$46,500($22.36/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
-
Home appliance repairers install, adjust, or repair all types of electric or gas household appliances, such as refrigerators, washers, dryers, and ovens.
$56,260 ($27.05/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Industrial machinery mechanics and machinery maintenance workers maintain and repair factory equipment and other industrial machinery, such as conveying systems, production machinery, and packaging equipment. Millwrights install, dismantle, repair, reassemble, and move machinery in factories, power plants, and construction sites.
$53,720 ($25.83/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians, also called mechanics, inspect, maintain, and repair vehicles and machinery used in construction, farming, rail transportation, and other industries.
$60,220 ($28.95/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers install, maintain, and fix elevators, escalators, moving walkways, and other lifts.
$73,810 ($35.49/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers operate or control petroleum refining or processing units. They may specialize in controlling manifold and pumping systems, gauging or testing oil in storage tanks, or regulating the flow of oil into pipelines.
$68,390 ($32.88/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
Less than 5 years
First-line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers directly supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers. They can also advise customers on recommended services.
$61,890 ($29.76/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians, also called mechanics, inspect, maintain, and repair vehicles and machinery used in construction, farming, rail transportation, and other industries.
$52,730 ($25.35/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators control stationary engines, boilers, or other mechanical equipment to provide utilities for buildings or for industrial purposes.
$61,580 ($29.61/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Control and valve installers and repairers install, repair, and maintain mechanical regulating and controlling devices, such as electric meters, gas regulators, thermostats, safety and flow valves, and other mechanical governors.
$65,870 ($31.67/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Chemical Plant and System Operators control or operate entire chemical processes or system of machines.
$65,720 ($31.60/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Boilermakers assemble, install, maintain, and repair boilers, closed vats, and other large vessels or containers that hold liquids and gases.
$82,200 ($39.52/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Power Distributors and Dispatchers control the systems that generate and distribute electric power.
$61,070 ($29.36/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Gas Plant Operators distribute or process gas for utility companies and others by controlling compressors to maintain specified pressures on main pipelines.
$51,940 ($24.97/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers wind wire coils used in electrical components, such as resistors and transformers, and in electrical equipment and instruments like field cores, bobbins, electrical motors, generators, and control equipment.
$76,820 ($36.93/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Power Plant Operators, Distributors, and Dispatchers control the systems that generate and distribute electric power.
