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Overview
Land-based machinery technicians maintain, overhaul and repair agricultural equipment and machinery, from inspections and diagnostics to on-site repairs.
In job descriptions, look for agricultural machinery, hydraulics, fuel systems, mechanical tools, machine inspection, on-site repair, engine components, vehicle electrical systems, task records and safety standards.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Land-based machinery technicians work on agricultural machines and equipment in workshops, yards or on site. The work can include inspection, diagnosis, overhaul, hydraulic work, fuel-system checks and practical repair under time pressure.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes mechanical tools, hydraulics, fuel systems, engine components, vehicle electrical systems, machinery inspection, task records and applying safety standards around heavy equipment.
Salary context
Pay context depends on diagnostic responsibility, field-service travel, machinery complexity, emergency repairs, documentation duties and whether the role covers electrical, hydraulic and mechanical systems.
Career paths
Career paths can move into senior technician work, field service, workshop coordination, maintenance planning, machinery sales support, training or broader agricultural equipment operations.
Good to know
Check whether a vacancy separates workshop repair from mobile field service, and whether it names hydraulics, engines, electrical systems, spare parts, records and customer contact.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 3
Agricultural Equipment Operators
45-2091.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETMobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
49-3042.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
The official mapping connects this O*NET occupation to more than one exact ESCO occupation.
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians
49-3041.00
O*NET occupation is more specific
The O*NET occupation covers a more specific field of work than this ESCO occupation.
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Alternative labels
Occupation group
Agricultural and industrial machinery mechanics and repairers (7233)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/00c8d1cf-24f2-47d1-9f10-765e1c102811 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 7233.8 |
| ISCO group | 7233 |
| Concept type | Occupation |