Agricultural Equipment Operators
SOC Code: 45-2091
Agricultural Equipment Operatorss load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, handtrucks, forklifts, or transfer augers. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 93.6/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control.
AI-Proof Score: 93.6 — Very High
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Median Salary
$42,580
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Job Growth
7.7%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Operation and Control
- •Operations Monitoring
- •Troubleshooting
- •Active Listening
- •Equipment Maintenance
- •Repairing
Common Tasks
- ✓Load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, handtrucks, forklifts, or transfer augers.
- ✓Mix specified materials or chemicals, and dump solutions, powders, or seeds into planter or sprayer machinery.
- ✓Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus and weed growth, and diseases, using hand sprayers.
- ✓Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions.
- ✓Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation