Skilled Trades
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, dairy equipment, and irrigation systems.
Median salary (BLS)
$56,550
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$37k – $79k
Job outlook
+11% (faster than average)
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $70,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians
Education
Typical entry: No degree (trade/license)
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians
Entry / Junior
$37,470
~2 yrs to advance
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians
Established
$56,550
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians
Senior
$67,645
Key skills
A typical day
- •Reassemble machines and equipment following repair, testing operation and making adjustments, as necessary.
- •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.
- •Dismantle defective machines for repair, using hand tools.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Skilled Trades
Explore all- Purdue University50% admit · $78,000 grad pay
- Ohio State University53% admit · $68,000 grad pay
- Pennsylvania State University55% admit · $70,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.