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Job Description
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.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 49-3031.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 46,710.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 22.00
- Currently, there are 254,280 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists”.
Also Known As…
- Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
- Truck Mechanic
- Transit Mechanic
- Trailer Mechanic
- Service Technician
- Mechanic
- General Repair Mechanic
- Fleet Mechanic
- Diesel Technician
- Diesel Mechanic
- Bus Mechanic
- Vehicle Mechanic
- Truck, Railroad, and Bus Tune Up Mechanic
- Truck, Railroad, and Bus Transmission Mechanic
- Truck, Railroad, and Bus Motor Mechanic
- Truck, Railroad, and Bus Engine Mechanic
- Truck Trailer Mechanic
- Truck Mechanic Apprentice
- Truck Bench Mechanic
- Transportation Mechanic
- Tractor Trailer Mechanic
- Tractor Mechanic Apprentice
- Tractor Mechanic
- Tractor Expert
- Tank Truck Engine Mechanic
- Overhauler, Bus, Truck
- Ordnance Truck Installation Mechanic
- Oil Field Equipment Mechanic
- Motor Mechanic
- Marine Engine Mechanic
- Marine Engine Machinist Apprentice
- Marine Engine Machinist
- Marine Diesel Technician
- Marine Diesel Mechanic
- Maintenance Mechanic
- Locomotive Mechanic
- Industrial Truck Mechanic
- Heavy Repairer
- Heavy Equipment Engine Mechanic
- Heavy Duty Mechanic
- Farm Machinery Engine Mechanic
- Farm Implement Engine Mechanic
- Farm Equipment Engine Mechanic
- Engine Mechanic
- Engine Maintenance Mechanic
- Diesel Truck Mechanic
- Diesel Tractor Engine Mechanic
- Diesel Service Technician
- Diesel Motor Mechanic
- Diesel Machinist
- Diesel Engine Mechanic
- Diesel Engine Fitter
- Diesel Engine Erector
- Deep Submergence Vehicle Crewmember
- Bus or Truck Garage Mechanic
- Boat Mechanic
- Boat Engines Installer
- Boat Engine Mechanic
- Boat Diesel Motor Mechanic
- Biodiesel Engine Specialist
Tasks for “Diesel Mechanic Apprentice”
- Repair or adjust seats, doors, or windows.
- Examine and adjust protective guards, loose bolts, and specified safety devices.
- Attach test instruments to equipment, and read dials and gauges to diagnose malfunctions.
- Raise trucks, buses, and heavy parts or equipment using hydraulic jacks or hoists.
- Recondition and replace parts, pistons, bearings, gears, and valves.
- Inspect brake systems, steering mechanisms, wheel bearings, and other important parts to ensure that they are in proper operating condition.
- Align front ends and suspension systems.
- Follow green operational practices involving conservation of water or energy or reduction of solid waste.
- Rewire ignition systems, lights, and instrument panels.
- Diagnose and repair vehicle heating and cooling systems.
- Operate valve-grinding machines to grind and reset valves.
- Inspect and verify dimensions and clearances of parts to ensure conformance to factory specifications.
- Perform routine maintenance such as changing oil, checking batteries, and lubricating equipment and machinery.
- Specialize in repairing and maintaining parts of the engine, such as fuel injection systems.
- Use handtools such as screwdrivers, pliers, wrenches, pressure gauges, and precision instruments, as well as power tools such as pneumatic wrenches, lathes, welding equipment, and jacks and hoists.
- Adjust and reline brakes, align wheels, tighten bolts and screws, and reassemble equipment.
- Maintain or repair vehicles with alternative fuel systems, including biodiesel, hybrid, or compressed natural gas vehicles.
- Disassemble and overhaul internal combustion engines, pumps, generators, transmissions, clutches, and differential units.
- Adjust or repair computer controlled exhaust emissions devices.
- Measure vehicle emissions to determine whether they are within acceptable limits.
- Test drive trucks and buses to diagnose malfunctions or to ensure that they are working properly.
- Install or repair accessories.
- Inspect, test, and listen to defective equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test instruments such as handheld computers, motor analyzers, chassis charts, and pressure gauges.
- Rebuild gas or diesel engines.
- Inspect, repair, and maintain automotive and mechanical equipment and machinery such as pumps and compressors.
Related Technology & Tools
- Brake shoe adjusting tools
- Cross peen hammers
- Slip joint pliers
- Milling machines
- Pump wrenches
- Portable welding equipment
- Personal computers
- Handheld diagnostic computers
- Brass drifts
- Power saws
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Wire cutting tools
- Micrometers
- Test lights
- Pry bars
- Chain slings
- Power drills
- Utility knives
- Tachometers
- Putty knives
- Adjustable wrenches
- Forklifts
- Safety gloves
- Depth gauges
- Grinding machines
- Claw hammers
- Shears
- Two way radios
- Wire strippers
- Lathes
- Gas welding equipment
- Riveting tools
- Punches
- Inside calipers
- Steam cleaning equipment
- Hacksaws
- Torque wrenches
- Boring bars
- Box end wrenches
- Locking pliers
- Sledgehammers
- Outside calipers
- Dial calipers
- Detroit diesel electronic control DDEC readers
- Bleeder wrenches
- Combination wrenches
- Vise grip pliers
- Cold chisels
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Adjustable crescent wrenches
- Impact wrenches
- Punch sets
- Hydraulic pumps
- Flare nut wrenches
- Blow guns
- Dynanometers
- Bearing heating ovens
- Punch presses
- Paint spray guns
- Rat tail files
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Injector pop testers
- Ratchets
- Wheel balancers
- Safety glasses
- Vacuum pumps
- Wire crimpers
- Slug wrenches
- Reamers
- Feeler gauges
- Screwdrivers
- Pneumatic wrenches
- Blast cleaning cabinets
- Drill presses
- Acetylene torches
- Flash card readers
- Governor test stands
- Cutting torches
- Ball peen hammers
- Snap ring pliers
- Hearing protectors
- Hex keys
- Spark plug sockets
- Fuel pump test stands
- Diagonal cutting pliers
- Jacks
- Valve seat grinders
- Tape measures
- Pressure gauges
- Snap gauges
- Water pump pliers
- Decelerometers
- Spark plug gapping tools
- Power sanders
- Drill machines
- Dial gauges
- Workshop cranes
- Brazing equipment
- Brass hammers
- Desktop computers
- Power grinders
- Bore gauges
- Multimeters
- Welding hoods
- Voltmeters
- Hoists
- Boring tools
- Battery chargers
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Open end wrenches
- Hones
- Tire pressure gauges
- Hydraulic rams
- Needlenose pliers
- Socket wrench sets
- Database software
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Office
- Shop management software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software