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Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines - 49-3042.00

O*NET-SOC Description

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul mobile mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment, such as cranes, bulldozers, graders, and conveyors, used in construction, logging, and mining.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

  • Construction Equipment Mechanic
  • Equipment Mechanic
  • Equipment Technician
  • Field Mechanic
  • Field Service Technician
  • Field Technician
  • Heavy Equipment Mechanic
  • Heavy Equipment Technician
  • Mechanic
  • Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic

SOC Occupation Groups

Related Occupations

Tasks

  • Adjust and maintain industrial machinery, using control and regulating devices.
  • Adjust, maintain, and repair or replace subassemblies, such as transmissions and crawler heads, using hand tools, jacks, and cranes.
  • Assemble gear systems, and align frames and gears.
  • Clean parts by spraying them with grease solvent or immersing them in tanks of solvent.
  • Clean, lubricate, and perform other routine maintenance work on equipment and vehicles.
  • Diagnose faults or malfunctions to determine required repairs, using engine diagnostic equipment such as computerized test equipment and calibration devices.
  • Direct workers who are assembling or disassembling equipment or cleaning parts.
  • Dismantle and reassemble heavy equipment using hoists and hand tools.
  • Examine parts for damage or excessive wear, using micrometers and gauges.
  • Fabricate needed parts or items from sheet metal.
  • Fit bearings to adjust, repair, or overhaul mobile mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment.
  • Operate and inspect machines or heavy equipment to diagnose defects.
  • Overhaul and test machines or equipment to ensure operating efficiency.
  • Read and understand operating manuals, blueprints, and technical drawings.
  • Repair and replace damaged or worn parts.
  • Repair, rewire, and troubleshoot electrical systems.
  • Research, order, and maintain parts inventory for services and repairs.
  • Schedule maintenance for industrial machines and equipment, and keep equipment service records.
  • Test mechanical products and equipment after repair or assembly to ensure proper performance and compliance with manufacturers' specifications.
  • Weld or solder broken parts and structural members, using electric or gas welders and soldering tools.

Detailed Work Activities

  • Adjust equipment to ensure optimal performance.
  • Align equipment or machinery.
  • Assemble mechanical components or machine parts.
  • Clean equipment, parts, or tools to repair or maintain them in good working order.
  • Dismantle heavy equipment or machinery.
  • Fabricate parts or components.
  • Inspect completed work to ensure proper functioning.
  • Inspect mechanical components of vehicles to identify problems.
  • Inspect mechanical equipment to locate damage, defects, or wear.
  • Lubricate equipment to allow proper functioning.
  • Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
  • Maintain repair or maintenance records.
  • Maintain work equipment or machinery.
  • Operate transportation equipment to demonstrate function or malfunction.
  • Operate welding equipment.
  • Order materials, supplies, or equipment.
  • Read technical information needed to perform maintenance or repairs.
  • Reassemble equipment after repair.
  • Repair electrical components.
  • Repair worn, damaged, or defective mechanical parts.
  • Replace worn, damaged, or defective mechanical parts.
  • Rewire electrical or electronic systems.
  • Schedule repair, installation or maintenance activities.
  • Solder parts or connections between parts.
  • Supervise employees.
  • Test mechanical equipment to ensure proper functioning.
  • Troubleshoot equipment or systems operation problems.

Military Crosswalk Titles

  • Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) System Operator and Maintainer (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Advanced Construction Mechanic (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Afloat Support Equipment Technician (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Airbrake Repairer (RC) (Army - Enlisted)
  • Aircraft Maintenance Ground Support Equipment (GSE) Mechanic-Trainee (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Aircraft Maintenance Support Equipment Hydraulic/Pneumatic/Structures Mechanic (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Allied Trades Specialist (Army - Enlisted)
  • Armament Systems Maintenance Warrant Officer (Army - Warrant Officer only)
  • Armament Weapons Support Equipment Technician (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Arresting Gear Technician (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Artillery Mechanic (Army - Enlisted)
  • Artillery Systems Technician (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) Crewmember (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV)/Assault Combat Vehicle (ACV) Repairer/Technician (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Automotive Maintenance Technician (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Automotive Maintenance Warrant Officer (Army - Warrant Officer only)
  • Auxiliary Equipment Technician (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Aviation Boatswain's Mate, Aircraft Handling (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Aviation Boatswain's Mate, Launching and Recovery Equipment (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Aviation Support Equipment Technician (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Boatswain's Mate (Coast Guard - Enlisted)
  • BRADLEY Fighting Vehicle System Maintainer (Army - Enlisted)
  • BRADLEY Fighting Vehicle System Mechanic (Army - Enlisted)
  • Catapult Technician (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Cavalry Scout (Army - Enlisted)
  • Combat Engineer (Army - Enlisted)
  • Construction Equipment Repairer (Army - Enlisted)
  • Construction Mechanic (Coast Guard - Enlisted)
  • Construction Mechanic (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Construction Mechanic - Construction (Coast Guard - Enlisted)
  • Conversion NEC CM Construction Mechanic Basic (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Crash Equipment Technician (SEA) (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Crash/Fire/Rescue Vehicle Technician (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Damage Controlman (Coast Guard - Enlisted)
  • Engineer Equipment Chief (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Engineer Equipment Maintenance Warrant Officer (Army - Warrant Officer only)
  • Engineer Equipment Mechanic (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Engineer Equipment Operator (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Engineman (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Equipment Operator (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Field Artillery (FA) Weapons Locating Radar (WLR) Specialist (Army - Enlisted)
  • Fire Control Specialist (Army - Enlisted)
  • Fuel and Electrical Systems Mechanic (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Fuels (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Fuels Apprentice (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Fuels Craftsman (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Fuels Helper (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Fuels Journeyman (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Fuels Superintendent (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Gas Turbine Mechanical Systems Maintainer (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Gas Turbine Mechanical Systems Technician (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Gas Turbine System Technician (Mechanical) (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Gunner's Mate (Coast Guard - Enlisted)
  • Gunner's Mate (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Heavy Ordnance Vehicle Repairer/Technician (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Heavy Wheel Vehicle Mechanic (Army - Enlisted)
  • LAMPS MK III RAST Mechanical Maintenanceman (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) Maintenance Chief (Navy - Enlisted)
  • LCAC Deck Engineer (Navy - Enlisted)
  • LCAC Mechanical Systems Maintenance Technician (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) Repairer/Technician (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • M1 ABRAMS Tank System Maintainer (Army - Enlisted)
  • M1 ABRAMS Tank System Mechanic (Army - Enlisted)
  • M60A1/A3 Tank System Mechanic (Army - Enlisted)
  • Machinery Repairman (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Machinery Technician (Coast Guard - Enlisted)
  • Machinist (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Machinist's Mate (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Machinist's Mate, Nuclear Power (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Machinists Mate, Non-Nuclear, Submarine Auxiliary (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Maintenance Supervisor (Army - Enlisted)
  • Marine Safety Specialist Engineer (Coast Guard - Warrant Officer only)
  • Material Maintenance Specialty (Coast Guard - Warrant Officer only)
  • Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance (Space Force - Enlisted)
  • Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance Apprentice (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance Apprentice, Firefighting and Refueling Vehicle and Equipment Maintenance (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance Apprentice, Firefighting and Refueling Vehicle and Equipment Maintenance (Space Force - Enlisted)
  • Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance Craftsman (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance Helper (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance Helper, Firefighting and Refueling Vehicle and Equipment Maintenance (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance Helper, Firefighting and Refueling Vehicle and Equipment Maintenance (Space Force - Enlisted)
  • Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance Journeyman (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance Journeyman (Space Force - Enlisted)
  • Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance Journeyman, Firefighting and Refueling Vehicle and Equipment Maintenance (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance Journeyman, Firefighting and Refueling Vehicle and Equipment Maintenance (Space Force - Enlisted)
  • Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance, Apprentice, Material Handling Equipment (MHE)/463L Maintenance (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance, Apprentice, Material Handling Equipment (MHE)/463L Maintenance (Space Force - Enlisted)
  • Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance, Helper, Material Handling Equipment (MHE)/463L Maintenance (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance, Helper, Material Handling Equipment (MHE)/463L Maintenance (Space Force - Enlisted)
  • Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance, Journeyman, Material Handling Equipment (MHE)/463L Maintenance (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance, Journeyman, Material Handling Equipment (MHE)/463L Maintenance (Space Force - Enlisted)
  • Motor Transport Maintenance Chief (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS)/High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) Crewmember (Army - Enlisted)
  • NAMTS Hydraulics Repair Technician (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Naval Engineering Specialty (Coast Guard - Warrant Officer only)
  • Navy Afloat Maintenance Training Strategy (NAMTS) Submarine Auxiliaryman Hydraulics Repair Technician (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Ordnance Vehicle Maintenance Chief (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • SE Hydraulic Intermediate Maintenance Technician (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Self Propelled Artillery Systems Mechanic (Army - Enlisted)
  • Senior Automotive Maintenance Warrant Officer/Senior Ordnance Logistics Warrant Officer (Army - Warrant Officer only)
  • Senior Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) Deck Engineer (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Senior Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) Engineer (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Senior Maintenance Supervisor (Army - Enlisted)
  • Shipboard Elevator Mechanical Maintenance (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Small Arms/Towed Artillery Repairer (Army - Enlisted)
  • Special Vehicle Maintenance (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Special Vehicle Maintenance Apprentice, Fire Fighting Vehicles (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Special Vehicle Maintenance Apprentice, Refueling Vehicles (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Special Vehicle Maintenance Helper, Fire Fighting Vehicles (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Special Vehicle Maintenance Helper, Refueling Vehicles (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Special Vehicle Maintenance Journeyman, Fire Fighting Vehicles (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Special Vehicle Maintenance, Apprentice, 463L Material Handling Equipment (MHE) (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Special Vehicle Maintenance, Helper, 463L Material Handling Equipment (MHE) (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Special Vehicle Maintenance, Journeyman, 463L Material Handling Equipment (MHE) (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Special Warfare Boat Operator (Navy - Enlisted)
  • STRYKER Systems Maintainer (Army - Enlisted)
  • Support Equipment Air Conditioning and Mobile Maintenance Facility (MMF) Technician (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Support Equipment Tow Tractor Technician (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Torpedoman's Mate (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Track Vehicle Mechanic (Army - Enlisted)
  • Track Vehicle Repairer (Army - Enlisted)
  • Tracked Vehicle Repairer (Army - Enlisted)
  • Vehicle Management Manager (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Vehicle Management Superintendent (Air Force - Enlisted)
  • Weapons Department Technician (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Weapons Handling/Loading Equipment Mechanic (Navy - Enlisted)
  • Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic (Army - Enlisted)

Apprenticeship Crosswalk Titles

  • Construction Equipment Mechanic
  • Logging-Equipment Mechanic
  • Mechanic, Endless Track Veh

DOT Crosswalk Titles

  • Construction-Equipment Mechanic
  • Logging-Equipment Mechanic
  • Mechanic, Endless Track Vehicle