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EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN

Certificate of Achievement

Provides a broad range of knowledge to prepare students for a career as a technician working on todays advanced Agriculture, Diesel, and Heavy Equipment.— 

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EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN Pathways

Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026. Maps for previous years are available on each pathway page. What is a catalog year?

Featured Careers

Find your calling. Explore high-earning careers with entry-level data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

  • Agricultural Equipment Operators

    No high school diploma/GED, High school diploma/GED

    • Job growth: Rising
    • Low salary: 31,240
    • High salary: 57,790
    • Average salary: 42580
    Rising Job Growth $ 42,580 Average Salary $31,240 $57,790

  • Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

    Doctoral degree, Post-doctoral training

    • Job growth: Stable
    • Low salary: 49,080
    • High salary: 160,870
    • Average salary: 86350
    Stable Job Growth $ 86,350 Average Salary $49,080 $160,870

  • Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

    Certificate after high school, Associate's degree

    • Job growth: Stable
    • Low salary: 47,790
    • High salary: 120,080
    • Average salary: 78680
    Stable Job Growth $ 78,680 Average Salary $47,790 $120,080

All Careers in EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN (5)

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral degree, Post-doctoral trainingStable86,350
Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansCertificate after high school, Associate's degreeStable78,680
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesCertificate after high school, High school diploma/GEDRising63,980
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma/GED, Certificate after high schoolRising52,080
Agricultural Equipment OperatorsNo high school diploma/GED, High school diploma/GEDRising42,580

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Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.

  1. Demonstrate academic proficiency by passing the EPA Section 609 Certification.
  2. Evaluate complex diagnostic problems on both gasoline and diesel equipment and be able to make the correct repairs.
  3. Maintain persistence in the program as evidenced by 30% of students who have completed 3 or more ATCH or AGM Courses earning and acquiring a Program Certificate or better.