hold or move items with your hands

put together small parts with your fingers

Hand and Finger Use

quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat

use your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down

Controlled Movement

notice when problems happen

order or arrange things

Ideas and Logic

tell the difference between sounds

Hearing and Speech

Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. May also install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to plans.

Auto-Maintenance-Equipment Servicer

Aviation Support Equipment Repairer

Bakery-Machine Mechanic

Canal Equipment Mechanic

Composing-Room Machinist

Conveyor Maintenance Mechanic

Cooling Tower Technician

Elect-Prod-Line-Maint-Mechanic

Forge-Shop-Machine Repairer

Fuel System Maint Worker

Hydraulic Press Service (Ordn)

Hydraulic Repairer

Hydroelectric-Machinery Mechanic

Industrial Machinist System Technician

Industrial Maintenance Mechanic

Industrial Maintenance Mechanic (Nof)

Laundry-Machine Mechanic

Machine Fixer (Carpet & Rug)

Machine Repairer

Machine Repairer, Maintenance

Machinist, Linotype

Maint Mechanic (Any Ind) (Alternate Title: Industrial Maintenance Mechanic)

Maint Mechanic (Grain & Feed)

Maintenance Mech, Compgas

Marine Machinery Mechanic (Existing Title: Machine Repairer, Maintenance)

Overhauler (Textile)

Pinsetter Adjuster, Automatic

Pneumatic Tool Repairer

Pneumatic Tube Repairer

Powerhouse Mechanic

Production Machinery Mechanic (Existing Title: Machine Repairer)

Pump Erector (Const)

Pump Servicer

Repairer I (Chem)

Repairer, Welding Equipment

Repairer, Welding Sys & Eq

Rubberizing Mechanic

Scale Mechanic

Sewing Machine Repairer

Stoker Erector & Servicer

Treatment Plant Mechanic

Manufacturing

Wholesale/Commercial Sales

Service

Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.

Realistic

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.

Conventional

Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the fields of humanities, mathematics/statistics, information technology, or health care service.

Investigative

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law.

Enterprising

Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts, applied arts and design, performing arts, music, creative writing, media, or culinary art.

Artistic

Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

Social

This career will grow rapidly in the next few years.

New job opportunities are very likely in the future.

mechanical

product and service development

Engineering and Technology

English language

Arts and Humanities

manufacture and distribution of products

Manufactured or Agricultural Goods

arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Math and Science

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

Cautiousness

Attention to Detail

Dependability

Perseverance

A tendency to be reliable, responsible, and consistent in meeting work-related obligations.

A tendency to be detail-oriented, organized, and thorough in completing work.

A tendency to be careful, deliberate, and risk-avoidant when making work-related decisions or doing work.

A tendency to exhibit determination and resolve to perform or complete tasks in the face of difficult circumstances or obstacles at work.

A tendency to be honest and ethical at work.

Integrity

A tendency to cope and function effectively in stressful situations at work.

Stress Tolerance

A tendency to establish and maintain personally challenging work-related goals, set high work-related standards, and exert high effort toward meeting those goals and standards.

Achievement Orientation

A tendency to remain calm and composed and to manage emotions effectively in response to criticism or difficult situations at work.

Self-Control

A tendency to be proactive and take on extra responsibilities and tasks that may fall outside of one's required work role.

Initiative

A tendency to believe in one's work-related capabilities and ability to control one's work-related outcomes.

Self-Confidence

Eastern

Idaho

National

North Central

Northern

South Central

Southeastern

Southwestern

thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem

figuring out how to use new ideas or things

Basic Skills

figuring out what is causing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs to not work

planning and doing the basic maintenance on equipment

Technical

noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Problem Solving

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.

Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.

Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment

Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials

Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Getting Information

Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge

Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).

Controlling Machines and Processes

Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.

Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment

Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

What do they typically do on the job?

Personality