The move from manual labor to mechanical labor to perform tasks in the agribusiness workplace of today has created a need for employees who can maintain, manage, troubleshoot, and diagnose a variety of machines used in agribusiness and related fields. Agribusiness employees of today and tomorrow must be prepared to enter the work world with the computer, social, communication, and technical skills that employers currently seek in a potential employee. The success of any agribusiness depends on the maintenance of the equipment used in that business, which requires extensive technical expertise and a strong demand for a maintenance technician with basic skills in this area.
Opportunities currently exist for producer managers who seek employment in the business of farming.
A skilled technician troubleshooter and mechanical diagnostician of today, especially in the field of electronics, has a great future. This program gives the student a balanced field of study of both the technical and the application of current agribusiness technology. Tools and Equipment Micrometers, dial indicators, hoists, multimeters, computers, cutting torches, welders, and other special tools needed to perform maintenance on equipment. Agribusiness Technician Occupation Maintenance Technician Agribusiness Producer Manager Tech. Individual earnings may vary based upon the job setting and position.