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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 Equipment Engine Mechanic
- Engine Mechanic
- Engine Maintenance Mechanic
- Diesel Truck Mechanic
- Diesel Tractor Engine Mechanic
- Diesel Service Technician
- Diesel Motor Mechanic
- Diesel Mechanic Apprentice
- 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 “Farm Implement Engine Mechanic”
- Install or repair accessories.
- Inspect brake systems, steering mechanisms, wheel bearings, and other important parts to ensure that they are in proper operating condition.
- Examine and adjust protective guards, loose bolts, and specified safety devices.
- Inspect and verify dimensions and clearances of parts to ensure conformance to factory specifications.
- Specialize in repairing and maintaining parts of the engine, such as fuel injection systems.
- Follow green operational practices involving conservation of water or energy or reduction of solid waste.
- Inspect, repair, and maintain automotive and mechanical equipment and machinery such as pumps and compressors.
- Perform routine maintenance such as changing oil, checking batteries, and lubricating equipment and machinery.
- Measure vehicle emissions to determine whether they are within acceptable limits.
- Rewire ignition systems, lights, and instrument panels.
- Rebuild gas or diesel engines.
- Adjust and reline brakes, align wheels, tighten bolts and screws, and reassemble equipment.
- Raise trucks, buses, and heavy parts or equipment using hydraulic jacks or hoists.
- Attach test instruments to equipment, and read dials and gauges to diagnose malfunctions.
- Test drive trucks and buses to diagnose malfunctions or to ensure that they are working properly.
- Align front ends and suspension systems.
- Recondition and replace parts, pistons, bearings, gears, and valves.
- Diagnose and repair vehicle heating and cooling systems.
- Adjust or repair computer controlled exhaust emissions devices.
- 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.
- Disassemble and overhaul internal combustion engines, pumps, generators, transmissions, clutches, and differential units.
- Operate valve-grinding machines to grind and reset valves.
- 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.
- Repair or adjust seats, doors, or windows.
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- Hydraulic rams
- Shears
- Feeler gauges
- Ball peen hammers
- Bleeder wrenches
- Blast cleaning cabinets
- Torque wrenches
- Safety glasses
- Test lights
- Vise grip pliers
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Dial calipers
- Cross peen hammers
- Hex keys
- Desktop computers
- Wheel balancers
- Voltmeters
- Slip joint pliers
- Putty knives
- Bearing heating ovens
- Cutting torches
- Socket wrench sets
- Snap gauges
- Lathes
- Locking pliers
- Drill presses
- Outside calipers
- Hydraulic pumps
- Impact wrenches
- Tape measures
- Hones
- Dynanometers
- Fuel pump test stands
- Decelerometers
- Screwdrivers
- Punch sets
- Utility knives
- Depth gauges
- Pump wrenches
- Valve seat grinders
- Brake shoe adjusting tools
- Cold chisels
- Portable welding equipment
- Pressure gauges
- Needlenose pliers
- Claw hammers
- Brazing equipment
- Combination wrenches
- Reamers
- Riveting tools
- Multimeters
- Blow guns
- Water pump pliers
- Governor test stands
- Adjustable wrenches
- Milling machines
- Slug wrenches
- Two way radios
- Tachometers
- Chain slings
- Wire strippers
- Drill machines
- Wire crimpers
- Grinding machines
- Inside calipers
- Bore gauges
- Sledgehammers
- Wire cutting tools
- Jacks
- Pry bars
- Spark plug sockets
- Power sanders
- Hacksaws
- Detroit diesel electronic control DDEC readers
- Spark plug gapping tools
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Boring tools
- Power drills
- Handheld diagnostic computers
- Vacuum pumps
- Box end wrenches
- Ratchets
- Punches
- Punch presses
- Workshop cranes
- Power grinders
- Open end wrenches
- Welding hoods
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Battery chargers
- Personal computers
- Brass drifts
- Tire pressure gauges
- Flare nut wrenches
- Forklifts
- Dial gauges
- Hearing protectors
- Power saws
- Pneumatic wrenches
- Rat tail files
- Brass hammers
- Safety gloves
- Adjustable crescent wrenches
- Injector pop testers
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Snap ring pliers
- Micrometers
- Diagonal cutting pliers
- Gas welding equipment
- Steam cleaning equipment
- Hoists
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Word
- Database software
- Shop management software
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Word processing software