Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
SOC Code: 49-9071
Maintenance and Repair Workers, Generals perform routine maintenance, such as inspecting drives, motors, or belts, checking fluid levels, replacing filters, or doing other preventive maintenance actions. This career typically requires medium preparation (1-2 years). With an AI-proof score of 83.8/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Equipment Maintenance, Equipment Maintenance, Repairing.
AI-Proof Score: 83.8 — Very High
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Median Salary
$48,620
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Job Growth
3.8%
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Training Time
Medium preparation (1-2 years)
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Job Zone
Zone 3 / 5
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Training Cost
~$15,000
Key Skills
- •Equipment Maintenance
- •Repairing
- •Troubleshooting
- •Critical Thinking
- •Quality Control Analysis
- •Operations Monitoring
- •Installation
Common Tasks
- ✓Perform routine maintenance, such as inspecting drives, motors, or belts, checking fluid levels, replacing filters, or doing other preventive maintenance actions.
- ✓Inspect, operate, or test machinery or equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions.
- ✓Adjust functional parts of devices or control instruments, using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, or straightedges.
- ✓Repair machines, equipment, or structures, using tools such as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, wrenches, or equipment such as precision measuring instruments or electrical or electronic testing devices.
- ✓Order parts, supplies, or equipment from catalogs or suppliers.
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