Career Starter - Stanislaus County
Agricultural Equipment Operators
Grade, sort, or classify unprocessed food and other agricultural products by size, weight, color, or condition.
Annual Median Wage:
$30,596.80 ($14.71 per hour)
Education:
Less than High School diploma
Skills
Operation and Control Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
Operation Monitoring Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
Quality Control Analysis Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
Repairing Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
Troubleshooting Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
Knowledge
Food Production Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
Personnel and Human Resources Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
Chemistry Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
Administration and Management Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
English Language Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. See more occupations related to this knowledge. back to top
Work Tasks
Record agricultural or forestry inventory data
Sort forestry or agricultural materials.
Measure physical characteristics of forestry or agricultural products.
Mark agricultural or forestry products for identification.
Package agricultural products for shipment or further processing.
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