Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Tech

Types of Degrees Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Tech Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many industrial mechanics & maintenance technology graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Basic Certificate	4,214
Undergraduate Certificate	2,199
Associate Degree	1,274

What Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Tech Majors Need to Know

People with careers related to industrial mechanics and maintenance tech were asked what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important for their jobs. They weighted these areas on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the highest.

Knowledge Areas for Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Tech Majors

According to O*NET survey takers, a major in industrial mechanics and maintenance tech should prepare you for careers in which you will need to be knowledgeable in the following areas:

• Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Engineering and Technology - Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
• Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

Skills for Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Tech Majors

When studying industrial mechanics and maintenance tech, you’ll learn many skills that will help you be successful in a wide range of jobs - even those that do not require a degree in the field. The following is a list of some of the most common skills needed for careers associated with this major:

• Repairing - Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
• Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Abilities for Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Tech Majors

As a industrial mechanics and maintenance tech major, you will find yourself needing the following abilities:

• Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.

What Can You Do With a Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Tech Major?

People with a industrial mechanics and maintenance tech degree often go into the following careers:

Job Title	Job Growth Rate	Median Salary
Elevator Installers and Repairers	12.2%	$79,780
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	6.7%	$52,340
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	5.6%	$47,060
Millwrights	9.9%	$55,060
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	94.8%	$54,370

Amount of Education Required for Careers Related to Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Tech

Some careers associated with industrial mechanics and maintenance tech require an advanced degree while some may not even require a bachelor’s. Whatever the case may be, pursuing more education usually means that more career options will be available to you.

How much schooling do you really need to compete in today’s job market? People currently working in careers related to industrial mechanics and maintenance tech have obtained the following education levels.

Education Level	Percentage of Workers
Less than a High School Diploma	3.1%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)	42.5%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)	32.3%
Some College Courses	7.9%
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree)	8.7%
Bachelor’s Degree	2.7%
Master’s Degree	0.8%
First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession.	1.2%

Online Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Tech Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	216	0
Certificate (2-4 Years)	37	0
Associate’s Degree	177	0
Bachelor’s Degree	0	0
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	0	0
Post-Master’s	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Tech

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to industrial mechanics and maintenance tech.

Major	Number of Grads
Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technology/Technician	873
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies, Other	54

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020

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