Occupation Atlasindustrial machinery mechanic
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/269c47e7-9017-4aa6-bce8-49e89a696a64
industrial machinery mechanic
Industrial machinery mechanics work on new machinery and equipment in operation. They set up for the specific application and build accessories if necessary, perform maintenance and repair, and run diagnostics to find faults in systems or parts that need replacing.
Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic7.00
- C Conventional4.33
- I Investigative3.01
- E Enterprising1.17
- A Artistic1.01
- S Social1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (16)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- conduct routine machinery checks
- electrical wiring plans
- electricity
- hydraulics
- inspect industrial equipment
- mechanics
- perform maintenance on installed equipment
- perform test run
- pneumatics
- resolve equipment malfunctions
- secure working area
- solve technical problems
- troubleshoot
- types of lubricants
- use testing equipment
- write records for repairs
Optional (21)
- apply technical communication skills
- consult technical resources
- dispose of hazardous waste
- estimate restoration costs
- install blinds drive systems
- install electrical and electronic equipment
- install hydraulic systems
- install pneumatic systems
- issue sales invoices
- lay pipe installation
- manufacturing of office equipment
- manufacturing of pumps and compressors
- manufacturing of taps and valves
- operate industrial equipment
- operate soldering equipment
- operate welding equipment
- order supplies
- perform ICT troubleshooting
- prepare compliance documents
- provide customer information related to repairs
- record test data
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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