Description
Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers. May also advise customers on recommended services. Excludes team or work leaders.
Interests
- Enterprising
- Conventional
- Realistic
Work Values
- Independence
- Working Conditions
- Achievement
Work Styles
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Stress Tolerance
- Integrity
- Leadership
Tasks
- Inspect, test, and measure completed work, using devices such as hand tools or gauges to verify conformance to standards or repair requirements.
- Inspect and monitor work areas, examine tools and equipment, and provide employee safety training to prevent, detect, and correct unsafe conditions or violations of procedures and safety rules.
- Interpret specifications, blueprints, or job orders to construct templates and lay out reference points for workers.
- Monitor employees' work levels and review work performance.
- Perform skilled repair or maintenance operations, using equipment such as hand or power tools, hydraulic presses or shears, or welding equipment.
Work Activities
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
- Getting Information
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Detailed Work Activities
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
- Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
- Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
- Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
- Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.
Technology Skills
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Presentation software
- Data base user interface and query software
- Project management software
- Electronic mail software
Abilities
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Written Comprehension
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
Skills
- Monitoring
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Coordination
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
Knowledge
- Administration and Management
- Mechanical
- Customer and Personal Service
- Administrative
- English Language
Most Common Education Level
The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.
Certificates
Certifying Organization
ESCO Group
Type
Advanced
Certificate name
Equipment Management SpecialistCertifying Organization
Association of Equipment Management Professionals
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Municipal Fire Alarm System Technician Level IICertifying Organization
International Municipal Signal Association
Type
Advanced
Certificate name
Certificate Member SpecialistCertifying Organization
RSES - Refrigeration Service Engineers Society
Type
Advanced
Certificate name
Fluid Power Electronic Controls SpecialistCertifying Organization
International Fluid Power Society
Type
Specialty
Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $51,892 |
| Median (50%) | $74,255 |
| High (90%) | $109,759 |
Income by Experience
This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).
| Experience | Income |
|---|---|
Entry Level  | $64,557 |
| Mid Level | $79,950 |
| Senior Level | $91,036 |
| Expert Level | $113,801 |
Employability
There are currently 604,300 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 626,200 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 4%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of 4%
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