Building & fixing · Food & farming
What does a
farm equipment technician do?
Repairs and maintains tractors, pumps, and farm machines.
A career guide for curious students · Grades 3–12
A day in the life
Finds faults, repairs engines and hydraulics, and keeps farm machines ready for the season.
Skills to practise
Mechanical skill, problem solving.
How to explore this path
A technical or vocational course and workshop practice.
Training, qualifications and professional rules vary by country. Check current local requirements with a teacher or careers counsellor.
School subjects & interests
Farm Equipment Technician connects with Physics. You may enjoy this work if you like hands-on, outdoors.
TRY A LITTLE OF THIS CAREER
A hands-on activity
Look at a picture of a tractor and name three moving parts you see.
Ask an adult to help. Follow the safety notes in the activity. Print this activity or save it as a PDF in your chosen language. Downloadable PDF files are in English.
For younger explorers: a simpler explanation
What do they do?
These technicians fix tractors and pumps that farmers use.
What helps?
Being good at fixing things.
Learning about the path
You take a technical course and learn at work.
Questions to explore next
- Which part of this work sounds most interesting to me?
- What did I enjoy when I tried the activity?
- What could I ask someone who works in this field?