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Installation, Maintenance, and Repair

Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, dairy equipment, and irrigation systems.

Also called: Agricultural Mechanic (Ag Mechanic), Agricultural Service Technician (Ag Service Tech), Dairy Service Technician (Dairy Service Tech), Farm Equipment Mechanic, Farm Equipment Service Technician (Farm Equipment Service Tech), Field Mechanic

Median pay in Greater Boston
$62,350
$29.97/hr
Jobs in Greater Boston
Not published
Massachusetts 2024–2034
Not published
Typical U.S. entry requirement
High school diploma or equivalent
plus Long-term on-the-job training

Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.

Pay range in Greater Boston

Yearly pay in Greater Boston by percentile
10th25thMedian75th90th
$41,810$51,030$62,350$64,400$72,210

10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.

What you’d do

  • Reassemble machines and equipment following repair, testing operation and making adjustments, as necessary.
  • Maintain, repair, and overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, and irrigation systems.
  • Examine and listen to equipment, read inspection reports, and confer with customers to locate and diagnose malfunctions.
  • Record details of repairs made and parts used.
  • Dismantle defective machines for repair, using hand tools.
  • Clean and lubricate parts.

AI and this job

AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.

Lower exposure18 of 100

The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:

  • AIOE 10
  • Language-model AIOE 10
  • GPTs-are-GPTs 34

Observed AI use today: Little or none (Anthropic Economic Index)

AI exposure for this job is lower, and observed AI use is little or none. AI tools may help with writing up repairs, tracking parts, and organizing inspection reports. Listening to equipment, taking machines apart, and fixing them by hand still rely on a skilled person.

Likely to change

  • Recording repairs and parts used
  • Organizing inspection reports

Still relies on people

  • Listening to and examining machines
  • Dismantling and repairing equipment by hand

Written with AI from the data on this page. Check with a career coach before making a decision.

Next steps from here

Related jobs that build on what you already do.

  • Industrial Machinery Mechanics

    Diagnosing and repairing machinery carries over directly. The move offers a higher Boston median of $75,200 and 17.1% projected growth in Massachusetts.

    Pay difference
    +$12,850 median
    AI exposure
    Lower
    MA growth
    +17.1%
    To get started
    High school diploma or equivalent

  • Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

    Repairing and testing mobile equipment is close to farm machinery work. It pays a Boston median of $76,770 and trains on the job.

    Pay difference
    +$14,420 median
    AI exposure
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    MA growth
    +4.9%
    To get started
    High school diploma or equivalent

  • Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

    Your hand tool and inspection skills carry over to buses and trucks. The Boston median pay is $75,770, and training is on the job.

    Pay difference
    +$13,420 median
    AI exposure
    Lower
    MA growth
    +5.1%
    To get started
    High school diploma or equivalent

Training near Boston

College and school programs in the Boston metro area that lead to this job, with 2023-24 completions (IPEDS).

No college programs near Boston map to this job. Many people enter through on-the-job training or apprenticeship.

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