Occupation Atlasdiesel engine mechanic
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/24d378d8-1e16-4667-bdb4-1f4a0f2c6379
diesel engine mechanic
Diesel engine mechanics repair and maintain all types of diesel engines. They use hand tools, precision measuring instruments, and machine tools to diagnose trouble, disassemble engines, and to examine and exchange parts of defect and excessive wear.
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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.
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Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic7.00
- C Conventional3.73
- I Investigative3.27
- S Social1.54
- E Enterprising1.29
- A Artistic1.00
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 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists (49-3031.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (21)
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.
- adjust tightness of engine parts
- bolt engine parts
- comply with factory specifications in engine repair
- comply with legal regulations
- diagnose defective engines
- disassemble engines
- engine components
- evaluate engine performance
- health and safety measures in transportation
- hydraulics
- maintain work area cleanliness
- mechanics
- operation of different engines
- perform manual work autonomously
- physics
- principles of combustion engines
- principles of mechanical engineering
- re-assemble engines
- repair engines
- use traditional toolbox tools
- wear appropriate protective gear
Optional (21)
- aircraft mechanics
- automotive diagnostic equipment
- check train engines
- clean vehicle engine
- create solutions to problems
- execute working instructions
- identify customer's needs
- install transport equipment engines
- issue sales invoices
- lubricate engines
- maintain electrical engines
- maintain vessel engine room
- mechanics of motor vehicles
- mechanics of trains
- mechanics of trolley buses
- mechanics of vessels
- perform maintenance on locomotives
- perform routine maintenance on railway engines
- provide customer information related to repairs
- rail infrastructure
- use automotive diagnostic equipment
O*NET equivalents
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Closest occupations
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powertrain engineer
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