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Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment

Work Activity

Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.

Quick Facts

Category

Work Activity

Used in

25+ careers

Avg. Importance

4.5 / 5

Careers Using Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment

Ranked by how important Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment is to each occupation, based on O*NET data.

Wind Turbine Service Technicians

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $62,580/yr

4.9

Millwrights

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $65,170/yr

4.8

Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $46,560/yr

4.7

Wind Energy Operations Managers

Management · $136,550/yr

4.7

Ship Engineers

Transportation and Material Moving · $101,320/yr

4.7

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $60,640/yr

4.6

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $63,980/yr

4.6

Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $52,080/yr

4.6

Helpers--Extraction Workers

Construction and Extraction · $48,400/yr

4.6

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators

Transportation and Material Moving · $71,510/yr

4.5

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Production · $41,690/yr

4.5

Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $74,690/yr

4.4

Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas

Construction and Extraction · $59,600/yr

4.4

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers

Construction and Extraction · $106,580/yr

4.4

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Production · $75,190/yr

4.4

Medical Equipment Repairers

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $62,630/yr

4.4

Commercial Pilots

Transportation and Material Moving · $122,670/yr

4.4

Logging Equipment Operators

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry · $49,210/yr

4.4

Motorcycle Mechanics

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $47,200/yr

4.3

Pile Driver Operators

Construction and Extraction · $70,510/yr

4.3

Maintenance Workers, Machinery

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $60,500/yr

4.3

Watch and Clock Repairers

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $60,690/yr

4.3

Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $78,680/yr

4.3

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $48,620/yr

4.3

Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas

Construction and Extraction · $62,740/yr

4.2

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