$41,710($20.05/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
-
Musical instrument repairers and tuners repair percussion, stringed, reed, or wind instruments. They may specialize in one area, such as piano tuning.
$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.
$46,100 ($22.17/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Small engine mechanics inspect, service, and repair motorized power equipment. Mechanics often specialize in one type of equipment, such as motorcycles, motorboats, or outdoor power equipment.
$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.
$46,490 ($22.35/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Automotive body and glass repairers restore, refinish, and replace vehicle bodies and frames, windshields, and window glass.
$49,980 ($24.03/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.
$47,860 ($23.01/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Etchers and Engravers etch or engrave metal, wood, rubber, or other materials. This category includes workers such as etcher-circuit processors, pantograph engravers, and silk screen etchers.
$47,200 ($22.69/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers use hand-held or remotely controlled equipment to join or cut metal parts. They also fill holes, indentations, or seams in metal products.
$48,220 ($23.18/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
Less than 5 years
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers fix, maintain, or install electric motors, wiring, or switches.
$46,000 ($22.12/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers design, construct, adjust, repair, appraise and sell jewelry.
$46,860 ($22.53/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Sheet Metal Workers fabricate or install products that are made from thin metal sheets, such as ducts used in heating and air conditioning systems.
$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.
$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.
$48,180 ($23.16/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems assemblers fit, fasten, and install parts of airplanes, space vehicles, or missiles.
$50,590 ($24.32/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Metal and Plastic Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders set up, operate, or tend forging machines to taper, shape, or form metal or plastic parts.