DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
49-3053 Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
Occupational Description:
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul small engines used to power lawn mowers, chain saws, recreational sporting equipment, and related equipment.| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA | 410 | 120 | $21.48/hr | $1.59/hr | $14.28/hr | $16.45/hr | $20.11/hr | $26.60/hr | $30.61/hr |
| Minnesota | 750 | 143 | $19.92/hr | $0.88/hr | $13.05/hr | $15.71/hr | $18.46/hr | $24.12/hr | $29.43/hr |
| U S | 32,160 | 900 | $18.38/hr | $0.13/hr | $11.30/hr | $13.99/hr | $17.62/hr | $22.21/hr | $27.26/hr |
| *SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. | |||||||||
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| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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| Employment | Median Wage | % Change - | |
| Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists | 4,230 | $26.77/hr | N/A |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers | 2,140 | $27.97/hr | N/A |
| Motorboat Mechanics | 330 | $23.76/hr | N/A |
| Motorcycle Mechanics | 250 | $27.39/hr | N/A |
| Locksmiths and Safe Repairers | 160 | $22.32/hr | N/A |
| Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers | N/A | $21.57/hr | N/A |
Tasks for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
- Repairs or replaces defective parts, such as water pump, carburetor, thermostat, gears, solenoid, pistons, valves, and crankshaft, using hand tools.
- Records repairs made, time spent, and parts used.
- Positions and bolts engine to engine stand.
- Grinds, reams, rebores, and retaps parts to obtain specified clearances, using grinders, lathes, taps, reamers, boring machines, and micrometer.
- Tests and inspects engine to determine malfunctions and locate missing and broken parts, using diagnostic instruments.
- Repairs and maintains gas internal-combustion engines that power electric generators, compressor, and similar equipment.
- Tests and repairs magnetos used in gasoline and diesel engines, using meters, gauges, and hand tools.
- Repairs and maintains portable saws powered by internal combustion engines, following manufacturer's repair manuals and using hand tools.
- Dismantles engines, using hand tools, examines parts for defects, and cleans parts.
- Reassembles engines and listens to engines in action to detect operational difficulties.
- Tests and repairs turbo or superchargers.
- Repairs fractional-horsepower gasoline engines used to power lawn mowers, garden tractors, and similar machines.
- Adjusts points, valves, carburetor, distributor and spark plug gaps, using feeler gauges.
