Vocational Programs for Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians Career

The role of Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians is to diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, dairy equipment, and irrigation systems..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $52,120 and $25 per hour. 4 vocational programs could be taken for the Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians career. Based on BLS data, a total of 36,830 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians Career

The following 4 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2025 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Agricultural Mechanization	14	$23,703	-	-	-
Agricultural Power Machinery Operation	7	-	-	-	-
Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment/Machine Technology	40	-	-	-	-
Agricultural Mechanization (other)	4	$15,514	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians.

Related Occupations toFarm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Agricultural Equipment Operators	28,910	$41,850	$20
Boilermakers	11,130	$73,840	$36
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	450K	$62,180	$30
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	16,010	$52,550	$25
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	285K	$59,920	$29
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	177K	$64,340	$31
Rail Car Repairers	19,480	$65,690	$32
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	23,230	$52,620	$25
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	36,080	$45,180	$22
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	47,780	$72,360	$35
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	413K	$63,690	$31
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	58,040	$58,500	$28
Millwrights	37,930	$64,310	$31
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,503K	$49,650	$24
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	102K	$38,720	$19
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	29,810	$62,860	$30
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	47,960	$53,470	$26
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	33,020	$47,120	$23
Power Plant Operators	31,490	$91,880	$44
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	33,840	$73,170	$35

Schools offering vocational programs for Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians

The following 59 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.