Agricultural Equipment Operators
O*NET Code: 45-2091.00
Education Level
Zone 1 - Little/No Prep
High school or less
Description
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.
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💼 Also Known As
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⚡ Skills (7)
Operation and Control4/100
Operations Monitoring4/100
Troubleshooting3/100
Active Listening3/100
Equipment Maintenance3/100
Repairing3/100
Quality Control Analysis3/100
📚 Knowledge (0)
💪 Abilities (0)
🔧 Technologies & Tools (6)
🔥Microsoft Access
Data base user interface and query software
🔥Microsoft Excel
Spreadsheet software
🔥Microsoft PowerPoint
Presentation software
0Farm Management Software Hay and Crop Manager
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
0Martens Farms Farm Site Mate
Map creation software
0Martens Farms Farm Trac
Data base user interface and query software
🔄 Career Transition Paths
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Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Salary: $50,000
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Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Salary: $50,000
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Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Salary: $50,000
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📊 Skills Comparison
Agricultural Equipment Operators → Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Transition Difficulty: Moderate (44% skill overlap)
✅ Transferable Skills (7)
Skills you already have that transfer to the new role
Operations Monitoring
Current: 4Target: 4
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Operation and Control
Current: 4Target: 4
→
Equipment Maintenance
Current: 3Target: 4
→
Troubleshooting
Current: 3Target: 4
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Repairing
Current: 3Target: 4
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Quality Control Analysis
Current: 3Target: 4
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Active Listening
Current: 3Target: 3
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