According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Perform routine maintenance, such as inspecting drives, motors, or belts, checking fluid levels, replacing filters, or doing other preventive maintenance actions. | 85% |
| Inspect, operate, or test machinery or equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions. | 81% |
| Adjust functional parts of devices or control instruments, using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, or straightedges. | 77% |
| Repair machines, equipment, or structures, using tools such as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, wrenches, or equipment such as precision measuring instruments or electrical or electronic testing devices. | 77% |
| Order parts, supplies, or equipment from catalogs or suppliers. | 76% |
| Perform routine maintenance on boilers, such as replacing burners or hoses, installing replacement parts, or reinforcing structural weaknesses to ensure optimal boiler efficiency. | 76% |
| Diagnose mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs, as necessary. | 76% |
| Test and treat water supply. | 75% |
| Design new equipment to aid in the repair or maintenance of machines, mechanical equipment, or building structures. | 75% |
| Assemble, install, or repair wiring, electrical or electronic components, pipe systems, plumbing, machinery, or equipment. | 75% |
| Clean or lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, or other parts of machinery. | 74% |
| Provide groundskeeping services, such as landscaping or snow removal. | 74% |
| Maintain or repair specialized equipment or machinery located in cafeterias, laundries, hospitals, stores, offices, or factories. | 74% |
| Estimate costs to repair machinery, equipment, or building structures. | 74% |
| Align and balance new equipment after installation. | 74% |
| Record type and cost of maintenance or repair work. | 74% |
| Operate cutting torches or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts. | 74% |
| Dismantle machines, equipment, or devices to access and remove defective parts, using hoists, cranes, hand tools, or power tools. | 73% |
| Inspect used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements, using rules, calipers, micrometers, or other measuring instruments. | 72% |
| Plan and lay out repair work, using diagrams, drawings, blueprints, maintenance manuals, or schematic diagrams. | 72% |
| Install equipment to improve the energy or operational efficiency of residential or commercial buildings. | 70% |
| Assemble boilers at installation sites, using tools such as levels, plumb bobs, hammers, torches, or other hand tools. | 69% |
| Set up and operate machine tools to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs, fixtures, or tools. | 67% |
| Perform general cleaning of buildings or properties. | 67% |
| Train or manage maintenance personnel or subcontractors. | 66% |
| Lay brick to repair or maintain buildings, walls, arches, or other structures. | 65% |
| Fabricate or repair counters, benches, partitions, or other wooden structures, such as sheds or outbuildings. | 64% |
| Paint or repair roofs, windows, doors, floors, woodwork, plaster, drywall, or other parts of building structures. | 61% |
| Position, attach, or blow insulating materials to prevent energy losses from buildings, pipes, or other structures or objects. | 60% |
| Grind and reseat valves, using valve-grinding machines. | 56% |
