AI Career Radar

Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, dairy equipment, and irrigation systems.

AI exposure31 / 100Low exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation9
Freedom to set tasks68
Repeating the same tasks59
$56,550Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+10.7%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (much faster than average)BLS Employment Projections
63Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Critical Thinking
63
63
Active Listening
63
53
Speaking
63
53
Monitoring
63
53
Judgment and Decision Making
63
53
Complex Problem Solving
62
60
Active Learning
62
50
Coordination
62
44
Reading Comprehension
61
50
Time Management
61
50
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
47
Social Perceptiveness
60
44
Learning Strategies
58
44
Instructing
58
31
Systems Analysis
57
50
Systems Evaluation
56
47
Service Orientation
56
38
Persuasion
54
35
Mathematics
53
41
Science
52
25
Negotiation
52
25
Management of Personnel Resources
50
31
Operations Analysis
49
16
Installation
48
41
Equipment Maintenance
47
81
Troubleshooting
47
75
Quality Control Analysis
47
60
Equipment Selection
47
56
Management of Material Resources
47
28
Technology Design
47
22
Management of Financial Resources
47
22
Repairing
46
81
Operations Monitoring
46
60
Programming
45
16
Operation and Control
43
69

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

85/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$53,140
10-yr growth
+36.5%
Skill gap
5%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Installation, Coordination

#2Wind Turbine Service TechniciansInstallation & Repair
85/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$64,120
10-yr growth
+29.5%
Skill gap
5%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Instructing, Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Learning Strategies

83/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
16%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Writing, Speaking

83/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
16%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Active Listening, Active Learning

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.