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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

What They Do: Perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of a building in repair. Duties may involve pipe fitting; HVAC maintenance; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs.

Also Called: Building MechanicEquipment Engineering TechnicianFacilities TechnicianMaintenance EngineerMaintenance JourneymanMaintenance ManMaintenance MechanicMaintenance SpecialistMaintenance TechnicianMaintenance Worker

Resource Details

Education

  • Post-secondary certificate

    Percentage of Respondents:63

  • High school diploma or equivalent

    Percentage of Respondents:25

  • Some college, no degree

    Percentage of Respondents:7

  • Post-secondary certificate

    Percentage of Respondents:63

  • High school diploma or equivalent

    Percentage of Respondents:25

  • Some college, no degree

    Percentage of Respondents:7