_________________________________ Realistic Occupations: Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralMaintenance and Repair Workers, General
! Personality Code: RCI! Education/Training Required: Moderate-
term on-the-job training
! Annual Earnings: $32,570
! Beginning Wage: $19,590
! Earnings Growth Potential: Medium
! Growth: 10.1%
! Annual Job Openings: 165,502
! Self-Employed: 1.5%
! Part-Time: 5.2%
Perform work involving the skills of two or
more maintenance or craft occupations to keep
machines, mechanical equipment, or the struc-
ture of an establishment in repair. Duties may
involve pipe fi tting; boiler making; insulating;
welding; machining; carpentry; repairing elec-
trical or mechanical equipment; installing, align-
ing, and balancing new equipment; and repairing
buildings, fl oors, or stairs. Repair or replace defec-
tive equipment parts, using hand tools and power
tools, and reassemble equipment. Perform routine
preventive maintenance to ensure that machines con-
tinue to run smoothly, building systems operate effi -
ciently, and the physical condition of buildings does
not deteriorate. Inspect drives, motors, and belts;
check fl uid levels; replace fi lters; and perform other
maintenance actions, following checklists. Use tools
ranging from common hand and power tools, such
as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, and wrenches, to
precision measuring instruments and electrical and
electronic testing devices. Assemble, install, or repair
wiring, electrical and electronic components, pipe
systems and plumbing, machinery, and equipment.
Diagnose mechanical problems and determine how
to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals,
and parts catalogs as necessary. Inspect, operate, and
test machinery and equipment to diagnose machine
malfunctions. Record maintenance and repair work
performed and the costs of the work. Clean and
lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of
machinery. Dismantle devices to gain access to and
remove defective parts, using hoists, cranes, hand
tools, and power tools. Plan and lay out repair work,
using diagrams, drawings, blueprints, maintenance
manuals, and schematic diagrams. Adjust functional
parts of devices and control instruments, using hand
tools, levels, plumb bobs, and straightedges. Order
parts, supplies, and equipment from catalogs and
suppliers or obtain them from storerooms. Paint and
repair roofs, windows, doors, fl oors, woodwork, plas-
ter, drywall, and other parts of building structures.
Operate cutting torches or welding equipment to cut
or join metal parts. Align and balance new equip-
ment after installation. Inspect used parts to deter-
mine changes in dimensional requirements, using
rules, calipers, micrometers, and other measuring
instruments. Set up and operate machine tools to
repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs and fi xtures,
and tools. Maintain and repair specialized equip-
ment and machinery found in cafeterias, laundries,
hospitals, stores, offi ces, and factories.
GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 02. Architecture and
Construction. Work Group: 02.05. Systems and
Equipment Installation, Maintenance, and Repair.
Other Jobs in! is Work Group: Electrical and
Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and
Relay; Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repair-
ers; Elevator Installers and Repairers; Heating and
Air Conditioning Mechanics and Installers; Refrig-
eration Mechanics and Installers; Telecommunica-
tions Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except
Line Installers; Telecommunications Line Installers
and Repairers.
Skills: Equipment Maintenance; Installation;
Repairing; Troubleshooting; Operation Monitoring;
Operation and Control; Equipment Selection; Tech-
nology Design.
Education and Training Program: Building/
Construction Site Management/Manager. Related
Knowledge/Courses: Building and Construction;
Mechanical Devices; Design; Physics; Engineering
and Technology; Public Safety and Security.Realistic–
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