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Skills that raise your rate

• Precision agriculture systems

  GPS guidance, yield monitors, variable rate controllers. The fastest growing and least staffed specialty in the shop.

• Hydraulics

  The most common and most expensive failures on large machinery.

• Electrical diagnostics

  Modern machines are rolling networks. Technicians who can trace a fault to a sensor are worth more than ones who cannot.

• Air conditioning certification

  Federal rules require certification to handle refrigerant, and every cab has air conditioning.

• Welding and fabrication

  Farm repairs often mean making a part that no longer exists.