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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”.

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Tasks for “Diesel Motor Mechanic”

Raise trucks, buses, and heavy parts or equipment using hydraulic jacks or hoists.
Inspect brake systems, steering mechanisms, wheel bearings, and other important parts to ensure that they are in proper operating condition.
Install or repair accessories.
Follow green operational practices involving conservation of water or energy or reduction of solid waste.
Rewire ignition systems, lights, and instrument panels.
Measure vehicle emissions to determine whether they are within acceptable limits.
Perform routine maintenance such as changing oil, checking batteries, and lubricating equipment and machinery.
Inspect, repair, and maintain automotive and mechanical equipment and machinery such as pumps and compressors.
Adjust or repair computer controlled exhaust emissions devices.
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.
Inspect, test, and listen to defective equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test instruments such as handheld computers, motor analyzers, chassis charts, and pressure gauges.
Maintain or repair vehicles with alternative fuel systems, including biodiesel, hybrid, or compressed natural gas vehicles.
Align front ends and suspension systems.
Specialize in repairing and maintaining parts of the engine, such as fuel injection systems.
Recondition and replace parts, pistons, bearings, gears, and valves.
Inspect and verify dimensions and clearances of parts to ensure conformance to factory specifications.
Disassemble and overhaul internal combustion engines, pumps, generators, transmissions, clutches, and differential units.
Repair or adjust seats, doors, or windows.
Attach test instruments to equipment, and read dials and gauges to diagnose malfunctions.
Rebuild gas or diesel engines.
Test drive trucks and buses to diagnose malfunctions or to ensure that they are working properly.
Examine and adjust protective guards, loose bolts, and specified safety devices.
Operate valve-grinding machines to grind and reset valves.
Diagnose and repair vehicle heating and cooling systems.

Related Technology & Tools

Workshop cranes
Hacksaws
Tire pressure gauges
Impact wrenches
Desktop computers
Decelerometers
Wire cutting tools
Tachometers
Single-cut mill saw files
Inside calipers
Power grinders
Forklifts
Spark plug sockets
Dial gauges
Wire strippers
Metal inert gas MIG welders
Detroit diesel electronic control DDEC readers
Combination wrenches
Riveting tools
Brake shoe adjusting tools
Power drills
Blast cleaning cabinets
Slug wrenches
Fuel pump test stands
Wheel balancers
Vacuum pumps
Sledgehammers
Flash card readers
Hex keys
Adjustable crescent wrenches
Feeler gauges
Utility knives
Punch sets
Chain slings
Drill presses
Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
Boring bars
Voltmeters
Outside calipers
Acetylene torches
Cross peen hammers
Battery chargers
Bleeder wrenches
Wire crimpers
Needlenose pliers
Valve seat grinders
Slip joint pliers
Dynanometers
Pry bars
Brass hammers
Jacks
Water pump pliers
Ratchets
Lathes
Depth gauges
Socket wrench sets
Spark plug gapping tools
Pressure gauges
Paint spray guns
Welding hoods
Safety gloves
Adjustable widemouth pliers
Boring tools
Cold chisels
Hoists
Hydraulic pumps
Punch presses
Bore gauges
Milling machines
Cutting torches
Vise grip pliers
Personal computers
Micrometers
Portable welding equipment
Shears
Hearing protectors
Tape measures
Safety glasses
Claw hammers
Diagonal cutting pliers
Putty knives
Dial calipers
Two way radios
Open end wrenches
Screwdrivers
Brazing equipment
Brass drifts
Multimeters
Hydraulic rams
Flare nut wrenches
Torque wrenches
Hones
Ball peen hammers
Snap gauges
Rat tail files
Reamers
Test lights
Gas welding equipment
Drill machines
Bearing heating ovens
Snap ring pliers
Box end wrenches
Grinding machines
Punches
Power saws
Pump wrenches
Steam cleaning equipment
Shielded arc welding tools
Blow guns
Power sanders
Governor test stands
Adjustable wrenches
Locking pliers
Injector pop testers
Pneumatic wrenches
Handheld diagnostic computers

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