How do they match: Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

  • Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

  • Repair Technician
  • Bench Repair Technician
  • Building Repairer
  • Building Maintenance Repairer
  • General Utility Maintenance Repairer
  • Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning Mechanic
  • I and C Technician
  • Industrial Maintenance Repairer
  • Instrument and Controls Technician
  • Mechanical Repair Worker
  • Utility System Repairer

  • 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.

  • 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.
  • Assemble, install, or repair wiring, electrical or electronic components, pipe systems, plumbing, machinery, or equipment.
  • Design new equipment to aid in the repair or maintenance of machines, mechanical equipment, or building structures.
  • Diagnose mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs, as necessary.
  • Estimate costs to repair machinery, equipment, or building structures.
  • Fabricate or repair counters, benches, partitions, or other wooden structures, such as sheds or outbuildings.
  • Lay brick to repair or maintain buildings, walls, arches, or other structures.
  • Maintain or repair specialized equipment or machinery located in cafeterias, laundries, hospitals, stores, offices, or factories.
  • Paint or repair roofs, windows, doors, floors, woodwork, plaster, drywall, or other parts of building structures.
  • Plan and lay out repair work, using diagrams, drawings, blueprints, maintenance manuals, or schematic diagrams.
  • Record type and cost of maintenance or repair work.
  • Set up and operate machine tools to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs, fixtures, or tools.

  • Repair electrical circuits or wiring.
  • Repair structural components.
  • Clean equipment, parts, or tools to repair or maintain them in good working order.
  • Disassemble equipment for maintenance or repair.
  • Read technical information needed to perform maintenance or repairs.
  • Record information about parts, materials or repair procedures.