Description
Install, operate, and maintain irrigation systems to water crops in fields, nurseries, and greenhouses. Use hand tools and light equipment to lay pipe and drip tape, move sprinkler and wheel lines, set and monitor pumps, and adjust valves, regulators, and controllers. Inspect soil moisture and crop conditions, repair leaks and clogs, flush lines and filters, and keep records of water use and maintenance. May construct and repair ditches and risers, assist with fertigation, and support general farm tasks as needed.
Skills
Content
- • Speaking
Technical Skills
- • Operations Monitoring
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Problem Sensitivity
- • Deductive Reasoning
Fine Manipulative Abilities
- • Arm-Hand Steadiness
- • Manual Dexterity
- • Finger Dexterity
Control Movement Abilities
- • Control Precision
- • Multilimb Coordination
- • Rate Control
Reaction Time and Speed Abilities
- • Reaction Time
Physical Strength Abilities
- • Static Strength
- • Explosive Strength
- • Dynamic Strength
- • Trunk Strength
Endurance
- • Stamina
Flexibility, Balance, and Coordination
- • Extent Flexibility
- • Gross Body Coordination
- • Gross Body Equilibrium
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
- • Far Vision
Auditory and Speech Abilities
- • Speech Recognition
- • Speech Clarity
Related specializations
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
