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Equipment Selection

Skill

Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.

Quick Facts

Category

Skill

Used in

25+ careers

Avg. Importance

3.2 / 5

Careers Using Equipment Selection

Ranked by how important Equipment Selection is to each occupation, based on O*NET data.

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $53,990/yr

3.8

Signal and Track Switch Repairers

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $83,600/yr

3.6

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $63,980/yr

3.4

Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $78,680/yr

3.4

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers

Construction and Extraction · $106,580/yr

3.4

Bicycle Repairers

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $40,360/yr

3.4

Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $46,560/yr

3.3

Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $52,080/yr

3.3

Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $46,860/yr

3.3

Helpers--Extraction Workers

Construction and Extraction · $48,400/yr

3.1

Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians

Architecture and Engineering · $70,760/yr

3.1

Robotics Technicians

Architecture and Engineering · $70,760/yr

3.1

Tool and Die Makers

Production · $63,180/yr

3.1

Robotics Engineers

Architecture and Engineering · $117,750/yr

3.1

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $63,760/yr

3.1

Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $54,950/yr

3.1

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $60,640/yr

3.1

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $71,300/yr

3.1

Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $62,630/yr

3.1

Electricians

Construction and Extraction · $62,350/yr

3.0

Boilermakers

Construction and Extraction · $73,340/yr

3.0

Motorcycle Mechanics

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $47,200/yr

3.0

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining

Construction and Extraction · $52,550/yr

3.0

Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $47,260/yr

3.0

Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas

Construction and Extraction · $59,600/yr

3.0

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