altPath is a free tool to find your ideal career path
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic

  • Ideal for those passionate about fixing and maintaining powerful machinery.
  • Ensure the safety and efficiency of essential equipment in construction and mining.
  • Work with diverse machines, from cranes to bulldozers, in dynamic environments.
💰 Earn $62K-$98K
📚 High School Diploma or GED

Overview

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul mobile mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment, such as cranes, bulldozers, graders, and conveyors, used in construction, logging, and mining.

Scoop

Minimum Education

High School Diploma or GED

Career Prospects

Excellent (Increasing by 5% or more)

Training Time

1 to 2 years

Job Openings

17,700 Annually

Median Earnings

$74,820 in California
$61,900 Nationally

$0

$25K

$50K

$75K

$100K

$125K

$150K

$175K

$200K

$225K

$250K

Day-to-Day

  • Repair and replace damaged or worn parts.
  • Test mechanical products and equipment after repair or assembly to ensure proper performance and compliance with manufacturers' specifications.
  • Operate and inspect machines or heavy equipment to diagnose defects.
  • Read and understand operating manuals, blueprints, and technical drawings.
  • Dismantle and reassemble heavy equipment using hoists and hand tools.

Best For You If...

YOU Like 💕

  • Using data or completing tasks
  • Working with my hands

You are skilled in 💫

  • Active Listening
  • Monitoring
  • Operation and Control
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Troubleshooting

You value 🙏

  • Having support
  • Having freedom
  • Personal relationships

Deep Dive

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic

Explore career pathways, key skills, and what each role has to offer.

Want to see what else is possible? Search through more paths with altPath Discover.

Discover More