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Career: Agricultural Equipment Operators
Job Description
Drive and control farm equipment to till soil and to plant, cultivate, and harvest crops. 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.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
99
|
Operate or tend equipment used in agricultural production, such as tractors, combines, and irrigation equipment. |
99
|
Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery. |
98
|
Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions. |
93
|
Attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools. |
90
|
Drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers. |
85
|
Adjust, repair, and service farm machinery and notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions. |
84
|
Operate towed machines such as seed drills or manure spreaders to plant, fertilize, dust, and spray crops. |
83
|
Load hoppers, containers, or conveyors to feed machines with products, using forklifts, transfer augers, suction gates, shovels, or pitchforks. |
83
|
Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus and weed growth, and diseases, using hand sprayers. |
77
|
Mix specified materials or chemicals, and dump solutions, powders, or seeds into planter or sprayer machinery. |
74
|
Irrigate soil, using portable pipes or ditch systems, and maintain ditches or pipes and pumps. |
68
|
Direct and monitor the activities of work crews engaged in planting, weeding, or harvesting activities. |
63
|
Load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, handtrucks, forklifts, or transfer augers. |
51
|
Weigh crop-filled containers, and record weights and other identifying information. |
42
|
Walk beside or ride on planting machines while inserting plants in planter mechanisms at specified intervals. |
26
|
Guide products on conveyors to regulate flow through machines, and to discard diseased or rotten products. |
23
|
Position boxes or attach bags at discharge ends of machinery to catch products, removing and closing full containers. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
77
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
66
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
66
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
63
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
56
|
Getting Information
|
54
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
54
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
54
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
52
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
49
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
48
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
46
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
46
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
43
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
38
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
37
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
35
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
34
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
32
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
31
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
29
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
29
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
29
|
Thinking Creatively
|
29
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
29
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
28
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
27
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
26
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
26
|
Interacting With Computers
|
25
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
25
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
25
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
24
|
Processing Information
|
23
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
23
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
18
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
15
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
15
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
12
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
10
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
9
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|