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Agricultural Equipment Operators Career

For the Agricultural Equipment Operators, the average hourly wage is $20.12 and the average annual wage is $41,850. Understand required skills and ability for the career and find right career colleges for it.
Agricultural Equipment Operators career

Agricultural Equipment Operators

The main tasks and work activities of Agricultural Equipment Operators are to confer with managers to make operational decisions, maintain forestry, hunting, or agricultural equipment, inspect equipment or facilities to determine condition or maintenance needs, operate irrigation systems. In general, for the Agricultural Equipment Operators, operation and Control, operation Monitoring, troubleshooting, active Listening and other 4 skills are required.
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General Job Description and Education/Training Levels for Agricultural Equipment Operators

Some of Agricultural Equipment Operators occupations may require a high school diploma or GED certificate. 19.13% of Agricultural Equipment Operators have High School Diploma (or the equivalent) and 14.41% of Agricultural Equipment Operators have Post-Secondary Certificate. You can check detailed job description, required skiils, activities, and more detailed description at Agricultural Equipment Operators tasks, skills, and ability page.
The following graph shows the percentage of earned degrees held by Agricultural Equipment Operators occupational group.
Less than a High School Diploma
56.78%
High School Diploma (or the equivalent)
19.13%
Post-Secondary Certificate
14.41%
Some College Courses
9.53%
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
0.14%
Bachelor's Degree and Above
0.01%

Vocational Programs for Agricultural Equipment Operators Career

1 vocational program is closely related to the Agricultural Equipment Operators occupation - Agricultural Power Machinery Operation. You can check the schools offering the programs with tuition, length of study, and earning information.
A program that prepares individuals to operate specialized farm, ranch, and agribusiness power equipment of a stationary, mobile, and/or hand-operated nature. Includes instruction in operating specialized equipment such as terrestrial and airborne crop-spraying equipment; tractors and hauling equipment; planting and harvesting equipment; cutting equipment; power sources and systems for silos, irrigation, pumping, and applications such as dairy, feeding and shearing operations; processing equipment; and applicable electrical, mechanical, and safety principles
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Schools for Agricultural Equipment Operators Occupation

No career colleges offer the vocation programs for Agricultural Equipment Operators career