Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Manufacturing · Maintenance, Installation & Repair
Pay and outlook shown for
New workers start near $31,190; experienced workers reach $71,880. About 11,450 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
Job outlook
Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.
- Employment change
- +15.4%
- Openings a year
- 1,488
- Employed in 2024
- 12,929
Typical entry education: High school diploma or equivalent · Training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
Alamo Colleges programs that lead here
No program is mapped to this career yet. Many careers start from a transfer pre-major or a related program.
Browse all programsSkills this career uses
The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.
- Equipment Maintenance3.9
- Repairing3.9
- Troubleshooting3.8
- Critical Thinking3.1
- Quality Control Analysis3.3
- Active Learning3.1
- Monitoring3.1
- Operations Monitoring3.1
What the work is
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.
- Assemble, install, or repair wiring, electrical or electronic components, pipe systems, plumbing, machinery, or equipment.
- Diagnose mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs, as necessary.
- Inspect, operate, or test machinery or equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions.
- Record type and cost of maintenance or repair work.
- Clean or lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, or other parts of machinery.
- Plan and lay out repair work, using diagrams, drawings, blueprints, maintenance manuals, or schematic diagrams.
Education people in this job have
Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.
- High school or less26%
- Certificate63%
- Some college7%
- Associate degree3%
- Master's degree1%
Job zone 3, medium preparation: Training, an associate degree, or a few years of related experience.
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