Occupational Employment Statistics
49-3053 Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul small engines used to power lawn mowers, chain saws, recreational sporting equipment and related equipment.
Northwest Minnesota
| 110 | 12 | $22.35/hr | $18.11/hr | $20.82/hr | $22.19/hr | $24.25/hr | $25.04/hr |
Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 340 | $23.08/hr |
Financial Activities | 110 | $24.80/hr |
Professional and Business Services | 110 | $26.47/hr |
Education and Health Services | N/A | N/A |
Leisure and Hospitality | 70 | $25.10/hr |
Other Services | 110 | $22.19/hr |
Public Administration | N/A | N/A |
- Obtain problem descriptions from customers, and prepare cost estimates for repairs.
- Dismantle engines, using hand tools, and examine parts for defects.
- Adjust points, valves, carburetors, distributors, and spark plug gaps, using feeler gauges.
- Show customers how to maintain equipment.
- Test and inspect engines to determine malfunctions, to locate missing and broken parts, and to verify repairs, using diagnostic instruments.
- Record repairs made, time spent, and parts used.
- Repair and maintain gasoline engines used to power equipment such as portable saws, lawn mowers, generators, and compressors.
- Repair or replace defective parts such as magnetos, water pumps, gears, pistons, and carburetors, using hand tools.
- Perform routine maintenance such as cleaning and oiling parts, honing cylinders, and tuning ignition systems.
- Test and inspect engines to determine malfunctions, to locate missing and broken parts, and to verify repairs, using diagnostic instruments.