Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
SOC Code: 49-3053
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanicss record repairs made, time spent, and parts used. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 93.7/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, Troubleshooting.
AI-Proof Score: 93.7 — Very High
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Median Salary
$46,560
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Job Growth
2.5%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Equipment Maintenance
- •Repairing
- •Troubleshooting
- •Operations Monitoring
- •Operation and Control
- •Critical Thinking
- •Equipment Selection
Common Tasks
- ✓Record repairs made, time spent, and parts used.
- ✓Test and inspect engines to determine malfunctions, to locate missing and broken parts, and to verify repairs, using diagnostic instruments.
- ✓Dismantle engines, using hand tools, and examine parts for defects.
- ✓Repair and maintain gasoline engines used to power equipment such as portable saws, lawn mowers, generators, and compressors.
- ✓Adjust points, valves, carburetors, distributors, and spark plug gaps, using feeler gauges.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation