Career overview
Agricultural Equipment Operators
O*NET-SOC 45-2091.00
Median pay / yr$42,580
OutlookRapid Growth
Drive and control equipment to support agricultural activities such as tilling soil; planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops; feeding and herding livestock; or removing animal waste. 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.
What it takes
The skills, knowledge, and credentials employers look for in Agricultural Equipment Operators.
Skills employers look for
- Operation and ControlControlling operations of equipment or systems.
- Operations MonitoringWatching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
- TroubleshootingDetermining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
- Active ListeningGiving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Equipment MaintenancePerforming routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
Knowledge areas
- English LanguageKnowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
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