Farm Equipment Mechanic and Service Technician resume
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Also called agricultural service technician, dairy service technician, diesel technician and equipment service technician.
$56,550
Median pay a year
37,870
People do this work
6
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Reading work orders or descriptions
Inspecting mechanical equipment
Testing mechanical equipment
Testing electrical circuits
Calculating costs of goods or services
Cleaning equipment
Moving large objects
Fabricating parts or components
Installing piping
Reassembling equipment after repair
Installing replacement parts
Adjusting vehicle components
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Farm Equipment Mechanic and Service Technician
Summary
Farm equipment mechanic diagnosing and repairing machinery and vehicles, including tractors, harvesters, and irrigation systems, while maintaining accurate documentation of repairs and ensuring optimal performance through thorough testing and adjustments
Experience
Farm Equipment Mechanic and Service Technician
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Maintained, repaired, and overhauled farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, and irrigation systems
Examined and listened to equipment, read inspection reports, and conferred with customers to locate and diagnose malfunctions
Reassembled machines and equipment following repair, tested operation, and made adjustments as necessary
Recorded details of repairs made and parts used for accurate documentation
Dismantled defective machines for repair, using hand tools in a workshop setting
Cleaned and lubricated parts to ensure optimal performance of machinery
Tested and replaced electrical components and wiring, using test meters, soldering equipment, and hand tools
Skills
Core Skills
Reading work orders or descriptions, Inspecting mechanical equipment, Driver's license
Checking & Planning
Testing mechanical equipment, Testing electrical circuits, Calculating costs of goods or services
Hands-On Work
Cleaning equipment, Moving large objects, Fabricating parts or components, Installing piping, Reassembling equipment after repair
Education
Certificate Your training program, Year
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Reassembled machines following repairsMaintained and repaired farm machineryExamined equipment to diagnose malfunctionsRecorded details of repairs and parts usedDismantled defective machines for repairCleaned and lubricated machine parts
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Reassembled machinery and equipment after repairs, ensuring proper functionality and safety.
Examined and diagnosed equipment malfunctions, providing accurate assessments for repairs.
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Reassembled machinery and equipment after repairs every time I completed a repair, ensuring proper functionality and safety
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Every time I completed a repairMost machines after reassemblyEach piece of equipment I worked on
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Examined and diagnosed equipment malfunctions, providing accurate assessments for repairs.
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Fewer repeat issues with the equipmentFaster repairs for the customersBetter performance of the machinery
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The work itself
What a Farm Equipment Mechanic and Service Technician does
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Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, dairy equipment, and irrigation systems.
What it pays
How much does a Farm Equipment Mechanic and Service Technician make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$46,450
Median
$56,550
75th percentile
$65,580
About 37,870 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AL
$44,100
$50,000
$63,260
AR
$41,620
$49,030
$62,060
AZ
$36,240
$53,630
$76,940
CA
$45,650
$53,790
$76,090
CO
$42,630
$55,400
$66,810
CT
$49,030
$58,690
$64,530
DE
$52,500
$61,850
$76,040
FL
$40,000
$48,360
$56,940
GA
$45,190
$50,170
$63,950
HI
$49,990
$49,990
$63,310
IA
$49,270
$59,860
$74,770
ID
$47,400
$59,600
$64,100
IL
$48,680
$59,430
$73,690
IN
$46,080
$60,460
$71,290
KS
$45,460
$50,290
$61,990
KY
$35,680
$48,970
$60,410
LA
$44,160
$48,330
$63,280
MD
$51,140
$60,360
$70,680
ME
$54,380
$58,880
$63,310
MI
$41,580
$50,870
$64,010
MN
$46,570
$58,040
$63,080
MO
$45,810
$51,330
$62,260
MS
$42,180
$49,030
$60,090
MT
$48,770
$61,710
$74,760
NC
$41,630
$50,750
$73,010
ND
$57,660
$63,030
$80,050
NE
$42,980
$49,810
$61,960
NH
$47,810
$50,360
$64,320
NJ
$56,580
$62,300
$70,990
NM
$44,200
$49,920
$63,390
NV
$50,230
$65,250
$74,100
NY
$47,460
$56,550
$62,030
OH
$47,280
$53,400
$61,970
OK
$47,950
$58,860
$64,380
OR
$50,840
$60,830
$74,780
PA
$46,340
$51,310
$59,990
SC
$40,090
$46,640
$61,430
SD
$51,170
$62,140
$77,020
TN
$39,520
$47,830
$60,740
TX
$46,310
$57,150
$65,130
UT
$47,570
$56,070
$73,620
VA
$39,660
$47,700
$56,160
VT
$49,740
$58,750
$60,410
WA
$48,600
$61,370
$76,730
WI
$48,500
$58,870
$67,080
WV
$32,500
$46,240
$50,530
WY
$50,010
$60,880
$74,980
Other names
Other names for this job
agricultural service technician, dairy service technician, diesel technician, equipment service technician, equipment technician, farm equipment service technician, farm equipment technician, field service technician, field technician, service technician, tractor technician, tractor trailer technician.
More names for this work
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Farm Equipment Mechanic and Service Technician
Already yours: Reading work orders or descriptions, Inspecting mechanical equipment, Testing mechanical equipment
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Median pay
$56,550 a year
What you have not done yet. Calculating costs of goods or services, Cleaning equipment, Moving large objects
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This page is about the occupation Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.