Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Career, Salary and Skills

Occupation description

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.

National salary and employment

Top skills

Typical tasks

• Inspect, operate, or test machinery or equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions.
• Adjust functional parts of devices or control instruments, using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, or straightedges.
• Repair machines, equipment, or structures, using tools such as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, wrenches, or equipment such as precision measuring instruments or electrical or electronic testing devices.
• Order parts, supplies, or equipment from catalogs or suppliers.
• Diagnose mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs, as necessary.
• Design new equipment to aid in the repair or maintenance of machines, mechanical equipment, or building structures.
• Assemble, install, or repair wiring, electrical or electronic components, pipe systems, plumbing, machinery, or equipment.
• Perform routine maintenance, such as inspecting drives, motors, or belts, checking fluid levels, replacing filters, or doing other preventive maintenance actions.

Technology

• Apple macOS
• Autodesk AutoCAD
• Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
• Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
• Computerized time management systems
• Dassault Systemes CATIA
• Data entry software
• Database software
• Digital direct control DDC energy management software
• Dropbox
• Eko
• Facebook
• FaceTime
• Google Docs

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salary by location

Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.

• Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Salary in CA
  Median $57,000 · Employment 143,060
• Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Salary in TX
  Median $46,670 · Employment 140,580
• Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Salary in NY
  Median $57,790 · Employment 119,650
• Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Salary in FL
  Median $46,060 · Employment 111,530
• Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Salary in New York, NY
  Median $59,550 · Employment 108,700
• Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Salary in IL
  Median $56,720 · Employment 66,600
• Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Salary in OH
  Median $53,420 · Employment 64,770
• Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Salary in PA
  Median $49,290 · Employment 55,590
• Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Salary in GA
  Median $47,680 · Employment 48,430
• Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Salary in Los Angeles, CA
  Median $56,520 · Employment 47,890
• Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Salary in Chicago, IL
  Median $58,020 · Employment 45,710
• Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Salary in NC
  Median $47,910 · Employment 43,440

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