Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of a building in repair.
About the profession
Perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of a building in repair. Duties may involve pipe fitting; HVAC maintenance; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs.
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Based on the Maintenance and Repair Workers, General role, here are the RIASEC personality types that tend to thrive in this career. While these alignments are common, individual success depends on motivation, skill development, and finding the right work environment.
Enterprising
Leading, persuading, business
Social
Helping, teaching, working with people
Conventional
Organizing, detail-oriented, structured
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Career Path
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Career Ladder
Junior Maintenance and Repair Workers, General → Practitioner Maintenance and Repair Workers, General → Senior Practitioner Maintenance and Repair Workers, General → Lead Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
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Salary Growth
4
Levels
73K
Top Salary
8+
Years
Learning Path
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Timeline: 0-2 | Entry Level Base: $30,860 - $41,518/year With equity/bonuses: $33,946 - $49,822 Top markets (SF/NYC): $35,489 - $49,822 Execute core tasks using Equipment…
Skills used in this career
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Day in Life
Junior vs Senior, daily schedule breakdown
9am, Adjust functional parts of devices or control instruments, using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, or straightedges.
Income Dynamics
Conservative and aggressive scenarios for 10–15 years
Year 1: Entry level $21,602 - $37,366 Year 2-3: Junior level $41,518 - $49,566 Year 4-6: Mid level $49,566 - $53,740 Year 7-10: Senior level $53,740 - $65,975 Year 10+:…
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You find the craft of a Maintenance and Repair Workers, General genuinely interesting, not just a paycheck You enjoy working with Equipment Maintenance and Repairing You…
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