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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 “Truck, Railroad, and Bus Engine Mechanic”

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

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