment, and irrigation systems.
- O*NET-SOC code
49-3041.00 - Preparation Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Wages
Median annual wage, U.S.$56,550
Employment, U.S.37,870
Median hourly wage$27.19
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $37,470 | $46,450 | $56,550 | $65,580 | $78,740 |
By state (47)
| State | Employment | Median annual | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 680 | $50,000 | 1.32 |
| Arizona | 700 | $53,630 | 0.89 |
| Arkansas | 790 | $49,030 | 2.50 |
| California | 4,730 | $53,790 | 1.07 |
| Colorado | 270 | $55,400 | 0.39 |
| Connecticut | 70 | $58,690 | 0.17 |
| Delaware | 70 | $61,850 | 0.63 |
| Florida | 800 | $48,360 | 0.33 |
| Georgia | 570 | $50,170 | 0.48 |
| Hawaii | 40 | $49,990 | 0.26 |
| Idaho | 680 | $59,600 | 3.25 |
| Illinois | 1,770 | $59,430 | 1.19 |
| Indiana | 1,200 | $60,460 | 1.54 |
| Iowa | 2,210 | $59,860 | 5.83 |
| Kansas | 2,130 | $50,290 | 6.09 |
| Kentucky | 800 | $48,970 | 1.65 |
| Louisiana | 320 | $48,330 | 0.69 |
| Maine | 130 | $58,880 | 0.82 |
| Maryland | $60,360 | ||
| Michigan | 980 | $50,870 | 0.91 |
| Minnesota | 1,620 | $58,040 | 2.26 |
| Mississippi | 520 | $49,030 | 1.82 |
| Missouri | 960 | $51,330 | 1.35 |
| Montana | 400 | $61,710 | 3.18 |
| Nebraska | 1,770 | $49,810 | 7.09 |
| Nevada | 70 | $65,250 | 0.18 |
| New Hampshire | 70 | $50,360 | 0.43 |
| New Jersey | 260 | $62,300 | 0.25 |
| New Mexico | 120 | $49,920 | 0.59 |
| New York | 650 | $56,550 | 0.28 |
| North Carolina | 300 | $50,750 | 0.25 |
| North Dakota | 770 | $63,030 | 7.40 |
| Ohio | 1,300 | $53,400 | 0.96 |
| Oklahoma | 380 | $58,860 | 0.92 |
| Oregon | 660 | $60,830 | 1.38 |
| Pennsylvania | 990 | $51,310 | 0.67 |
| South Carolina | 260 | $46,640 | 0.46 |
| South Dakota | 820 | $62,140 | 7.35 |
| Tennessee | 1,030 | $47,830 | 1.28 |
| Texas | 2,200 | $57,150 | 0.64 |
| Utah | 190 | $56,070 | 0.46 |
| Vermont | 130 | $58,750 | 1.76 |
| Virginia | 460 | $47,700 | 0.46 |
| Washington | 1,120 | $61,370 | 1.30 |
| West Virginia | 60 | $46,240 | 0.33 |
| Wisconsin | 1,560 | $58,870 | 2.18 |
| Wyoming | 90 | $60,880 | 1.33 |
Similar occupations
Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.
Circles are the 20 most similar occupations, coloured by Job Zone. Lines join pairs where one is among the other's 10 most similar; darker lines are pairs O*NET also lists as related. Drag a circle to move it out of the way; select one to open it.
One skill away
Among the 50 occupations most similar to Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.
| Occupation | Skill to build | Level gap | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | Installation | 0.88 | 0.977 |
| Medical Equipment Repairers | Operations Monitoring | 0.76 | 0.963 |
| Boilermakers | Operation and Control | 0.76 | 0.954 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | Operations Monitoring | 0.88 | 0.944 |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | Operations Monitoring | 0.76 | 0.939 |
| Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers | Installation | 0.88 | 0.939 |
| Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | Operations Monitoring | 0.76 | 0.937 |
Software to learn next
Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians, excluding software Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.
| Software | Similar jobs using it | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory tracking software | 5 of 20 | 5.1x |
| SAP software | 11 of 20 | 1.8x |
| Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software | 3 of 20 | 2.2x |
| Microsoft Windows | 7 of 20 | 1.3x |
| Scheduling software | 3 of 20 | 2.0x |
| Database software | 5 of 20 | 1.4x |
| Autodesk AutoCAD | 4 of 20 | 1.1x |
| 3 of 20 | 1.0x | |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | 11 of 20 | 0.8x |
Skills
From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.
| Skill | Type | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment Maintenance | Transferable skill | 4.25 | 4.12 |
| Repairing | Transferable skill | 4.25 | 4.12 |
| Troubleshooting | Transferable skill | 4.00 | 3.88 |
| Operation and Control | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 3.12 |
| Critical Thinking | Essential skill | 3.50 | 3.62 |
| Quality Control Analysis | Transferable skill | 3.38 | 3.38 |
| Operations Monitoring | Transferable skill | 3.38 | 3.12 |
| Complex Problem Solving | Transferable skill | 3.38 | 3.00 |
| Equipment Selection | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.00 |
| Active Listening | Essential skill | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Monitoring | Essential skill | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Speaking | Essential skill | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Active Learning | Essential skill | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Reading Comprehension | Essential skill | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Time Management | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Systems Analysis | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 2.62 |
| Systems Evaluation | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 2.62 |
| Writing | Essential skill | 2.88 | 2.62 |
| Learning Strategies | Essential skill | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Coordination | Transferable skill | 2.75 | 2.50 |
| Social Perceptiveness | Transferable skill | 2.75 | 2.38 |
| Mathematics | Essential skill | 2.62 | 2.75 |
| Installation | Transferable skill | 2.62 | 2.50 |
| Service Orientation | Transferable skill | 2.50 | 2.25 |
| Persuasion | Transferable skill | 2.38 | 2.25 |
| Instructing | Transferable skill | 2.25 | 2.25 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | Transferable skill | 2.25 | 2.12 |
| Management of Material Resources | Transferable skill | 2.12 | 1.12 |
| Negotiation | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 1.50 |
| Science | Essential skill | 2.00 | 1.38 |
| Management of Financial Resources | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 1.50 |
| Technology Design | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 1.12 |
| Operations Analysis | Transferable skill | 1.62 | 0.75 |
| Programming | Transferable skill | 1.62 | 0.62 |
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical | 4.67 | 6.24 |
| Customer and Personal Service | 3.84 | 3.29 |
| English Language | 3.70 | 3.27 |
| Computers and Electronics | 3.68 | 4.61 |
| Engineering and Technology | 3.54 | 3.99 |
| Physics | 3.41 | 4.00 |
| Mathematics | 3.39 | 3.80 |
| Production and Processing | 3.04 | 2.74 |
| Design | 2.68 | 2.93 |
| Administration and Management | 2.66 | 2.04 |
| Administrative | 2.47 | 2.26 |
| Sales and Marketing | 2.40 | 1.47 |
| Chemistry | 2.37 | 2.15 |
| Transportation | 2.22 | 1.69 |
| Education and Training | 1.98 | 1.68 |
| Building and Construction | 1.92 | 1.80 |
| Geography | 1.89 | 1.53 |
| Telecommunications | 1.79 | 0.92 |
| Public Safety and Security | 1.78 | 0.75 |
| Foreign Language | 1.75 | not rated |
| Food Production | 1.70 | not rated |
| Communications and Media | 1.58 | 0.75 |
| Law and Government | 1.55 | not rated |
| Psychology | 1.54 | not rated |
| Personnel and Human Resources | 1.47 | not rated |
| Economics and Accounting | 1.21 | not rated |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1.21 | not rated |
| History and Archeology | 1.19 | not rated |
| Therapy and Counseling | 1.18 | not rated |
| Biology | 1.16 | not rated |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 1.15 | not rated |
| Philosophy and Theology | 1.08 | not rated |
| Fine Arts | 1.02 | not rated |
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Control Precision | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Multilimb Coordination | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Finger Dexterity | 4.00 | 3.75 |
| Manual Dexterity | 4.00 | 3.50 |
| Visualization | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Near Vision | 3.88 | 3.75 |
| Problem Sensitivity | 3.88 | 3.38 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Deductive Reasoning | 3.75 | 3.25 |
| Extent Flexibility | 3.62 | 4.38 |
| Inductive Reasoning | 3.50 | 3.50 |
| Information Ordering | 3.50 | 3.38 |
| Hearing Sensitivity | 3.38 | 3.88 |
| Oral Comprehension | 3.38 | 3.50 |
| Flexibility of Closure | 3.38 | 3.38 |
| Written Comprehension | 3.38 | 3.00 |
| Static Strength | 3.25 | 3.50 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | 3.25 | 3.50 |
| Auditory Attention | 3.25 | 3.38 |
| Oral Expression | 3.25 | 3.38 |
| Trunk Strength | 3.25 | 3.38 |
| Selective Attention | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Speech Recognition | 3.25 | 3.00 |
| Perceptual Speed | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Speech Clarity | 3.12 | 2.88 |
| Reaction Time | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Category Flexibility | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Depth Perception | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Response Orientation | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Speed of Closure | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Wrist-Finger Speed | 3.00 | 2.75 |
| Far Vision | 3.00 | 2.62 |
| Written Expression | 3.00 | 2.62 |
| Fluency of Ideas | 2.88 | 2.75 |
| Memorization | 2.88 | 2.75 |
| Dynamic Strength | 2.88 | 2.62 |
| Rate Control | 2.88 | 2.62 |
| Stamina | 2.75 | 2.50 |
| Time Sharing | 2.62 | 2.62 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 2.62 | 2.50 |
| Sound Localization | 2.62 | 2.38 |
| Number Facility | 2.50 | 2.62 |
| Gross Body Coordination | 2.38 | 2.25 |
| Gross Body Equilibrium | 2.38 | 1.88 |
| Spatial Orientation | 2.25 | 2.12 |
| Explosive Strength | 2.25 | 2.00 |
| Originality | 2.12 | 2.12 |
| Glare Sensitivity | 2.12 | 2.00 |
| Speed of Limb Movement | 2.00 | 1.75 |
| Peripheral Vision | 2.00 | 1.62 |
| Night Vision | 1.88 | 1.00 |
| Dynamic Flexibility | 1.12 | not rated |
Software used
Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.
- Microsoft Excel hot
- Microsoft Office software hot
- Microsoft Outlook hot
- Microsoft Word hot
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
- FarmLogic FarmPAD
- ServiceMax
- Web browser software
Where it concentrates
Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.
| Metro area | Employment | Location quotient | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yuma, AZ | 240 | 14.55 | $35,470 |
| Grand Island, NE | 120 | 12.36 | $49,110 |
| Twin Falls, ID | 140 | 11.51 | $58,880 |
| Visalia, CA | 440 | 10.58 | $47,320 |
| Merced, CA | 200 | 10.29 | $61,360 |
| Salinas, CA | 410 | 8.93 | $47,400 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 130 | 8.56 | $59,390 |
| Napa, CA | 160 | 8.21 | $48,010 |
| Appleton, WI | 200 | 6.73 | $58,970 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 240 | 6.55 | $58,460 |