Equipment Maintenance & Repair
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Equipment Maintenance & Repair
Keep machinery equipment and essential systems working safely
These careers install, inspect, maintain, diagnose and repair the equipment used in factories, farms, warehouses, hospitals, construction, utilities and customer facilities. You might align a production machine, repair a hydraulic system, service a forklift, analyze vibration data, calibrate medical equipment or restore backup power.
How to explore this category
- Explore industrial machinery or millwright work if large production equipment, precision alignment and mechanical problem solving interest you
- Explore heavy, agricultural, outdoor-power or material-handling equipment if you prefer mobile machines, engines, hydraulics and field service
- Explore pumps, compressors, conveyors, packaging machines or fluid power if you want to specialize in essential plant systems
- Explore lubrication or preventive and predictive maintenance if you enjoy inspections, data and preventing failures before they stop production
- Explore biomedical or power-generation equipment if carefully documented service on specialized systems appeals to you
What is an apprenticeship
An apprenticeship is a paid job where you learn from experienced workers and take related classes. In a Registered Apprenticeship, training follows an approved plan and pay usually increases as skills grow. Not every career in this category uses apprenticeship, so ask the employer or program sponsor exactly how the training works and what credential it provides.
