50 Best Jobs for Your Personality

Part IV: Descriptions of the 50 Best Jobs for Each Personality Type _______________________________

Work Env ironment : Outdoors; very hot or cold;

contaminants; hazardous conditions; minor burns,

cuts, bites, or stings; using hands on objects, tools,

or controls.

Heating, Air Conditioning, and

Refrigeration Mechanics and

Installers

See Heating and Air Conditioning Mechanics and

Installers (a Realistic job) and Refrigeration Mechanics

and Installers (a Realistic job), described separately.

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

! Personality Code: RIC

! Education/Training Required: Long-term
on-the-job training
! Annual Earnings: $42,350

! Beginning Wage: $27,650

! Earnings Growth Potential: Low

! Growth: 9.0%

! Annual Job Openings: 23,361

! Self-Employed: 2.5%

! Part-Time: 1.7%

Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial pro-

duction and processing machinery or refi nery and

pipeline distribution systems. D i s a s s e m b l e m a c h i n -

ery and equipment to remove parts and make repairs.

Repair and replace broken or malfunctioning com-

ponents of machinery and equipment. Repair and

maintain the operating condition of industrial pro-

duction and processing machinery and equipment.

Examine parts for defects such as breakage and

excessive wear. Reassemble equipment after comple-

tion of inspections, testing, or repairs. Observe and

test the operation of machinery and equipment to

diagnose malfunctions, using voltmeters and other

testing devices. Operate newly repaired machin-

ery and equipment to verify the adequacy of repairs.

Clean, lubricate, and adjust parts, equipment, and

machinery. Analyze test results, machine error mes-

sages, and information obtained from operators to

diagnose equipment problems. Record repairs and

maintenance performed. Study blueprints and man-

ufacturers’ manuals to determine correct installation

and operation of machinery. Record parts and mate-

rials used, ordering or requisitioning new parts and

materials as necessary. Cut and weld metal to repair

broken metal parts, fabricate new parts, and assem-

ble new equipment. Demonstrate equipment func-

tions and features to machine operators. Enter codes

and instructions to program computer-controlled

machinery.

GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 13. Manufacturing.

Work Group: 13.13. Machinery Repair. Other Jobs

in! is Work Group: Bicycle Repairers; Control

and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechan-

ical Door; Home Appliance Repairers; Locksmiths

and Safe Repairers; Maintenance Workers, Machin-

ery; Mechanical Door Repairers; Millwrights; Signal

and Track Switch Repairers.

Skills: Installation; Repairing; Equipment Main-

tenance; Operation Monitoring; Troubleshooting;

Te c h n o l o g y D e s i g n ; E q u i p m e nt S e l e c t i o n ; O p e r a -

tion and Control.

Education and Training Programs: Industrial

Mechanics and Maintenance Technology; Heavy/

Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies,

Other. Related Knowledge/Courses: Mechanical

Devices; Engineering and Technology; Building and

Construction; Design; Chemistry; Physics.

Work Env ironment : Noisy; contaminants; haz-

ardous conditions; hazardous equipment; standing;

using hands on objects, tools, or controls.