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“Facilities Maintenance Technician” will probably be replaced by robots.

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Job Description

Help installation, maintenance, and repair workers in maintenance, parts replacement, and repair of vehicles, industrial machinery, and electrical and electronic equipment. Perform duties such as furnishing tools, materials, and supplies to other workers; cleaning work area, machines, and tools; and holding materials or tools for other workers.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 49-9098.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 29,370.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 14.00
Currently, there are 118,720 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers”.

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Tasks for “Facilities Maintenance Technician”

Assemble and maintain physical structures, using hand or power tools.
Prepare work stations for use by mechanics and repairers.
Install or replace machinery, equipment, and new or replacement parts and instruments, using hand or power tools.
Adjust, maintain, and repair tools, equipment, and machines, and assist more skilled workers with similar tasks.
Clean or lubricate vehicles, machinery, equipment, instruments, tools, work areas, and other objects, using hand tools, power tools, and cleaning equipment.
Apply protective materials to equipment, components, and parts to prevent defects and corrosion.
Tend and observe equipment and machinery to verify efficient and safe operation.
Transfer tools, parts, equipment, and supplies to and from work stations and other areas.
Examine and test machinery, equipment, components, and parts for defects to ensure proper functioning.
Hold or supply tools, parts, equipment, and supplies for other workers.
Position vehicles, machinery, equipment, physical structures, and other objects for assembly or installation, using hand tools, power tools, and moving equipment.
Adjust, connect, or disconnect wiring, piping, tubing, and other parts, using hand or power tools.
Diagnose electrical problems and install and rewire electrical components.
Design, weld, and fabricate parts, using blueprints or other mechanical plans.
Order new parts to maintain inventory.
Disassemble broken or defective equipment to facilitate repair and reassemble equipment when repairs are complete.

Related Technology & Tools

Power grinders
Mallets
Torpedo levels
Safety goggles
Locking pliers
Power drills
Hand trucks
Portable welding equipment
Skip loaders
Vacuum pumps
Phillips head screwdrivers
Scaffolding
Paint application rollers
Bucket trucks
Wire cutters
Front end loaders
Bosun chairs
Overhead cranes
Power saws
Air compressors
Adjustable wrenches
Ball peen hammers
Chain hoists
Pipe threading machines
Reciprocating saws
Combination wrenches
Torque wrenches
Steam cleaning equipment
Needlenose pliers
Dollies
Straight screwdrivers
Ladders
Grease guns
Pneumatic hammers
Power sanders
Saber saws
Carpenters' levels
Drill presses
Forklifts
Caulking guns
Sandblasters
Hi-los
Jackhammers
Utility knives
Air chisels
Wire strippers
Face masks
Pneumatic drills
Power chippers
Power hoists
Pipe wrenches
Personal computers
Box end wrenches
Pipe cutters
Circular saws
Sledgehammers
Ratchets
Backhoes
Claw hammers
Notebook computers
Tube crimping tools
Power nailers
Computerized meter readers
Safety gloves
Paint application brushes
Open end wrenches
Boom trucks
Automatic levels

Data logging software
Atlas Construction Business Forms
Microsoft Excel
Computer aided design CAD software
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Office
HVAC tools software
Spreadsheet software
Building automation software
Facility energy management software
Microsoft Word