Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul mobile mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment, such as cranes, bulldozers, graders, and conveyors, used in construction, logging, and surface mining.
Also called: Equipment Mechanic, Heavy Equipment Mechanic, Heavy Equipment Technician, Mechanic
Knowledge:
Engineering and Technology
- mechanical
- computers and electronics
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
- public safety and security
Skills:
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
- reading work related information
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
- figuring out what is causing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs to not work
- repairing machines or systems using the right tools
Abilites:
- hold or move items with your hands
- put together small parts with your fingers
- quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat
- use your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down
- notice when problems happen
- order or arrange things
- quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Independence
- Analytical Thinking
- Initiative
Technology:
Data base user interface and query software
- Database software
- Recordkeeping software
Education:
certificate after high school
