Equipment Maintenance Skills and Careers

Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.

910 occupations report this skill · Category: Transferable Skills · O*NET element 2.B.3.j

Occupations reporting Equipment Maintenance

Importance and level are O*NET scale values. Ordered by reported importance. A skill rating does not indicate hiring outcomes.

OccupationImportanceLevelNational median wage
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity1.91.0$59,050
Orthotists and Prosthetists1.91.4$81,110
Tire Builders1.91.1$57,390
Penetration Testers1.81.0$116,580
Security Managers1.80.9$106,660
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers1.81.3$38,300
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers1.81.3$232,140
Power Distributors and Dispatchers1.81.5$106,730
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers1.81.4$48,570
Disc Jockeys, Except Radio1.81.0
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers1.81.1$58,970
Tapers1.81.0$68,270
Carpet Installers1.81.6$50,340
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping1.81.3$46,380
Couriers and Messengers1.81.0$39,200
Bridge and Lock Tenders1.81.4$57,700
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers1.81.4$171,270
Amusement and Recreation Attendants1.80.9$32,150
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers1.81.3$63,820
Physical Therapist Assistants1.80.9$68,380
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists1.81.0$95,480
Histology Technicians1.80.9
Digital Forensics Analysts1.60.8$116,580
Forensic Science Technicians1.61.0$72,060
Food Batchmakers1.61.3$42,290
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders1.61.1$41,590
Butchers and Meat Cutters1.61.1$40,140
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers1.61.0
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers1.60.6$48,220
Information Security Analysts1.60.9$129,180
Dentists, General1.60.6$170,950
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners1.60.6$72,420
Nuclear Engineers1.60.6$133,970
Log Graders and Scalers1.61.0$46,330
Library Technicians1.60.6$44,580
Cargo and Freight Agents1.60.6$52,260
Counter and Rental Clerks1.60.6$41,300
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers1.61.0$36,220
Baggage Porters and Bellhops1.60.8$37,080
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary1.60.8$107,310
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers1.61.3$53,750
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers1.60.8$38,150
Driver/Sales Workers1.60.8$38,770
Occupational Therapy Assistants1.60.6$72,300
Correctional Officers and Jailers1.61.0$58,940
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators1.60.6$58,470
Construction Managers1.61.0$114,990
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners1.60.6$61,160
Information Security Engineers1.5$116,580
Bakers1.50.5$37,160

Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.