Home / Tasks / Repair worn, damaged, or defective mechanical parts
None of the 26 jobs that do this have AI or robot evidence for it yet. Jobs spend a median of 50m of an 8-hour shift on it, and about 3.0 million U.S. workers hold these jobs.
26No evidence yet
Every job that does this
Each job words the task its own way. Minutes are that job's estimate for a typical shift; the label is the evidence for that job's version.
| Job and its version of the task | Per shift | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Door RepairersRepair or replace worn or broken door parts, using hand tools. | 1h 47m | No evidence yet |
| Refractory Materials RepairersReline or repair ladles and pouring spouts with refractory clay, using trowels. | 1h 45m | No evidence yet |
| Mobile Heavy Equipment MechanicsRepair and replace damaged or worn parts. | 1h 26m | No evidence yet |
| Rail Car RepairersRepair or replace defective or worn parts such as bearings, pistons, and gears, using hand tools, torque wrenches, power tools, and welding equipment. | 1h 26m | No evidence yet |
| Avionics TechniciansAdjust, repair, or replace malfunctioning components or assemblies, using hand tools or soldering irons. | 1h 19m | No evidence yet |
| Industrial Machinery MechanicsRepair or replace broken or malfunctioning components of machinery or equipment. | 1h 17m | No evidence yet |
| Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentRepair or adjust equipment, machines, or defective components, replacing worn parts, such as gaskets or seals in watertight electrical equipment. | 1h 5m | No evidence yet |
| Watch and Clock RepairersRepair or replace broken, damaged, or worn parts on timepieces, using lathes, drill presses, and hand tools. | 1h 3m | No evidence yet |
| Locksmiths and Safe RepairersDisassemble mechanical or electrical locking devices, and repair or replace worn tumblers, springs, and other parts, using hand tools. | 1h 3m | No evidence yet |
| Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsRepair or replace defective parts such as magnetos, water pumps, gears, pistons, and carburetors, using hand tools. | 1h 2m | No evidence yet |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersRepair or replace defective equipment, components, or wiring. | 1h | No evidence yet |
| Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersRepair, adjust, or replace electrical or mechanical components or parts, using hand tools, power tools, or soldering or welding equipment. | 58m | No evidence yet |
| Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansRepair or replace defective parts, using hand tools, milling and woodworking machines, lathes, welding equipment, grinders, or saws. | 50m | No evidence yet |
| Signal and Track Switch RepairersTest and repair track circuits. | 49m | No evidence yet |
| Recreational Vehicle Service TechniciansDiagnose and repair furnace or air conditioning systems. | 47m | No evidence yet |
| Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and RepairersAdjust and repair coin, vending, or amusement machines and meters and replace defective mechanical and electrical parts, using hand tools, soldering irons, and diagrams. | 47m | No evidence yet |
| Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansMaintain, repair, and rebuild aircraft structures, functional components, and parts, such as wings and fuselage, rigging, hydraulic units, oxygen systems, fuel systems, electrical systems, gaskets, or seals. | 42m | No evidence yet |
| Control and Valve Installers and RepairersDisassemble and repair mechanical control devices or valves, such as regulators, thermostats, or hydrants, using power tools, hand tools, and cutting torches. | 38m | No evidence yet |
| Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsRepair and service air conditioning, heating, engine cooling, and electrical systems. | 36m | No evidence yet |
| MillwrightsWeld, repair, and fabricate equipment or machinery. | 28m | No evidence yet |
| Home Appliance RepairersService and repair domestic electrical or gas appliances, such as clothes washers, refrigerators, stoves, and dryers. | 26m | No evidence yet |
| Musical Instrument Repairers and TunersRepair cracks in wood or metal instruments, using pinning wire, lathes, fillers, clamps, or soldering irons. | 14m | No evidence yet |
| Motorboat Mechanics and Service TechniciansRepair or rework parts, using machine tools such as lathes, mills, drills, or grinders. | 6m | No evidence yet |
| Machinery Maintenance WorkersReplace or repair metal, wood, leather, glass, or other lining in machines, or in equipment compartments or containers. | 6m | No evidence yet |
| Medical Equipment RepairersRepair shop equipment, metal furniture, or hospital equipment, including welding broken parts or replacing missing parts, or bring item into local shop for major repairs. | 6m | No evidence yet |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersRepair hydraulic or air pumps. | 6m | No evidence yet |
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