Occupational Employment Statistics
49-3041 Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, dairy equipment, and irrigation systems. Excludes “Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists" (49-3031).
Southeast Minnesota
| 350 | 44 | $22.68/hr | $16.43/hr | $18.85/hr | $22.42/hr | $26.67/hr | $30.14/hr |
Natural Resources and Mining | N/A | N/A |
Manufacturing | 150 | $24.87/hr |
Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 1,520 | $22.71/hr |
Other Services | 70 | $18.98/hr |
Public Administration | N/A | N/A |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians
| 510 | $21.32/hr | 1.1% |
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
| 750 | $18.46/hr | 13.4% |
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
| 7,100 | $25.36/hr | 9.9% |
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
| 11,830 | $21.18/hr | 3.6% |
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers
| 300 | $20.23/hr | 9.6% |
Maintenance Workers, Machinery
| 490 | $21.22/hr | 5.4% |
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
| 3,920 | $26.24/hr | 10.0% |
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
| 1,830 | $33.67/hr | 1.9% |
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
| 3,310 | $29.67/hr | 7.4% |
Wind Turbine Service Technicians
| 500 | $26.97/hr | N/A |
- Clean and lubricate parts.
- Repair or replace defective parts, using hand tools, milling and woodworking machines, lathes, welding equipment, grinders, or saws.
- Maintain, repair, and overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, and irrigation systems.
- Dismantle defective machines for repair, using hand tools.
- Record details of repairs made and parts used.
- Reassemble machines and equipment following repair, testing operation and making adjustments as necessary.
- Examine and listen to equipment, read inspection reports, and confer with customers to locate and diagnose malfunctions.
- Fabricate new metal parts, using drill presses, engine lathes, and other machine tools.
- Tune or overhaul engines.
- Test and replace electrical components and wiring, using test meters, soldering equipment, and hand tools.