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

Tools Used

NameExample
Drain or pipe cleaning equipment
  • Drain augers
  • Drain cleaning cables
Pipe or tube cutter
  • Pipe cutters
  • Power pipe cutters
Pullers
  • Bearing pullers
  • Chain pullers
Power saws
  • Circular saws
  • Radial arm saws
Power drills
  • Cordless power drills
  • Direct tap machines
Hex keys
  • Allen wrenches
  • Hex key sets
Screwdrivers
  • Flat blade screwdrivers
  • Phillips head screwdrivers
Levels
  • Bubble levels
  • Hand levels
Adjustable wrenches
  • Adjustable crescent wrenches
  • Adjustable hand wrenches
Pipe wrenches
  • End pipe wrenches
  • Offset pipe wrenches