Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, dairy equipment, and irrigation systems.
- Tasks
- 14 tasks12 core, 2 supplemental
- Family
- Installation, Maintenance & RepairOne of its 52 occupations
- Code
- 49-3041.00SOC 2018: 49-3041
What the work is made of
12 core tasks and 2 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Maintain, repair, and overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, and irrigation systems.Core taskTask 13750Rated by 100 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 2. Dismantle defective machines for repair, using hand tools.Core taskTask 13752Rated by 100 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 3. Record details of repairs made and parts used.Core taskTask 13748Rated by 100 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 4. Reassemble machines and equipment following repair, testing operation and making adjustments, as necessary.Core taskTask 13749Rated by 100 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 5. Clean and lubricate parts.Core taskTask 13755Rated by 100 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 6. Test and replace electrical components and wiring, using test meters, soldering equipment, and hand tools.Core taskTask 13753Rated by 100 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 7. Tune or overhaul engines.Core taskTask 13756Rated by 100 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 8. Examine and listen to equipment, read inspection reports, and confer with customers to locate and diagnose malfunctions.Core taskTask 13751Rated by 98 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 9. Repair or replace defective parts, using hand tools, milling and woodworking machines, lathes, welding equipment, grinders, or saws.Core taskTask 13754Rated by 100 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 10. Drive trucks to haul tools and equipment for on-site repair of large machinery.Core taskTask 13757Rated by 100 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 11. Fabricate new metal parts, using drill presses, engine lathes, and other machine tools.Core taskTask 13758Rated by 100 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 12. Repair bent or torn sheet metal.Core taskTask 13761Rated by 99 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 13. Calculate bills according to record of repairs made, labor time, and parts used.Supplemental taskTask 13759Rated by 100 people who do the job, July 2016
- Task 14. Install and repair agricultural irrigation, plumbing, and sprinkler systems.Supplemental taskTask 13760Rated by 100 people who do the job, July 2016
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- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 49-3041
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- Changed by usNothing.
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