Also called: Milking Robot Service Technician, Dairy Automation Technician
Keeps the robots running that milk dairy cows around the clock while the cows walk in whenever they want.
A farmer calls at 2 a.m.: the robot arm won't find the teats on cow 412. You drive out, recalibrate its laser camera, swap a hose and watch a few cows go through. By day you do scheduled service visits and teach farmers the herd software.
On-call pay adds up.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. High school plus ag-equipment or electrical training; dealers train you on the robots.
Ways in: On-the-job training, 2-year college, Certification. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Agricultural Equipment Technology, Mechatronics, Dairy Science.
Growing faster than average. Dairies short on workers keep buying milking robots.
Low risk for 10 years. Robots and herd software do more each year, which creates work for the people who fix them; field repair stays human.
Classes: Ag mechanics / FFA, Electronics or robotics class, Biology, Algebra.
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