Also called: Irrigation Installer, Pivot Technician
Installs, repairs and programs farm and landscape irrigation systems.
You drive a service truck to a center pivot that stopped halfway across a field, climb the tower, replace a burned-out drive motor and reset its controller so it can water again before the heat wave.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 0 years after high school. High school plus on-the-job training; Irrigation Association certification.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification, Trade school. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Irrigation Technology (certificate).
Growing about average.
Low risk for 10 years. Smart controllers automate scheduling; digging, installing and repairing systems stays hands-on.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to landscape irrigation and farm irrigation companies as an installer helper
Classes: Agriculture CTE, Shop class, Earth science, Algebra.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-9099.
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