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Drive and control farm equipment to till soil and to plant, cultivate, and harvest crops. May perform tasks, such as crop baling or hay bucking. May operate stationary equipment to perform post-harvest tasks, such as husking, shelling, threshing, and ginning.
Agricultural And Industrial Technology: Industrial Technician
Certificate of Achievement
Set up or maintain laboratory equipment and collect samples from crops or animals. Prepare specimens or record data to assist scientists in biology or related life science experiments.
Agricultural And Industrial Technology: Industrial Technician
Certificate of Achievement
Manage biofuels production and plant operations. Collect and process information on plant production and performance, diagnose problems, and design corrective procedures.
Advanced Transportation Technology - Alternative Fuels
Certificate of Achievement
Manage operations at biomass power generation facilities. Direct work activities at plant, including supervision of operations and maintenance staff.
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, dairy equipment, and irrigation systems.
Operate steam, gas, electric motor, or internal combustion engine driven compressors. Transmit, compress, or recover gases, such as butane, nitrogen, hydrogen, and natural gas.
Distribute or process gas for utility companies and others by controlling compressors to maintain specified pressures on main pipelines.
Manage operations at geothermal power generation facilities. Maintain and monitor geothermal plant equipment for efficient and safe plant operations.
Operate industrial trucks or tractors equipped to move materials around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location.
Apprenticeship: Operating Engineers, Heavy Duty Repairman
Certificate of Achievement