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How to become Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Median annual wage for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General (49-9071) — BLS OEWS, May 2023.
What you would actually do
The tasks that make up the work of Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, weighted by how central each one is to the job.
- Inspect mechanical components of vehicles to identify problems.
- Replace worn, damaged, or defective mechanical parts.
- Inspect mechanical equipment to locate damage, defects, or wear.
- Test mechanical equipment to ensure proper functioning.
- Adjust equipment to ensure optimal performance.
- Order materials, supplies, or equipment.
- Install machine or equipment replacement parts.
- Read technical information needed to perform maintenance or repairs.
The skills that actually carry the job
Scored on how much the work depends on each one — not a wishlist, a measurement.
- Equipment Maintenance3.9/5
- Repairing3.9/5
- Troubleshooting3.8/5
- Critical Thinking3.3/5
- Active Learning3.1/5
- Monitoring3.1/5
- Complex Problem Solving3.1/5
- Operations Monitoring3.1/5
- Operation and Control3.1/5
- Quality Control Analysis3.1/5
Would this suit you?
Every occupation leans on a particular mix of interests. Here is the mix measured for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General — and our free 2-minute Career Match scores you on the same six.
- Realistic7.0/7
Hands-on, practical, working with tools, machines or the body
- Conventional4.2/7
Ordering, checking, following a precise procedure accurately
- Investigative2.5/7
Investigating, diagnosing, reasoning through problems with evidence
- Social1.8/7
Helping, teaching, caring for and working directly with people
- Enterprising1.5/7
Persuading, leading, selling, taking commercial risk
- Artistic1.2/7
Creating, expressing, working without a fixed procedure
Interest profiles from the O*NET 29.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Used under CC BY 4.0.
