A professional who drives and operates farm machinery to plant, cultivate, harvest, and store grain crops, such as wheat, oats, rye, and corn. Respnsibilities include:

• Attaches farm implements, such as plow, disc, and drill, to tractor and drives tractor in fields to till soil and plant and cultivate grain, according to instructions.
• Tows harvesting equipment or drives and operates self-propelled combine to harvest crop.
• Performs variety of other duties, such as husking and shelling corn, lubricating and repairing farm machinery, and unloading grain onto conveyors to storage bins or elevators.
• May plan and schedule plowing, cultivating, and harvesting operations.