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Career: Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Job Description
Perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of an establishment in repair. Duties may involve pipe fitting; boiler making; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
97
|
Use tools ranging from common hand and power tools, such as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, and wrenches, to precision measuring instruments and electrical and electronic testing devices. |
94
|
Perform routine preventive maintenance to ensure that machines continue to run smoothly, building systems operate efficiently, or the physical condition of buildings does not deteriorate. |
93
|
Repair or replace defective equipment parts, using hand tools and power tools, and reassemble equipment. |
88
|
Diagnose mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, and parts catalogs as necessary. |
87
|
Assemble, install or repair wiring, electrical and electronic components, pipe systems and plumbing, machinery, and equipment. |
87
|
Order parts, supplies, and equipment from catalogs and suppliers, or obtain them from storerooms. |
84
|
Dismantle devices to access and remove defective parts, using hoists, cranes, hand tools, and power tools. |
82
|
Inspect drives, motors, and belts, check fluid levels, replace filters, or perform other maintenance actions, following checklists. |
82
|
Adjust functional parts of devices and control instruments, using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, and straightedges. |
81
|
Inspect, operate, and test machinery and equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions. |
79
|
Clean and lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery. |
79
|
Plan and lay out repair work, using diagrams, drawings, blueprints, maintenance manuals, and schematic diagrams. |
76
|
Paint and repair roofs, windows, doors, floors, woodwork, plaster, drywall, and other parts of building structures. |
75
|
Record type and cost of maintenance or repair work. |
72
|
Operate cutting torches or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts. |
63
|
Align and balance new equipment after installation. |
62
|
Maintain and repair specialized equipment and machinery found in cafeterias, laundries, hospitals, stores, offices, or factories. |
56
|
Inspect used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements, using rules, calipers, micrometers, and other measuring instruments. |
53
|
Fabricate and repair counters, benches, partitions, or other wooden structures, such as sheds and outbuildings. |
49
|
Estimate repair costs. |
46
|
Set up and operate machine tools to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs and fixtures, and tools. |
33
|
Lay brick to repair and maintain buildings, walls, arches and other structures. |
13
|
Grind and reseat valves, using valve-grinding machines. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
78
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
70
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
64
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
59
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
57
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
57
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
51
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
49
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
48
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
48
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
45
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
42
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
41
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
41
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
41
|
Thinking Creatively
|
41
|
Getting Information
|
39
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
39
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
34
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
34
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
33
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
33
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
31
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
31
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
31
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
31
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
30
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
29
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
29
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
29
|
Processing Information
|
29
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
27
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
26
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
25
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
25
|
Interacting With Computers
|
25
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
22
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
21
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
21
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
18
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
14
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|