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Agricultural Machine Technology

Bakersfield College (BC)

  • A program that prepares individuals to maintain and repair specialized farm, ranch, and agribusiness power equipment and vehicles. Includes instruction in the principles of diesel, combustion, electrical, steam, hydraulic, and mechanical systems and their application to the maintenance of terrestrial and airborne crop spraying equipment; tractors and hauling equipment; planting and harvesting equipment; cutting equipment; power sources and systems for silos; irrigation and pumping equipment; dairy, feeding and, shearing operations; and processing systems. Find Colleges Offering Agricultural Machine Technology Degree.
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    • Job Description
      Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul aircraft engines and assemblies, such as hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
      Salary and Wages

      Bakersfield, CA

      • Total Employment: 480
      • Average Annual Salary: $55,720
      • Average Hourly Rate: $26.79
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 122,472
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 135,495
      • Percent Job Growth: 10.63%
      Important Abilities
      • Written Comprehension
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Information Ordering
      • Arm-Hand Steadiness
      • Manual Dexterity
      • Finger Dexterity
      • Control Precision
      • Near Vision
    • Job Description
      Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, dairy equipment, and irrigation systems.
      Salary and Wages

      Bakersfield, CA

      • Total Employment: 190
      • Average Annual Salary: $28,980
      • Average Hourly Rate: $13.93
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 30,672
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 31,087
      • Percent Job Growth: 1.35%
      Important Abilities
      • Arm-Hand Steadiness
      • Manual Dexterity
      • Finger Dexterity
      • Control Precision
      • Multilimb Coordination
      • Reaction Time
    • Job Description
      Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul mobile mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment, such as cranes, bulldozers, graders, and conveyors, used in construction, logging, and surface mining.
      Salary and Wages

      Bakersfield, CA

      • Total Employment: 550
      • Average Annual Salary: $45,750
      • Average Hourly Rate: $22.00
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 130,570
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 146,656
      • Percent Job Growth: 12.32%
      Important Abilities
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Arm-Hand Steadiness
      • Manual Dexterity
      • Finger Dexterity
      • Control Precision
      • Multilimb Coordination
      • Extent Flexibility
      • Near Vision
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