Operate agricultural machinery

Description

Operate motorised agricultural equipment including tractors, balers, sprayers, ploughs, mowers, combines, earthmoving equipment, trucks, and irrigation equipment.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 8 occupations
  • Optional in 6 occupations
  • Total: 14 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 6 (Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers)

Essential for

  • Crop production manager
    Crop production managers plan the production, manage the enterprise and participate in the production process of crop production facilities.   Includes people performing agrot…
  • Land-based machinery operator
    Land-based machinery operators operate specialised equipment and machinery for agricultural production and maintenance of landscape. Duties Land-based machinery operators typicallt…
  • Mixed farmer
    Mixed farmers are responsible for managing all aspects of livestock and crop production as a small enterprise or for self-sufficiency. Duties The duties of a mixed farmer include, …
  • Vineyard machinery operator
    Vineyard machinery operators carry out practical activities related to cultivation, propagation of grape varieties and production of wine with specialised machinery or equipment. D…
  • Livestock worker
    Livestock workers maintain the health and welfare of animals. They oversee the breeding/production and day-to-day care such as feeding and watering of animals. Duties Livestock wor…
  • Groom
    Grooms provide practical daily horse care to ensure the horses health, welfare and safety.They take part in exercising horses, cleaning and maintaining the stables, buildings and t…
  • Crop production worker
    Crop production workers perform numerous tasks related to growing and harvesting grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and other crops. They plant, seed, prune, irrigate, and harvest c…
  • Agronomic crop production team leader
    Agronomic crop production team leaders are responsible for leading and working with a team of crop production workers. They organise the the daily work schedules for crop productio…

Optional for

  • Land-based machinery supervisor
    Land-based machinery supervisors plan and organise land-based machinery services for agricultural production and landscaping in close cooperation with their clients. Duties Land-ba…
  • Vineyard supervisor
    Vineyard supervisors supervise the work done in the vineyards, organise all work related to the vineyard in order to obtain good quality grapes produced in respect of the envi…
  • Equine yard manager
    Equine yard managers are responsible for the day to day running of the yard including managing staff, care of the horses, all aspects of health and safety and dealing…
  • Equine worker
    Equine workers provide caring activities for horses and ponies. Duties The duties of an equine worker include, but are not limited to: Caring and feeding of ponies and horses,…
  • Agricultural equipment design engineer
    Agricultural equipment design engineers apply knowledge of engineering and biological science to solve various agricultural problems such as soil and water conservation and the pro…
  • Agricultural machinery technician
    Agricultural machinery technicians repair, overhaul and maintain agricultural equipment including tractors, tillage equipment, seeding equipment and harvesting equipment. They perf…

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Last updated on February 18, 2026

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