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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 “Mechanic”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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