Farming & Agriculture
Agricultural Equipment Operators
SOC 45-2091
Run the tractors and machines that plant, tend, and harvest crops.
Median pay
$42k
$37k to $48k typical range
Outlook
Growing fast
11k openings / yr
Education
No formal credential
AI exposure
46%
modeled estimate · 26th pct in Microsoft's data
Key skills
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Learning
Where this ranks
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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.