DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	1,770	158	$22.97/hr	$0.41/hr	$16.06/hr	$19.21/hr	$22.91/hr	$27.12/hr	$30.42/hr
U S	36,290	798	$21.28/hr	$0.13/hr	$13.49/hr	$16.48/hr	$20.59/hr	$25.44/hr	$30.23/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Trade, Transportation and Utilities 1,520 $22.71/hr Manufacturing 150 $24.87/hr Other Services 70 $18.98/hr

Other Regional Data For Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2020 - 2030 Minnesota 1,770 $22.91/hr 7.4% Southwest Balance of State 610 $23.76/hr N/A Southwest Minnesota 440 $24.58/hr 7.2% Southeast Minnesota 350 $22.42/hr 7.4% Northwest Minnesota 320 $21.26/hr 7.1% Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 310 $22.96/hr N/A Southeast Balance of State 260 $22.58/hr N/A Northwest Balance of State 250 $19.52/hr N/A Central Minnesota 240 $22.54/hr 6.1% Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 160 $23.94/hr 7.6% Fargo ND-MN MSA 150 $26.02/hr N/A Rochester MN MSA 130 $22.19/hr N/A St Cloud MN MSA 120 $23.07/hr N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 60 $23.26/hr N/A Duluth MN-WI MSA N/A N/A N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Northeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A Northeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2020 - 2030
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	7,050	$28.03/hr	18.9%
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	3,310	$29.67/hr	12.6%
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	2,570	$20.67/hr	0.5%
Motorboat Mechanics	510	$21.32/hr	17.1%
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	490	$21.22/hr	12.6%
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	300	$20.23/hr	5.4%
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	N/A	N/A	N/A

• Repairs or replaces defective parts, using hand tools, milling and woodworking machines, lathes, welding equipment, grinders, or saws.
• Examines and listens to machines, motors, gas and diesel engines, and equipment to detect malfunctioning.
• Tests and replaces electrical components and wiring, using test meter, soldering equipment, and wire strippers.
• Records type and cause of defect on agricultural equipment.
• Drives truck to haul tools and equipment to work site.
• Fabricates new metal parts, using drill press, engine lathe, and other machine tools.
• Reads inspection reports and examines equipment to determine type and extent of defect.
• Reassembles, adjusts, and lubricates machines and equipment, using hand tools.
• Dismantles defective machines, using hand tools.
• Installs and repairs agricultural plumbing systems.
• Installs and maintains self-propelled irrigation system, using truck-mounted crane, wrenches, tube cutter, and pipe threader.