1. Objective 04.02 Describe various skills that are necessary for employment in an agricultural mechanics career.

2. Skills, Personal and Educational Qualifications Skills vary from unskilled to highly skilled depending on the career in agricultural mechanics. A materials handler needs few skills, but an inspector needs many skills to check for quality.

3. Skills, Personal and Educational Qualifications Personal interests and qualifications include: –Working inside or outside or a combination –Working in a group or alone –Working with people or tools –Working at routine tasks or varying tasks –Physical strength to do the job

4. Skills, Personal and Educational Qualifications Education qualifications vary depending on the careers. –High school graduates or less for unskilled entry-level jobs –Technical education for skilled jobs. –Bachelors, masters or doctors degrees for most professional areas such as engineer because of required licenses, paper work, research and/or teaching.