Occupation Atlasconstruction equipment technician
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/b0480558-269d-4903-9bc7-f390cd6a6964
construction equipment technician
Construction equipment technicians inspect, maintain and repair heavy-duty vehicles used in construction, forestry and earthworks such as bulldozers, excavators and harvesters. They perform evaluations of the equipment, and ensure the safety and optimal efficiency of the machinery.
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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.
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 Conventional4.35
- I Investigative3.54
- A Artistic1.00
- S Social1.00
- E Enterprising1.00
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 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines (49-3042.00): 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 (13)
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
- construction equipment related to building materials
- consult technical resources
- keep heavy construction equipment in good condition
- manage heavy equipment
- mechanics
- monitor heavy machinery
- operate soldering equipment
- perform machine maintenance
- perform test run
- record test data
- resolve equipment malfunctions
- use testing equipment
Optional (29)
- advise on mine equipment
- advise on safety improvements
- apply technical communication skills
- construction industry
- construction products
- electronics
- estimate restoration costs
- hydraulics
- inspect heavy surface mining equipment
- install electrical and electronic equipment
- install hydraulic systems
- install pneumatic systems
- maintain electrical equipment
- maintain electronic equipment
- maintain forestry equipment
- maintain hydraulic systems
- manage inspections of equipment
- operate welding equipment
- order supplies
- perform risk analysis
- pneumatics
- prepare compliance documents
- provide technical training
- secure working area
- troubleshoot
- use safety equipment in construction
- wood products
- write inspection reports
- write records for repairs
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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