2. Agricultural Mechanics Industry Careers 6831.04

3. Agricultural Engineer –Designs tractors and agricultural machines

4. Engineer

5. Electrician Installs wiring, switches, electric motors, and climate controls such as thermostats and humidistats

6. Electrician

7. Agricultural Mechanic Repairs tractor, truck and other farm equipment engines

8. Welder Uses welding machines to repair broken metal machinery and to construct metal equipment

9. Welder

10. Hardware Store Employee »Displays and sells tools, parts, and materials to repair agricultural machinery and equipment

11. Hardware store

12. Soil Conservationist Constructs terraces and designs plans to prevent erosion

13. Terraces

14. Drainage and Irrigation System Designer and Installer Plans and installs drainage and irrigation systems for field, turf, landscape, and golf courses

15. Lawn Irrigation

16. Lawn Equipment Service Mechanic Repairs lawn tractors, mowers and other lawn and turf equipment

17. Lawn Equipment

18. HVAC Heat, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning

19. HVAC

20. Machinist Turn metal parts

21. Machinist

22. Surveyor Lays out property lines

23. Surveyor

24. Plumber Installs water lines

25. Plumber

26. Soil Conservationist Constructs terraces

27. Architect Draw blueprints

28. Architect

29. Brickmason Lays concrete block

30. Brickmason

31. Small engine mechanic Repairs lawn mowers

32. Forester Keeps chainsaws and other forestry equipment running

33. Builder Constructs agricultural buildings and facilities

34. Bob the Builder

35. Skills, Personal and Educational Qualifications Need in Agricultural Mechanics

36. Skills Skills vary from unskilled to highly skilled depending on the career in agricultural mechanics

37. Skills A materials handler needs few skills, but an inspector needs many skills to check for quality

38. Materials Handler

39. Interests and Qualifications Working inside or outside or a combination

40. Interests and Qualifications Working in a group or alone

41. Interests and Qualifications Working with people or tools

42. Interests and Qualifications Working at routine tasks or varying tasks Physical strength to do the job

43. Educational Qualifications Vary depending on the career

44. High School High school graduate or less for unskilled entry level jobs

45. Technical Education For skilled jobs such as a technician

46. Bachelors, Masters, or Doctors Degree Needed for professional areas such as engineer because of required licenses, paper work, research and teaching

47. Agricultural Mechanics Industry Careers 6831.04