| Title | SOC Code | Category | Typical Education | Work Experience | On-the-Job Training | Total Jobs | Average Hourly Wage | 10-Year Total New Demand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automotive Body and Related Repairers | 49-3021 | Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | High school diploma or equivalent | None | Long-term on-the-job training | 2,701 | $27 | 3,118 |
| Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul buses and trucks, or maintain and repair any type of diesel engines. Includes mechanics working primarily with automobile or marine diesel engines. Click on title to learn more | 49-3031 | Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | High school diploma or equivalent | None | Long-term on-the-job training | 4,877 | $25 | 5,666 |
| Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul mobile mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment, such as cranes, bulldozers, graders, and conveyors, used in construction, logging, and mining. Click on title to learn more | 49-3042 | Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | High school diploma or equivalent | None | Long-term on-the-job training | 2,261 | $24 | 2,976 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers work on heating, ventilation, cooling, and refrigeration systems. Click on title to learn more | 49-9021 | Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | Postsecondary nondegree award | None | Long-term on-the-job training | 5,770 | $23 | 6,708 |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics 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. Click on title to learn more | 49-9041 | Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | High school diploma or equivalent | None | Long-term on-the-job training | 4,440 | $27 | 5,895 |
| Machinists Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments out of metal. Includes precision instrument makers who fabricate, modify, or repair mechanical instruments. Click on title to learn more | 51-4041 | Production Occupations | High school diploma or equivalent | None | Long-term on-the-job training | 2,957 | $22 | 3,741 |
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