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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. | |||
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Examine and test machinery, equipment, components, and parts for defects to ensure proper functioning. | ||||
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Adjust, connect, or disconnect wiring, piping, tubing, and other parts, using hand or power tools. | ||||
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Install or replace machinery, equipment, and new or replacement parts and instruments, using hand or power tools. | ||||
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Clean or lubricate vehicles, machinery, equipment, instruments, tools, work areas, and other objects, using hand tools, power tools, and cleaning equipment. | ||||
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Apply protective materials to equipment, components, and parts to prevent defects and corrosion. | ||||
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Transfer tools, parts, equipment, and supplies to and from work stations and other areas. | ||||
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Disassemble broken or defective equipment to facilitate repair and reassemble equipment when repairs are complete. | ||||
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Assemble and maintain physical structures, using hand or power tools. | ||||
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Provide assistance to more skilled workers involved in the adjustment, maintenance, part replacement, and repair of tools, equipment, and machines. | ||||
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Position vehicles, machinery, equipment, physical structures, and other objects for assembly or installation, using hand tools, power tools, and moving equipment. | ||||
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Hold or supply tools, parts, equipment, and supplies for other workers. | ||||
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Prepare work stations for use by mechanics and repairers. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Helpers, Installation, Maintenance and Repair
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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Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. | |||
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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. | |||
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Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. | |||
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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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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. | |||
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Operation Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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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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Equipment Selection | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. | |||
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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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Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. | |||
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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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Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. | |||
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Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Repairing | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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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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Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. | |||
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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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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. | |||
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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. | |||
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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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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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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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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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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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Extent Flexibility | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. | |||
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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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Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. | |||
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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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Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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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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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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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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Gross Body Equilibrium | The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position. | |||
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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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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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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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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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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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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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Dynamic Strength | The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue. | |||
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Stamina | The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath. | |||
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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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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 Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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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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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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Gross Body Coordination | The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion. | |||
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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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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. | |||
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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). | |||
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Wrist-Finger Speed | The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. | |||
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Glare Sensitivity | The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting. | |||
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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
Atlas Construction Business Forms | Word processing software | |||
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Building automation software | Industrial control software | |||
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Computer aided design CAD software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Data logging software | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Facility energy management software | Facilities management software | |||
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HVAC tools software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | |||
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Microsoft Word | Word processing software | |||
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Spreadsheet software | Spreadsheet software | |||
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Adjustable wrenches | Adjustable wrenches | |||
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Air chisels | Pneumatic hammer | |||
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Air compressors | Air compressors | |||
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Automatic levels | Levels | |||
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Backhoes | Backhoes | |||
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Boom trucks | Conventional truck cranes | |||
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Bosun chairs | Manlift or personnel lift | |||
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Bucket trucks | Articulating boom lift | |||
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Caulking guns | Caulking guns | |||
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Chain hoists | Hoists | |||
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Claw hammers | Hammers | |||
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Computerized meter readers | Portable data input terminals | |||
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Dollies | Dollies | |||
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Drill presses | Workshop presses | |||
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Face masks | Facial shields | |||
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Forklifts | Forklifts | |||
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Front end loaders | Front end loaders | |||
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Grease guns | Grease guns | |||
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Hand trucks | Hand trucks or accessories | |||
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Hi-los | Hoists | |||
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Jackhammers | Pneumatic hammer | |||
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Ladders | Ladders | |||
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Locking pliers | Locking pliers | |||
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Mallets | Mallets | |||
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Notebook computers | Notebook computers | |||
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Overhead cranes | Track cranes | |||
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Paint application brushes | Paint brushes | |||
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Paint application rollers | Paint rollers | |||
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Personal computers | Personal computers | |||
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Phillips head screwdrivers | Screwdrivers | |||
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Pipe cutters | Pipe or tube cutters | |||
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Pipe threading machines | Threading machines | |||
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Pipe wrenches | Pipe wrenches | |||
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Pneumatic drills | Pneumatic drill | |||
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Pneumatic hammers | Pneumatic hammer | |||
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Power chippers | Power chippers | |||
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Power drills | Power drills | |||
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Power grinders | Power grinders | |||
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Power hoists | Hoists | |||
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Power nailers | Power nail guns | |||
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Power sanders | Power sanders | |||
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Power saws | Power saws | |||
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Ratchets | Ratchets | |||
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Safety gloves | Protective gloves | |||
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Safety goggles | Goggles | |||
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Sandblasters | Pneumatic sanding machines | |||
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Scaffolding | Scaffolding | |||
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Skip loaders | Skid steer loaders | |||
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Sledgehammers | Hammers | |||
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Steam cleaning equipment | Pressure or steam cleaners | |||
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Straight screwdrivers | Screwdrivers | |||
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Torque wrenches | Torque wrenches | |||
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Tube crimping tools | Tube end finishers | |||
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Utility knives | Utility knives | |||
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Vacuum pumps | Vacuum pumps | |||
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Welding equipment | Welding tools | |||
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Wire cutters | Wire cutters | |||
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Wire strippers | Stripping tools | |||
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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) | |||
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On-the-Job Training | Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year | |||
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On-Site or In-Plant 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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Related Work Experience | Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years | |||
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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 | |||
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