Best Careers For People Who Are Good At Equipment Maintenance

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People who work in these careers are good at equipment maintenance which means performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.

Robotics Engineers

research, design, develop, or test robotic applications.
$107060
Bachelor's degree
High job satisfaction
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IT Administrators

install, configure, and support an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), and Internet systems or a segment of a network system. Monitor network to ensure network availability to all system users and may perform necessary maintenance to support network availability. May monitor and test Web site performance to ensure Web sites operate correctly and without interruption. May assist in network modeling, analysis, planning, and coordination between network and data communications hardware and software. May supervise computer user support specialists and computer network support specialists. May administer network security measures.
$89460
Bachelor's degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Personality Match

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Elevator Installers and Repairers

assemble, install, repair, or maintain electric or hydraulic freight or passenger elevators, escalators, or dumbwaiters.
$86200
No degree required
Strong job growth
Personality Match


Powerhouse Electrical Repairers

inspect, test, repair, or maintain electrical equipment in generating stations, substations, and in-service relays.
$83150
Post-secondary certificate
Personality Match

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Ship Engineers

supervise and coordinate activities of crew engaged in operating and maintaining engines, boilers, deck machinery, and electrical, sanitary, and refrigeration equipment aboard ship.
$81110
Post-secondary certificate
Personality Match

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Signal and Track Switch Repairers

install, inspect, test, maintain, or repair electric gate crossings, signals, signal equipment, track switches, section lines, or intercommunications systems within a railroad system.
$75970
Associate's degree
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Aerospace Engineering Technicians

operate, install, adjust, and maintain integrated computer/communications systems, consoles, simulators, and other data acquisition, test, and measurement instruments and equipment, which are used to launch, track, position, and evaluate air and space vehicles. May record and interpret test data.
$70680
Post-secondary certificate
High job satisfaction
Personality Match

Avionics Technicians

install, inspect, test, adjust, or repair avionics equipment, such as radar, radio, navigation, and missile control systems in aircraft or space vehicles.
$69180
Post-secondary certificate
Personality Match

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Aircraft Mechanics

Saurabh Barnwal from
Hugo Germon from An aircraft manufacturing company
2 reviews
diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul aircraft engines and assemblies, such as hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
$69040
Post-secondary certificate
Personality Match

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Electronics Engineering Technologists

assist electronics engineers in such activities as electronics systems and instrumentation design or digital signal processing.
$68310
Associate's degree
High job satisfaction
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Manufacturing Engineering Technologists

develop tools, implement designs, or integrate machinery, equipment, or computer technologies to ensure effective manufacturing processes.
$67640
Associate's degree
High job satisfaction
Personality Match

Manufacturing Production Technicians

set up, test, and adjust manufacturing machinery or equipment, using any combination of electrical, electronic, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, or computer technologies.
$67640
No degree required
High job satisfaction
Personality Match


Gas Pumping Station Operators

operate steam-, gas-, electric motor-, or internal combustion-engine driven compressors. Transmit, compress, or recover gases, such as butane, nitrogen, hydrogen, and natural gas.
$63770
No degree required
Personality Match

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Commercial Electrical Repairers

repair, test, adjust, or install electronic equipment, such as industrial controls, transmitters, and antennas.
$63350
Post-secondary certificate
High job satisfaction
Personality Match

Electro-Mechanical Technicians

operate, test, maintain, or adjust unmanned, automated, servomechanical, or electromechanical equipment. May operate unmanned submarines, aircraft, or other equipment to observe or record visual information at sites such as oil rigs, crop fields, buildings, or for similar infrastructure, deep ocean exploration, or hazardous waste removal. May assist engineers in testing and designing robotics equipment.
$62800
Associate's degree
High job satisfaction
Personality Match


Robotics Technicians

build, install, test, or maintain robotic equipment or related automated production systems.
$62800
Associate's degree
High job satisfaction
Personality Match

Interest Match

Telecom Equipment Technicians

install, set up, rearrange, or remove switching, distribution, routing, and dialing equipment used in central offices or headends. Service or repair telephone, cable television, Internet, and other communications equipment on customers' property. May install communications equipment or communications wiring in buildings.
$61980
No degree required
High job satisfaction
Personality Match

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Electricians

Jeff Brandlin from Assurance Electrical Services
1 reviews
install, maintain, and repair electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures and ensure that their work is in accordance with relevant codes.
$61550
Post-secondary certificate
Strong job growth
Personality Match


Radio, Cellular and Tower Technicians

repair, install, or maintain mobile or stationary radio transmitting, broadcasting, and receiving equipment, and two-way radio communications systems used in cellular telecommunications, mobile broadband, ship-to-shore, aircraft-to-ground communications, and radio equipment in service and emergency vehicles. May test and analyze network coverage.
$60790
No degree required
Personality Match

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Radio Mechanics

test or repair mobile or stationary radio transmitting and receiving equipment and two-way radio communications systems used in ship-to-shore communications and found in service and emergency vehicles.
$60790
No degree required
Personality Match

Wellhead Pumpers

operate power pumps and auxiliary equipment to produce flow of oil or gas from wells in oil field.
$60500
No degree required
Strong job growth
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Biomass Plant Technicians

control and monitor biomass plant activities and perform maintenance as needed.
$59600
No degree required
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Wind Turbine Service Technicians

inspect, diagnose, adjust, or repair wind turbines. Perform maintenance on wind turbine equipment including resolving electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic malfunctions.
$59340
No degree required
Strong job growth
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Millwrights

install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings.
$59080
No degree required
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Personality Match

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Continuous Miner Operators

operate self-propelled mining machines that rip coal, metal and nonmetal ores, rock, stone, or sand from the mine face and load it onto conveyors, shuttle cars, or trucks in a continuous operation.
$58340
No degree required
Personality Match

Rail Car Repairers

diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul railroad rolling stock, mine cars, or mass transit rail cars.
$58250
No degree required
Personality Match

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Industrial Machinery Mechanics

repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. May also install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to plans.
$57350
Post-secondary certificate
Strong job growth
Personality Match


Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics

diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul mobile mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment, such as cranes, bulldozers, graders, and conveyors, used in construction, logging, and mining.
$57000
Post-secondary certificate
Strong job growth
Personality Match

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Medical Equipment Repairers

test, adjust, or repair biomedical or electromedical equipment.
$55090
No degree required
Strong job growth
Personality Match

HVAC Installers

install, service, or repair heating and air conditioning systems in residences or commercial establishments.
$53410
Post-secondary certificate
Strong job growth
Personality Match

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HVAC Technicians

install and repair industrial and commercial refrigerating systems.
$53410
Post-secondary certificate
Strong job growth
Personality Match

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Bus and Truck Mechanics

diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul buses and trucks, or maintain and repair any type of diesel engines. Includes mechanics working primarily with automobile or marine diesel engines.
$52090
No degree required
Strong job growth
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Machinery Maintenance Workers

lubricate machinery, change parts, or perform other routine machinery maintenance.
$51960
No degree required
Strong job growth
Personality Match


Oil and Gas Derrick Operators

rig derrick equipment and operate pumps to circulate mud or fluid through drill hole.
$50280
No degree required
Strong job growth
Personality Match

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Electric Motor Repairers

repair, maintain, or install electric motors, wiring, or switches.
$49250
Post-secondary certificate
Personality Match

Automotive Master Mechanics

repair automobiles, trucks, buses, and other vehicles. Master mechanics repair virtually any part on the vehicle or specialize in the transmission system.
$46760
Post-secondary certificate
Strong job growth
Personality Match


Geothermal Technicians

perform technical activities at power plants or individual installations necessary for the generation of power from geothermal energy sources. Monitor and control operating activities at geothermal power generation facilities and perform maintenance and repairs as necessary. Install, test, and maintain residential and commercial geothermal heat pumps.
$46160
No degree required
Strong job growth
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Motorboat Mechanics

repair and adjust electrical and mechanical equipment of inboard or inboard-outboard boat engines.
$45490
Post-secondary certificate
Personality Match

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Farm Equipment Mechanics

diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, dairy equipment, and irrigation systems.
$45350
No degree required
Strong job growth
Personality Match


Home Appliance Repairers

Eugene Smith from Used to own a Service company in Calgary, Canada
1 reviews
repair, adjust, or install all types of electric or gas household appliances, such as refrigerators, washers, dryers, and ovens.
$43810
No degree required
Personality Match

General Maintenance and Repair Workers

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.
$43790
No degree required
Strong job growth
Personality Match

RV Service Technicians

diagnose, inspect, adjust, repair, or overhaul recreational vehicles including travel trailers. May specialize in maintaining gas, electrical, hydraulic, plumbing, or chassis/towing systems as well as repairing generators, appliances, and interior components. Includes workers who perform customized van conversions.
$43790
No degree required
Strong job growth
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Tool Grinders, Filers And Sharpeners

perform precision smoothing, sharpening, polishing, or grinding of metal objects.
$43670
No degree required
Personality Match

Photographic Technicians

repair and adjust cameras and photographic equipment, including commercial video and motion picture camera equipment.
$42740
No degree required
Personality Match

Motor Vehicle Electronic Technicians

install, diagnose, or repair communications, sound, security, or navigation equipment in motor vehicles.
$41250
Post-secondary certificate
Personality Match


Coin and Vending Machine Technicians

install, service, adjust, or repair coin, vending, or amusement machines including video games, juke boxes, pinball machines, or slot machines.
$39710
No degree required
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Helpers of Extraction Workers

help extraction craft workers, such as earth drillers, blasters and explosives workers, derrick operators, and mining machine operators, by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include supplying equipment or cleaning work area.
$39150
No degree required
Strong job growth
Personality Match

Outdoor Power Equipment Mechanics

diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul small engines used to power lawn mowers, chain saws, recreational sporting equipment, and related equipment.
$39090
No degree required
Personality Match


Bicycle Repairers

Patricia Johnson from A bicycle repair shop
1 reviews
repair and service bicycles.
$33530
No degree required
Strong job growth
Personality Match

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators And Tenders

set up, operate, or tend machines that cut textiles.
$30890
No degree required
Personality Match



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