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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 “Ordnance Truck Installation Mechanic”

Examine and adjust protective guards, loose bolts, and specified safety devices.
Test drive trucks and buses to diagnose malfunctions or to ensure that they are working properly.
Attach test instruments to equipment, and read dials and gauges to diagnose malfunctions.
Operate valve-grinding machines to grind and reset valves.
Measure vehicle emissions to determine whether they are within acceptable limits.
Repair or adjust seats, doors, or windows.
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, repair, and maintain automotive and mechanical equipment and machinery such as pumps and compressors.
Maintain or repair vehicles with alternative fuel systems, including biodiesel, hybrid, or compressed natural gas vehicles.
Install or repair accessories.
Align front ends and suspension systems.
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.
Inspect and verify dimensions and clearances of parts to ensure conformance to factory specifications.
Diagnose and repair vehicle heating and cooling systems.
Recondition and replace parts, pistons, bearings, gears, and valves.
Rebuild gas or diesel engines.
Raise trucks, buses, and heavy parts or equipment using hydraulic jacks or hoists.
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, test, and listen to defective equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test instruments such as handheld computers, motor analyzers, chassis charts, and pressure gauges.
Rewire ignition systems, lights, and instrument panels.
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 or repair computer controlled exhaust emissions devices.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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