Repairing Skills and Careers

Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.

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

Occupations reporting Repairing

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

OccupationImportanceLevelNational median wage
Mechanical Engineers1.91.8$104,110
Gem and Diamond Workers1.91.5$52,540
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians1.91.6$35,450
Parts Salespersons1.91.8$38,630
Barbers1.91.0$38,210
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers1.91.1$52,540
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers1.91.4$34,890
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers1.91.6$39,150
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers1.91.4$49,100
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters1.90.9$51,330
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists1.91.1$56,870
Commercial Pilots1.91.1$123,220
Agricultural Engineers1.91.1$98,590
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs1.91.5$37,290
Dental Assistants1.91.4$48,070
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School1.91.1$66,270
Geodetic Surveyors1.91.5$75,440
Surveyors1.91.4$75,440
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians1.91.3$45,570
Dishwashers1.91.8$34,810
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians1.90.9$80,110
Opticians, Dispensing1.91.3$47,260
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand1.91.3$40,240
Dental Hygienists1.91.1$98,100
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers1.9$53,750
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders1.91.8$58,040
Prosthodontists1.91.1$311,180
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects1.81.0$116,580
Digital Forensics Analysts1.81.1$116,580
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health1.81.3$55,090
Food Science Technicians1.81.4$52,130
Security Managers1.81.0$106,660
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials1.81.0$35,060
Biochemists and Biophysicists1.81.1$127,410
Surveying and Mapping Technicians1.80.9$54,240
Quality Control Systems Managers1.81.1$126,060
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service1.80.9$39,280
Power Distributors and Dispatchers1.81.5$106,730
Museum Technicians and Conservators1.81.0$51,440
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers1.81.3$38,300
Food Service Managers1.81.0$69,390
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary1.81.3$63,820
Amusement and Recreation Attendants1.80.9$32,150
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation1.81.3$46,340
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers1.81.3$171,270
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers1.81.1$63,820
Model Makers, Wood1.81.3$56,550
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers1.81.3$55,940
Phlebotomists1.80.8$45,230
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing1.81.1$46,170

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