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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul buses and trucks, or maintain and repair any type of diesel engines. Includes mechanics working primarily with automobile or marine diesel engines. | Use handtools such as screwdrivers, pliers, wrenches, pressure gauges, and precision instruments, as well as power tools such as pneumatic wrenches, lathes, welding equipment, and jacks and hoists. | |||
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Inspect brake systems, steering mechanisms, wheel bearings, and other important parts to ensure that they are in proper operating condition. | ||||
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Perform routine maintenance such as changing oil, checking batteries, and lubricating equipment and machinery. | ||||
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Adjust and reline brakes, align wheels, tighten bolts and screws, and reassemble equipment. | ||||
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Raise trucks, buses, and heavy parts or equipment using hydraulic jacks or hoists. | ||||
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Test drive trucks and buses to diagnose malfunctions or to ensure that they are working properly. | ||||
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Inspect, test, and listen to defective equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test instruments such as handheld computers, motor analyzers, chassis charts, and pressure gauges. | ||||
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Examine and adjust protective guards, loose bolts, and specified safety devices. | ||||
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Inspect and verify dimensions and clearances of parts to ensure conformance to factory specifications. | ||||
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Specialize in repairing and maintaining parts of the engine, such as fuel injection systems. | ||||
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Attach test instruments to equipment, and read dials and gauges to diagnose malfunctions. | ||||
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Rewire ignition systems, lights, and instrument panels. | ||||
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Recondition and replace parts, pistons, bearings, gears, and valves. | ||||
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Repair and adjust seats, doors, and windows, and install and repair accessories. | ||||
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Inspect, repair, and maintain automotive and mechanical equipment and machinery such as pumps and compressors. | ||||
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Disassemble and overhaul internal combustion engines, pumps, generators, transmissions, clutches, and differential units. | ||||
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Rebuild gas or diesel engines. | ||||
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Align front ends and suspension systems. | ||||
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Operate valve-grinding machines to grind and reset valves. | ||||
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Diagnose and repair vehicle heating and cooling systems. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. | |||
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Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. | |||
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Transportation | Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. | |||
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English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. | |||
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Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. | |||
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Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. | |||
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Law and Government | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. | |||
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Repairing | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. | |||
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Operation Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. | |||
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Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. | |||
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Equipment Maintenance | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. | |||
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Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. | |||
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Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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Equipment Selection | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. | |||
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Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. | |||
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Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. | |||
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Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. | |||
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Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. | |||
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Hearing Sensitivity | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. | |||
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Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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Extent Flexibility | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. | |||
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Depth Perception | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. | |||
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Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing. | |||
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Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
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Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. | |||
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Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Response Orientation | The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part. | |||
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Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. | |||
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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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Time Sharing | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). | |||
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Auditory Attention | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. | |||
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Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. | |||
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Rate Control | The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene. | |||
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Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. | |||
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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
Database software | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Shop management software | Facilities management software | |||
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Word processing software | Word processing software | |||
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Acetylene torches | Blow torches | |||
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Adjustable crescent wrenches | Adjustable wrenches | |||
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Adjustable widemouth pliers | Adjustable widemouth pliers | |||
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Adjustable wrenches | Adjustable wrenches | |||
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Arc welders | Welders | |||
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Ball peen hammers | Hammers | |||
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Battery chargers | Battery chargers | |||
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Bearing heating ovens | Induction heaters | |||
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Blast cleaning cabinets | Pneumatic sanding machines | |||
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Bleeder wrenches | Specialty wrenches | |||
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Blow guns | Compressed air gun | |||
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Bore gauges | Gauges or inspection fixtures | |||
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Boring bars | Boring tools | |||
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Boring tools | Boring tools | |||
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Box end wrenches | Box end wrenches | |||
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Brake shoe adjusting tools | Brake repair kits | |||
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Brass drifts | Punches or nail sets or drifts | |||
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Brass hammers | Hammers | |||
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Brazing equipment | Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus | |||
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Chain slings | Slings | |||
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Claw hammers | Hammers | |||
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Cold chisels | Cold chisels | |||
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Combination wrenches | Combination wrenches | |||
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Cross peen hammers | Hammers | |||
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Cutting torches | Blow torches | |||
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Decelerometers | Speed sensors | |||
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Depth gauges | Depth gauges | |||
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Desktop computers | Desktop computers | |||
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Detroit diesel electronic control DDEC readers | Portable data input terminals | |||
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Diagonal cutting pliers | Diagonal cut pliers | |||
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Dial calipers | Calipers | |||
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Dial gauges | Gauges or inspection fixtures | |||
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Drill machines | Power drills | |||
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Drill presses | Workshop presses | |||
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Dynanometers | Dynamometers | |||
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Feeler gauges | Feeler gauges | |||
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Files | Files | |||
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Flare nut wrenches | Specialty wrenches | |||
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Flash card readers | Portable data input terminals | |||
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Forklifts | Forklifts | |||
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Fuel pump test stands | Engine or component test stands | |||
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Gas welding equipment | Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus | |||
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Governor test stands | Engine or component test stands | |||
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Grinding machines | Power grinders | |||
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Hacksaws | Saws | |||
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Handheld diagnostic computers | Portable data input terminals | |||
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Hearing protectors | Ear plugs | |||
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Hex keys | Hex keys | |||
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Hoists | Hoists | |||
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Hones | Drill bits | |||
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Hydraulic pumps | Hydraulic pumps | |||
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Hydraulic rams | Hydraulic pumps | |||
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Impact wrenches | Impact wrenches | |||
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Injector pop testers | Pressure sensors | |||
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Inside calipers | Calipers | |||
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Jacks | Jacks | |||
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Lathes | Lathes | |||
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Locking pliers | Locking pliers | |||
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Metal inert gas MIG welders | Metal inert gas MIG welding machinery | |||
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Micrometers | Micrometers | |||
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Milling machines | Milling machines | |||
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Multimeters | Multimeters | |||
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Needlenose pliers | Needlenose pliers | |||
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Open end wrenches | Open end wrenches | |||
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Outside calipers | Calipers | |||
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Paint spray guns | Paint sprayers | |||
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Personal computers | Personal computers | |||
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Pneumatic wrenches | Pneumatic impact wrenches | |||
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Power drills | Power drills | |||
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Power grinders | Power grinders | |||
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Power sanders | Power sanders | |||
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Power saws | Power saws | |||
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Pressure gauges | Pressure indicators | |||
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Pry bars | Pry bars | |||
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Pump wrenches | Specialty wrenches | |||
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Punch presses | Workshop presses | |||
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Punch sets | Punches or nail sets or drifts | |||
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Punches | Stamping dies or punches | |||
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Putty knives | Putty knives | |||
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Rat tail files | Files | |||
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Ratchets | Ratchets | |||
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Reamers | Reamers | |||
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Riveting tools | Rivet tools | |||
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Safety glasses | Safety glasses | |||
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Safety gloves | Protective gloves | |||
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Screwdrivers | Screwdrivers | |||
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Shears | Shears | |||
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Sledgehammers | Hammers | |||
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Slip joint pliers | Slip or groove joint pliers | |||
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Slug wrenches | Specialty wrenches | |||
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Snap gauges | Thickness measuring devices | |||
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Snap ring pliers | Retaining ring pliers | |||
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Socket wrench sets | Socket sets | |||
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Spark plug gapping tools | Feeler gauges | |||
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Spark plug sockets | Sockets | |||
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Steam cleaning equipment | Pressure or steam cleaners | |||
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Tachometers | Tachometers | |||
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Tape measures | Tape measures | |||
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Test lights | Circuit tester | |||
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Tire pressure gauges | Pressure indicators | |||
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Torque wrenches | Torque wrenches | |||
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Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment | Tungsten inert gas TIG welding machinery | |||
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Two way radios | Two way radios | |||
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Utility knives | Utility knives | |||
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Vacuum pumps | Vacuum pumps | |||
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Valve seat grinders | Resurfacers | |||
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Vise grip pliers | Locking pliers | |||
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Voltmeters | Voltage or current meters | |||
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Water pump pliers | Adjustable widemouth pliers | |||
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Welding equipment | Welding tools | |||
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Welding hoods | Welding masks | |||
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Wheel balancers | Wheel balancing equipment | |||
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Wire crimpers | Wire lug crimping tool | |||
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Wire cutting tools | Wire cutters | |||
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Wire strippers | Stripping tools | |||
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Workshop cranes | Workshop cranes | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
On-the-Job Training | Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year | |||
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Required Level of Education | High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate) | |||
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Required Level of Education | Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in Personnel Services, Engineering-related Technologies, Vocational Home Economics, Construction Trades, Mechanics and Repairers, Precision Production Trades) | |||
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On-Site or In-Plant Training | Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Biodiesel Engine Specialist | |||
Boat Diesel Motor Mechanic | |||
Boat Engine Mechanic | |||
Boat Engines Installer | |||
Boat Mechanic | |||
Bus Mechanic | |||
Bus or Truck Garage Mechanic | |||
Certified Mechanic | |||
Deep Submergence Vehicle Crewmember | |||
Diesel Engine Erector | |||
Diesel Engine Fitter | |||
Diesel Engine Mechanic | |||
Diesel Machinist | |||
Diesel Mechanic | |||
Diesel Mechanic Apprentice | |||
Diesel Motor Mechanic | |||
Diesel Service Technician | |||
Diesel Technician | |||
Diesel Tractor Engine Mechanic | |||
Engine Maintenance Mechanic | |||
Engine Mechanic | |||
Farm Equipment Engine Mechanic | |||
Farm Implement Engine Mechanic | |||
Farm Machinery Engine Mechanic | |||
Fleet Mechanic | |||
Fleet Service Manager | |||
Garage Mechanic | |||
General Repair Mechanic | |||
Heavy Duty Mechanic | |||
Heavy Equipment Engine Mechanic | |||
Heavy Repairer | |||
Heavy Truck Mechanic | |||
Industrial Truck Mechanic | |||
Journeyman Bus Mechanic | |||
Locomotive Mechanic | |||
Maintenance Mechanic | |||
Marine Diesel Mechanic | |||
Marine Diesel Technician | |||
Marine Engine Machinist | |||
Marine Engine Machinist Apprentice | |||
Marine Engine Mechanic | |||
Mechanic | |||
Medium/Heavy Truck Mechanic | |||
Motor Mechanic | |||
Oil Field Equipment Mechanic | |||
Ordnance Truck Installation Mechanic | |||
Overhauler, Bus, Truck | |||
School Bus Mechanic | |||
Service Technician | |||
Tank Truck Engine Mechanic | |||
Tractor Expert | |||
Tractor Mechanic | |||
Tractor Mechanic Apprentice | |||
Tractor Trailer Mechanic | |||
Trailer Mechanic | |||
Transit Mechanic | |||
Transportation Mechanic | |||
Truck Bench Mechanic | |||
Truck Engine Technician | |||
Truck Mechanic | |||
Truck Mechanic Apprentice | |||
Truck Trailer Mechanic | |||
Truck, Railroad, and Bus Engine Mechanic | |||
Truck, Railroad, and Bus Motor Mechanic | |||
Truck, Railroad, and Bus Transmission Mechanic | |||
Truck, Railroad, and Bus Tune Up Mechanic | |||
Vehicle Mechanic | |||
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