Description
Operate tractors and self-propelled farm equipment to till soil, plant, cultivate, spray, and harvest crops. Attach implements, calibrate and monitor equipment, and haul trailers and harvested products between fields and storage. Perform pre-operation inspections, routine maintenance, and minor repairs while following safety and pesticide handling protocols. Assist with irrigation setup and field preparation, and document work, inputs, and crop progress.
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
