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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 “Bus Mechanic”

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.
Adjust and reline brakes, align wheels, tighten bolts and screws, and reassemble equipment.
Align front ends and suspension systems.
Recondition and replace parts, pistons, bearings, gears, and valves.
Inspect, repair, and maintain automotive and mechanical equipment and machinery such as pumps and compressors.
Inspect brake systems, steering mechanisms, wheel bearings, and other important parts to ensure that they are in proper operating condition.
Maintain or repair vehicles with alternative fuel systems, including biodiesel, hybrid, or compressed natural gas vehicles.
Repair or adjust seats, doors, or windows.
Follow green operational practices involving conservation of water or energy or reduction of solid waste.
Adjust or repair computer controlled exhaust emissions devices.
Attach test instruments to equipment, and read dials and gauges to diagnose malfunctions.
Disassemble and overhaul internal combustion engines, pumps, generators, transmissions, clutches, and differential units.
Specialize in repairing and maintaining parts of the engine, such as fuel injection systems.
Test drive trucks and buses to diagnose malfunctions or to ensure that they are working properly.
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.
Install or repair accessories.
Rebuild gas or diesel engines.
Diagnose and repair vehicle heating and cooling systems.
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.
Rewire ignition systems, lights, and instrument panels.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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