CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies

Helpers, Installation, Maintenance and Repair

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CompGeo Occupation Group: Trades and Related
Job Family: Helpers
Benchmark Title: Helpers, Installation, Maintenance and Repair
 
Summary Job Description Tasks
Help installation, maintenance, and repair workers in maintenance, parts replacement, and repair of vehicles, industrial machinery, and electrical and electronic equipment. Perform duties such as furnishing tools, materials, and supplies to other workers; cleaning work area, machines, and tools; and holding materials or tools for other workers. Tend and observe equipment and machinery to verify efficient and safe operation.
 
Examine and test machinery, equipment, components, and parts for defects to ensure proper functioning.
 
Adjust, connect, or disconnect wiring, piping, tubing, and other parts, using hand or power tools.
 
Install or replace machinery, equipment, and new or replacement parts and instruments, using hand or power tools.
 
Clean or lubricate vehicles, machinery, equipment, instruments, tools, work areas, and other objects, using hand tools, power tools, and cleaning equipment.
 
Apply protective materials to equipment, components, and parts to prevent defects and corrosion.
 
Transfer tools, parts, equipment, and supplies to and from work stations and other areas.
 
Disassemble broken or defective equipment to facilitate repair and reassemble equipment when repairs are complete.
 
Assemble and maintain physical structures, using hand or power tools.
 
Provide assistance to more skilled workers involved in the adjustment, maintenance, part replacement, and repair of tools, equipment, and machines.
 
Position vehicles, machinery, equipment, physical structures, and other objects for assembly or installation, using hand tools, power tools, and moving equipment.
 
Hold or supply tools, parts, equipment, and supplies for other workers.
 
Prepare work stations for use by mechanics and repairers.
 
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Trades and Related
Job Family: Helpers
Benchmark Title: Helpers, Installation, Maintenance and Repair
 
Important Knowledge Competencies Competency Description
Mechanical Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
 
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.
 
Mathematics Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
 
Engineering and Technology Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
 
Design Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
 
English Language Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
 
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Trades and Related
Job Family: Helpers
Benchmark Title: Helpers, Installation, Maintenance and Repair
 
Important Skill Competencies Competency Description
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.
 
Operation Monitoring Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
 
Speaking Talking to others to convey information effectively.
 
Monitoring Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
 
Equipment Selection Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
 
Operation and Control Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
 
Equipment Maintenance Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
 
Quality Control Analysis Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
 
Critical Thinking Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
 
Troubleshooting Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
 
Reading Comprehension Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
 
Repairing Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
 
Coordination Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
 
Judgment and Decision Making Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
 
Service Orientation Actively looking for ways to help people.
 
Complex Problem Solving Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
 
Time Management Managing one's own time and the time of others.
 
Active Learning Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
 
Social Perceptiveness Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
 
Instructing Teaching others how to do something.
 
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Trades and Related
Job Family: Helpers
Benchmark Title: Helpers, Installation, Maintenance and Repair
 
Important Ability Competencies Competency Description
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.
 
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.
 
Near Vision The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
 
Oral Comprehension The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
 
Inductive Reasoning The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
 
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).
 
Extent Flexibility The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
 
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.
 
Control Precision The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
 
Static Strength The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
 
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.
 
Far Vision The ability to see details at a distance.
 
Oral Expression The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
 
Deductive Reasoning The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Gross Body Equilibrium The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position.
 
Speech Recognition The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
 
Category Flexibility The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
 
Selective Attention The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
 
Hearing Sensitivity The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.
 
Written Comprehension The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
 
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.
 
Visualization The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
 
Dynamic Strength The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue.
 
Stamina The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.
 
Visual Color Discrimination The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
 
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.
 
Speech Clarity The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
 
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).
 
Reaction Time The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
 
Gross Body Coordination The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion.
 
Auditory Attention The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.
 
Originality The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
 
Fluency of Ideas The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
 
Wrist-Finger Speed The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.
 
Glare Sensitivity The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting.
 
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Trades and Related
Job Family: Helpers
Benchmark Title: Helpers, Installation, Maintenance and Repair
 
Tools/Technology Example Product Category
Atlas Construction Business Forms Word processing software
 
Building automation software Industrial control software
 
Computer aided design CAD software Computer aided design CAD software
 
Data logging software Data base user interface and query software
 
Facility energy management software Facilities management software
 
HVAC tools software Computer aided design CAD software
 
Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet software
 
Microsoft Word Word processing software
 
Spreadsheet software Spreadsheet software
 
Adjustable wrenches Adjustable wrenches
 
Air chisels Pneumatic hammer
 
Air compressors Air compressors
 
Automatic levels Levels
 
Backhoes Backhoes
 
Boom trucks Conventional truck cranes
 
Bosun chairs Manlift or personnel lift
 
Bucket trucks Articulating boom lift
 
Caulking guns Caulking guns
 
Chain hoists Hoists
 
Claw hammers Hammers
 
Computerized meter readers Portable data input terminals
 
Dollies Dollies
 
Drill presses Workshop presses
 
Face masks Facial shields
 
Forklifts Forklifts
 
Front end loaders Front end loaders
 
Grease guns Grease guns
 
Hand trucks Hand trucks or accessories
 
Hi-los Hoists
 
Jackhammers Pneumatic hammer
 
Ladders Ladders
 
Locking pliers Locking pliers
 
Mallets Mallets
 
Notebook computers Notebook computers
 
Overhead cranes Track cranes
 
Paint application brushes Paint brushes
 
Paint application rollers Paint rollers
 
Personal computers Personal computers
 
Phillips head screwdrivers Screwdrivers
 
Pipe cutters Pipe or tube cutters
 
Pipe threading machines Threading machines
 
Pipe wrenches Pipe wrenches
 
Pneumatic drills Pneumatic drill
 
Pneumatic hammers Pneumatic hammer
 
Power chippers Power chippers
 
Power drills Power drills
 
Power grinders Power grinders
 
Power hoists Hoists
 
Power nailers Power nail guns
 
Power sanders Power sanders
 
Power saws Power saws
 
Ratchets Ratchets
 
Safety gloves Protective gloves
 
Safety goggles Goggles
 
Sandblasters Pneumatic sanding machines
 
Scaffolding Scaffolding
 
Skip loaders Skid steer loaders
 
Sledgehammers Hammers
 
Steam cleaning equipment Pressure or steam cleaners
 
Straight screwdrivers Screwdrivers
 
Torque wrenches Torque wrenches
 
Tube crimping tools Tube end finishers
 
Utility knives Utility knives
 
Vacuum pumps Vacuum pumps
 
Welding equipment Welding tools
 
Wire cutters Wire cutters
 
Wire strippers Stripping tools
 
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Trades and Related
Job Family: Helpers
Benchmark Title: Helpers, Installation, Maintenance and Repair
 
Prerequisite Qualification Category Education and Experience Level
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)
 
On-the-Job Training Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
 
On-Site or In-Plant Training Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
 
Required Level of Education High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)
 
Related Work Experience Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
 
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Trades and Related
Job Family: Helpers
Benchmark Title: Helpers, Installation, Maintenance and Repair
 
Alternate Job Title(s)
Air Conditioner Installer Helper
Air-Conditioner Window Unit Installer-Servicer Helper
Airframe and Power Plant Mechanic Helper
Apprentice/Lineman
Armature Winder Repair Helper
Automobile Body Repairer Helper
Automobile Mechanic Helper
Automotive Electrical Helper
Blacksmith Assistant
Blacksmith Helper
Building Equipment Operator (BEO)
Cable Splicer Helper
Car Mechanic Helper
Car Repairer Helper
Car Sander
Compressed Gas Equipment Service Mechanic Helper
Construction Equipment Mechanic Helper
Cooper Helper
Diesel Mechanic Helper
Diver Helper
Electrical Assistant
Electrical/Instrument Technician (E/I Tech)
Electrician Technician
Elevator Constructor Helper
Elevator Repairer Helper
Environmental Control System Installer Servicer Helper
Facilities Locator
Facilities Maintenance Technician
Factory or Mill Maintenance Repairer Helper
Fire Equipment Inspector Helper
Furnace Mechanic Helper
Garage Helper
Gas Appliance Servicer Helper
Gas Fitter Helper
Gas Leak Inspector Helper
Gas Main Fitter Helper
Gas Meter Installer Helper
Gas Regulator Repairer Helper
General Maintenance Mechanic
Heating and Air-Conditioning Installer-Servicer Helper
Hot Air Furnace Installer and Repairer Helper
Hydroblaster
Hydroelectric Machinery Mechanic Helper
Industrial Gas Service Helper
Industrial Gas Servicer Helper
Industrial Maintenance Repairer Helper
Installation Helper
Installation Technician
Instrument Repairer Helper
Instrument Technician Helper
Laboratory Helper
Laborer
Last Repairer Helper
Lighting Technician
Locksmith Helper
Machinist Helper
Maintenance Aide
Maintenance Assistant
Maintenance Helper
Maintenance Man
Maintenance Mechanic
Maintenance Mechanic Helper
Maintenance Technician
Maintenance Worker
Mechanic Helper
Mechanic's Assistant
Mechanical Maintenance Worker
Mechanical System Technician
Meter Repairer Helper
Millwright Helper
Motorboat Mechanic Helper
Oil Burner Servicer and Installer Helper
Ordnance Artificer Helper
Outside Machinist Helper
Over Hauler Helper
Overhauler
Overhauler Helper
Paint Preparer
Pinsetter Mechanic Helper
Power Washer
Powerhouse Mechanic Helper
Pressure Washer
Protective Signal Installer Helper
Protective Signal Repairer Helper
Pump Servicer Helper
Refrigeration Mechanic Helper
Repair Armature Winder Helper
Repair or Installation Service Assistant
Repairer Helper
Rigger Helper
Rigging Helper
Salvager Helper
Sander
Service Planner
Service Station Helper
Sewing Machine Repairer Helper
Signal Maintainer Helper
Solar Energy System Installer Helper
Spray Gun Repairer Helper
Street Light Repairer Helper
Street Light Servicer Helper
Streetcar Repairer Helper
Technician's Helper
Technician, Helper, Instrument
Television Installer Helper
Tractor Mechanic Helper
Trades Helper
Veneer Clipper Helper
Wash Oil Pump Operator Helper
Washer Engineer Helper
Water and Gas Helper
Well Tender
Wet End Helper
Window Unit Air Conditioner Installer Helper
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Trades and Related
Job Family: Helpers
Benchmark Title: Helpers, Installation, Maintenance and Repair
 
 
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