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 |
| Minnesota | 790 | 149 | $15.92/hr | $0.43/hr | $10.77/hr | $13.56/hr | $16.34/hr | $18.29/hr | $20.54/hr |
| U S | 26,610 | 772 | $15.39/hr | $0.11/hr | $9.59/hr | $11.82/hr | $14.84/hr | $18.21/hr | $22.33/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 | 60 | $18.90/hr | N/A |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers | 20 | $23.53/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.