Oklahoma·Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations·SOC 49-3041

Best Farm Equipment Mechanic programs in Oklahoma, ranked by enrollment

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, dairy equipment, and irrigation.

1 schools in Oklahoma run programs that feed this job, graduating 12 people a year. The job pays a median of $58,860 in Oklahoma across about 380 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledMechanicTractor MechanicFarm Equipment MechanicService Technician (Service Tech)GreaserShop MechanicField MechanicDiesel Mechanic
Graduates / yr
12
in Oklahoma
Median pay · Oklahoma
$58,860
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
380
people employed
Schools
1
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
68%
across those schools
Median net price
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Oklahoma that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

1 programs in Oklahoma that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Oklahoma (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Oklahoma page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 01.0299In Oklahoma
12
100.0%
1$54,138$18,912

Top 1 schools in Oklahoma

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 0 of the 1 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Stillwater, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
12Agricultural Mechanization, Other68%75%

All 1 schools in Oklahoma

Every school in Oklahoma with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Oklahoma that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Oklahoma State University - Main CampusStillwaterPublic121

What farm equipment mechanics and service technicians earn in Oklahoma

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Oklahoma
$58,860
Mean annual
$56,820
Jobs in state
380
What the range looks like
10th pct$40,670Median$58,86090th pct$74,540
Versus the national median
+4.1%

U.S. median $56,550. Oklahoma pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
0.92×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK
$62,070median
110 jobs
Tulsa, OK
$56,170median
30 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+11.0%
Much faster than average
Openings per year
3,700
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
4,300
39,000 → 43,300
Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent
Plus long-term on-the-job training

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians page.

How to become a Farm Equipment Mechanic

Job zone 3 of 5 · SVP 6.0 to < 7.0
Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-job training
Long-term on-the-job training

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

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The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Oklahoma

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 5 majors mapped to Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians4 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 01.0201Agricultural Mechanization, General
  • 01.0204Agricultural Power Machinery Operation
  • 01.0205Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment/Machine Technology/Technician
  • 01.0207Irrigation Management Technology/Technician(no graduates reported)
  • 01.0299Agricultural Mechanization, Other

Common questions

Answers for people weighing farm equipment mechanics and service technicians programs in Oklahoma.

What degree do you need to become a Farm Equipment Mechanic?+

High school diploma or equivalent is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Agricultural Mechanization, Other, which awarded 12 degrees in Oklahoma in 2024-25, 100.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Farm Equipment Mechanic?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 1 programs to this occupation. The largest are Agricultural Mechanization. Together they graduate about 12 people a year in Oklahoma.

How much do farm equipment mechanics and service technicians earn in Oklahoma?+

The median is $58,860 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 4.1% above the U.S. median of $56,550. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for farm equipment mechanics and service technicians growing?+

BLS projects a +11.0% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 3,700 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Oklahoma?+

1 institutions in Oklahoma reported graduates from at least one of the 1 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do farm equipment mechanics and service technicians work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Mechanic, Tractor Mechanic, Farm Equipment Mechanic, Service Technician (Service Tech) among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 49-3041.

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About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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