| Important Core Job Duties (in order of importance) For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. |
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| Importance: 99 (%) | Description: Repair machines, equipment, or structures, using tools such as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, wrenches, or equipment such as precision measuring instruments or electrical or electronic testing devices. |
| Importance: 99 (%) | Description: Adjust functional parts of devices or control instruments, using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, or straightedges. |
| Importance: 99 (%) | Description: Inspect, operate, or test machinery or equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions. |
| Importance: 92 (%) | Description: Dismantle machines, equipment, or devices to access and remove defective parts, using hoists, cranes, hand tools, or power tools. |
| Importance: 91 (%) | Description: Plan and lay out repair work, using diagrams, drawings, blueprints, maintenance manuals, or schematic diagrams. |
| Importance: 91 (%) | Description: Assemble, install, or repair wiring, electrical or electronic components, pipe systems, plumbing, machinery, or equipment. |
| Importance: 89 (%) | Description: Order parts, supplies, or equipment from catalogs or suppliers. |
| Importance: 89 (%) | Description: Clean or lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, or other parts of machinery. |
| Importance: 87 (%) | Description: Diagnose mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs, as necessary. |
| Importance: 85 (%) | Description: Train or manage maintenance personnel or subcontractors. |
| Importance: 84 (%) | Description: Align and balance new equipment after installation. |
| Importance: 83 (%) | Description: Fabricate or repair counters, benches, partitions, or other wooden structures, such as sheds or outbuildings. |
| Importance: 80 (%) | Description: Perform routine maintenance, such as inspecting drives, motors, or belts, checking fluid levels, replacing filters, or doing other preventive maintenance actions. |
| Importance: 79 (%) | Description: Install equipment to improve the energy or operational efficiency of residential or commercial buildings. |
| Importance: 77 (%) | Description: Paint or repair roofs, windows, doors, floors, woodwork, plaster, drywall, or other parts of building structures. |
| Importance: 77 (%) | Description: Maintain or repair specialized equipment or machinery located in cafeterias, laundries, hospitals, stores, offices, or factories. |
| Importance: 77 (%) | Description: Perform general cleaning of buildings or properties. |
| Importance: 74 (%) | Description: Record type and cost of maintenance or repair work. |
| Importance: 73 (%) | Description: Design new equipment to aid in the repair or maintenance of machines, mechanical equipment, or building structures. |
| Importance: 71 (%) | Description: Set up and operate machine tools to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs, fixtures, or tools. |
| Importance: 69 (%) | Description: Estimate costs to repair machinery, equipment, or building structures. |
Fashion Merchandising Careers and Jobs
Select, Find and Prepare for Fashion Merchandising Careers and Jobs - all on one page
For business-minded people who love fashion but want to work in buying, retail, or brand strategy rather than design. Use the tools below to see which fashion merchandising roles fit your background and goals.
This is the business side of fashion (buying, retail strategy, trend forecasting), distinct from the design/production track. Use the tools below to explore Fashion Merchandising-related job titles sorted by growth rate, salary, or required education. You can start with entry points like Retail Associate, or look ahead to advanced roles such as Fashion Buyer or Retail Brand Director. Along the way, you will see specific certifications, such as None formally required; industry experience matters most, that can help you move up the career ladder.
Here is a short Helper Video 
This page will take you through 4 steps to (1) Select from Fashion Merchandising careers/jobs, (2) Find Fashion Merchandising job listings, (3) Prepare for Fashion Merchandising careers, and (4) Provide Fashion Merchandising career-specific resources.
Step 1: Select a Career/Job: This page starts with 4 ways for you to identify and select from listings of Fashion Merchandising careers/jobs:
A) Fastest Growing Fashion Merchandising Careers - 2025 to 2035 (est.)
These listings are based on job growth estimates and helps you to identify the fastest growing and evolving Fashion Merchandising careers. Some careers may not initially seem related to Fashion Merchandising, so relevant Fashion Merchandising jobs are listed alongside each listing. This can also help us to identify which careers (bottom of the listing) may have negative growth - perhaps due to automation or planned obsolescence.
B) Median Annual Salary U.S. Fashion Merchandising Careers
These listings are sorted (descending) by median annual salary in the U.S. This may help us to identify our ideal career. We may not qualify at this time for the desired career, but this listing and the results provided can help us to explore job details, as well as learn how to appropriately prepare for the career.
C) Fashion Merchandising Career Ladders (Educational Requirements)
These listings will help us to identify Fashion Merchandising careers sorted by educational requirements (with the most difficult to obtain listed first). This may help us to identify career ladders (as we scroll down the list), and help us to get jobs that we qualify for now.
D) Select From a Listing of 185 Fashion Merchandising Jobs.
The list may be quite long. There are two ways you might like to use this list:
1) Filter - As you enter a word, you will filter (limit) the list of job titles
2) Browse the list (Don't Filter) - You can simply explore the list of job titles. There may be many that you might never have considered to be of interest.
Once you have identified a job title of interest, simply click on it.
Step 2: Find a Job: After you have selected a career/job title above, you will see a form asking for your location. You will see several radio selection choices to utilize the job search site of your choice.
Step 3: Prepare For a Career: In this section you will gain access to detailed information to help you prepare for the chosen career. Information may include (not every career choice includes all of the elements below - updates occur quarterly):
Core Duties: Lists the primary worker-related tasks performed in this occupation
Supplemental Duties: Lists additional tasks that are performed but are secondary to the core duties
Work Activities: Summarizes the broad types of behaviors and actions related to this career
Specific Work Activities: Provides more granular day-to-day activities tied to the work performed
Essential Skills: Provides foundational skills that are core to performing this specific occupation
Transferable Skills: Provides career-portable skills that can be applied across multiple occupations and industries
Day-in-the-Life Summaries: Provides a snapshot of the key activities performed on a typical workday in this career
Knowledge Required: Provides the requirements regarding the acquisition of facts and principles
Software Skills: Lists software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized by category and priority
Preparation Required: Provides a summary of the required experience and education
Education Required: Detailed breakdown of the education required
Training and Experience Required: Detailed breakdown of the training and Training and Experience Required
Local Salary Information: Provides national and local salary ranges
Certifications: Provides appropriate government and private-sector certifications and/or credentials that may be required
Professional Associations: Provides professional associations that are related to the career selected
Job Listings: Provides links to active current job listings for the selected career, along with multiple similar job titles to explore. All information appears on this page without navigating away.
Related Careers to Consider: Lists up to 20 careers that might be of interest to you (related to your initial choice - what they do, what they know, and what they're called), ranked by best fit.
** If you clicked on a link from section D (as described in Step 1 above), you will see one or more links to an occupation that is usually a bit more general than your initial job selection - the link(s) is directly related to the specific job you identified through your prior selections.
*NOTE: It is possible that there may not be a career path identified for the specific job you selected in Step 1. If this is the case, scroll up the page and click on a different career/job.
Step 4: Career-Specific Resources (detailed and constantly updated): Continue to scroll down the page and you will find tabs that provide detailed (updated) links specific to the career you selected. This information includes:
Videos: Provides a listing of video links related to this career. A great way to get a quick overview of the occupation.
Resumes: Sources for resume materials and techniques. This can help to get you started.
Job Description: Sources that provide job descriptions, which are vital to resume and interview preparation.
Interviews: Provides links that can help you to prepare for and successfully complete the job interview. Can also assist with coffee chats.
Step by Step: Provides links to resources that can help to organize the career search process.
LinkedIn: One of the best professional social media sites that provides links, opportunities, and networking specifically for careers and career development.
Step 1 of 4: Select a Career/Job
47 Fashion Merchandising careers are listed below (sorted by Percentage Change in Total Job Openings - 2025 to 2035 est.). Fashion Merchandising-related jobs specific to each career are also provided. This shows which careers are emerging and growing the fastest. Please Scroll and Select below:
| Occupations | U.S. Job Openings 2025-2035 (% change) | Fashion Merchandising-Related Jobs |
50 Fashion Merchandising careers are listed below (sorted by U.S. National Median Salary). Fashion Merchandising-related jobs specific to each occupation are also provided. Please Scroll and Select below::
| Occupations | National Median Salary | Fashion Merchandising-Related Jobs |
51 Fashion Merchandising careers are listed (sorted by Education/Preparation Requirements - descending) to provide career ladders. Fashion Merchandising-related jobs specific to each career are also provided.
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Education/Preparation Categories: 5 = Usually requires graduate school (e.g., Master's degree, Ph.D., M.D., or J.D.) 4 = Usually requires a four-year Bachelor's degree 3 = Usually requires vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or Associate's degree 2 = Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, but not always Please Scroll and Select below: |
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| Occupations | Education/Preparation | Fashion Merchandising-Related Jobs |
Scroll through the picklist (below). There are 185 specific Fashion Merchandising job titles listed. Select those that may be of interest - you will get active job listing links, along with detailed resources to help you prepare for a career related to that job.
You can use this form two ways:
Filter - As you enter a keyword, you will filter (limit) the list of job titles below
Browse the list (Don't Filter) - You can simply explore the list of job titles. There may be many that you might never have considered to be of interest.
OR - leave blank and scroll through the choices:
Select a Job Title (Scroll and Select) :
Step 2 of 4: Find a Job
Find Job Listings:
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General.
Step 3 of 4: Prepare For a Career
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Description: Perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of a building in repair. Duties may involve pipe fitting; HVAC maintenance; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs.
Please click on a section below to expand and see detailed occupational information related to "Maintenance and Repair Workers, General":
U.S. Total Employment (2025):
1,621,800U.S. Total Employment (2035 est.):
1,690,500
Employment Change (2025-2035 est.):
68,600 (4.2%) Average Annual Job Openings (2025-2035 est.):
148,700
Core Duties
Supplemental Duties
| Important Supplemental Job Duties (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. |
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| Importance (%) | Description |
| Importance: 54 (%) | Description: Inspect used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements, using rules, calipers, micrometers, or other measuring instruments. |
| Importance: 50 (%) | Description: Operate cutting torches or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts. |
| Importance: 47 (%) | Description: Provide groundskeeping services, such as landscaping or snow removal. |
| Importance: 30 (%) | Description: Assemble boilers at installation sites, using tools such as levels, plumb bobs, hammers, torches, or other hand tools. |
| Importance: 27 (%) | Description: Perform routine maintenance on boilers, such as replacing burners or hoses, installing replacement parts, or reinforcing structural weaknesses to ensure optimal boiler efficiency. |
| Importance: 27 (%) | Description: Position, attach, or blow insulating materials to prevent energy losses from buildings, pipes, or other structures or objects. |
Work Activities
| Important General Work Activities (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. |
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| Importance (%) | Description |
| Importance: 91 (%) | Description: Making Decisions and Solving Problems: Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
| Importance: 90 (%) | Description: Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials: Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
| Importance: 87 (%) | Description: Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates: Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
| Importance: 86 (%) | Description: Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment: Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles. |
| Importance: 85 (%) | Description: Getting Information: Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
| Importance: 83 (%) | Description: Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment: Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
| Importance: 83 (%) | Description: Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events: Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
| Importance: 83 (%) | Description: Handling and Moving Objects: Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
| Importance: 82 (%) | Description: Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work: Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
| Importance: 81 (%) | Description: Controlling Machines and Processes: Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
| Importance: 80 (%) | Description: Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge: Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
| Importance: 80 (%) | Description: Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings: Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
| Importance: 80 (%) | Description: Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards: Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
| Importance: 79 (%) | Description: Thinking Creatively: Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
| Importance: 77 (%) | Description: Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment: Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles. |
| Importance: 75 (%) | Description: Performing General Physical Activities: Performing general physical activities includes doing activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
| Importance: 73 (%) | Description: Documenting/Recording Information: Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
| Importance: 72 (%) | Description: Processing Information: Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
| Importance: 70 (%) | Description: Analyzing Data or Information: Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
| Importance: 70 (%) | Description: Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information: Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
| Importance: 69 (%) | Description: Scheduling Work and Activities: Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
| Importance: 69 (%) | Description: Working with Computers: Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
| Importance: 68 (%) | Description: Communicating with People Outside the Organization: Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
| Importance: 67 (%) | Description: Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships: Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
| Importance: 66 (%) | Description: Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People: Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
| Importance: 66 (%) | Description: Training and Teaching Others: Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
| Importance: 65 (%) | Description: Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment: Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used. |
| Importance: 64 (%) | Description: Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others: Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
| Importance: 63 (%) | Description: Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others: Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
| Importance: 63 (%) | Description: Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others: Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
Specific Work Activities
| Important Specific Work Activities
How can you begin to build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. Specific Work Activities appear below: |
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| Adjust equipment to ensure optimal performance. | |
| Align equipment or machinery. | |
| Assemble electrical components, subsystems, or systems. | |
| Assemble mechanical components or machine parts. | |
| Assemble structural components. | |
| Clean equipment, parts, or tools to repair or maintain them in good working order. | |
| Clean work areas. | |
| Develop equipment or component configurations. | |
| Disassemble equipment for maintenance or repair. | |
| Estimate costs for labor or materials. | |
| Fabricate parts or components. | |
| Inspect mechanical components of vehicles to identify problems. | |
| Inspect mechanical equipment to locate damage, defects, or wear. | |
| Install electrical components, equipment, or systems. | |
| Install energy-efficient heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) equipment. | |
| Install insulation in equipment or structures. | |
| Install machine or equipment replacement parts. | |
| Lay out work according to specifications. | |
| Lubricate equipment to allow proper functioning. | |
| Maintain work equipment or machinery. | |
| Measure distances or dimensions. | |
| Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment. | |
| Operate welding equipment. | |
| Order materials, supplies, or equipment. | |
| Paint surfaces or equipment. | |
| Perform basic equipment maintenance. | |
| Perform manual agricultural, aquacultural, or horticultural tasks. | |
| Plan work procedures. | |
| Read technical information needed to perform maintenance or repairs. | |
| Record information about parts, materials or repair procedures. | |
| Remove snow. | |
| Repair electrical circuits or wiring. | |
| Repair structural components. | |
| Replace worn, damaged, or defective mechanical parts. | |
| Supervise employees. | |
| Test mechanical equipment to ensure proper functioning. | |
| Train others in operational procedures. | |
| Troubleshoot equipment or systems operation problems. | |
Knowledge Required
| Knowledge Required (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. |
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| Importance (%) | Description |
| Importance: 79 (%) | Description: Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
| Importance: 72 (%) | Description: English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar. |
| Importance: 72 (%) | Description: Building and Construction: Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. |
| Importance: 66 (%) | Description: Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
| Importance: 60 (%) | Description: Production and Processing: Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
Essential Skills
| Essential Skills (in order of importance)
These are the foundational skills most central to success in this occupation. For the Top 5 most important, how can you begin building experience and confidence using these skills now? |
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| Importance (%) | Description |
| Importance: 54 (%) | Description: Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
| Importance: 52 (%) | Description: Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
| Importance: 52 (%) | Description: Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
Transferable Skills
| Transferable Skills (in order of importance)
These are skills that can transfer across occupations and industries. For the Top 5 most important, how can you strengthen these skills now so they support both this career and future career flexibility? |
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| Importance (%) | Description |
| Importance: 64 (%) | Description: Equipment Maintenance: Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
| Importance: 64 (%) | Description: Repairing: Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
| Importance: 62 (%) | Description: Troubleshooting: Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
| Importance: 52 (%) | Description: Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
| Importance: 52 (%) | Description: Operations Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
| Importance: 52 (%) | Description: Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
| Importance: 52 (%) | Description: Quality Control Analysis: Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
Day-in-the-Life Summaries
| Day-in-the-Life Summaries These summaries show the main types of activities you are likely to perform on a regular basis in this occupation. How can you imagine your typical workday — using these examples to see if this type of work fits you? |
| Activity: Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performance. |
| Activity: Apply protective solutions or coatings. |
| Activity: Assemble equipment or components. |
| Activity: Build structures. |
| Activity: Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas. |
| Activity: Design industrial systems or equipment. |
| Activity: Diagnose system or equipment problems. |
| Activity: Disassemble equipment. |
| Activity: Estimate project development or operational costs. |
| Activity: Fabricate devices or components. |
| Activity: Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipment. |
| Activity: Inspect vehicles. |
| Activity: Install commercial or production equipment. |
| Activity: Install energy or heating equipment. |
| Activity: Join parts using soldering, welding, or brazing techniques. |
| Activity: Maintain facilities or equipment. |
| Activity: Maintain operational records. |
| Activity: Maintain tools or equipment. |
| Activity: Measure physical characteristics of materials, products, or equipment. |
| Activity: Operate lifting or moving equipment. |
| Activity: Perform agricultural activities. |
| Activity: Plan work activities. |
| Activity: Position materials or components for assembly. |
| Activity: Purchase goods or services. |
| Activity: Read documents or materials to inform work processes. |
| Activity: Repair electrical or electronic equipment. |
| Activity: Repair tools or equipment. |
| Activity: Supervise personnel activities. |
| Activity: Test performance of equipment or systems. |
| Activity: Train others on operational or work procedures. |
Software Skills
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Software Skills These are examples of software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized from most to least important for your career preparation. How can you start learning or practicing the highest-priority tools so that you feel confident using them on the job? |
| High-Priority Tech Skills |
| Office suite software: |
| Microsoft Office software |
| Emerging Tech Skills |
| Computer aided design CAD software: |
| Autodesk AutoCAD |
| Data base user interface and query software: |
| Yardi software |
| Electronic mail software: |
| Microsoft Outlook |
| Enterprise resource planning ERP software: |
| SAP software |
| Operating system software: |
| Apple macOS Linux Microsoft Windows |
| Presentation software: |
| Microsoft PowerPoint |
| Project management software: |
| Microsoft Project Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management |
| Spreadsheet software: |
| Microsoft Excel |
| Web page creation and editing software: |
| Word processing software: |
| Google Docs Microsoft Word |
| General Software Tools |
| Calendar and scheduling software: |
| Computerized time management systems |
| Cloud-based data access and sharing software: |
| Dropbox |
| Computer aided design CAD software: |
| Computer aided design and drafting software CADD Dassault Systemes CATIA PTC Creo Parametric |
| Data base user interface and query software: |
| Data entry software Database software |
| Desktop communications software: |
| Eko |
| Development environment software: |
| National Instruments LabVIEW |
| Electronic mail software: |
| IBM Notes Microsoft Exchange |
| Facilities management software: |
| Computerized maintenance management system CMMS |
| Industrial control software: |
| Digital direct control DDC energy management software Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software |
| Instant messaging software: |
| GroupMe |
| Internet browser software: |
| Web browser software |
| Operating system software: |
| Handheld computer device software |
| Video conferencing software: |
| FaceTime |
| Video creation and editing software: |
| Loom YouTube |
Preparation Required
| Preparation Required - How much preparation is needed to obtain this type of job? |
| Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed |
| Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job. |
| Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. |
| Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations. |
| These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, desktop publishers, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters and simultaneous captioners, and medical assistants. |
Education Required
| Education Required - by frequency of educational attainment This shows you details about the level of education most commonly held by workers in this occupation. How can you begin planning the educational pathway that will prepare you best for this type of work? |
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| Frequency of Attainment (%) | Level of Education |
| Frequency of Attainment: 63.0 (%) | Level of Education: Post-Secondary Certificate |
| Frequency of Attainment: 24.9 (%) | Level of Education: High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Frequency of Attainment: 6.6 (%) | Level of Education: Some College Courses |
| Frequency of Attainment: 2.9 (%) | Level of Education: Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree |
| Frequency of Attainment: 1.2 (%) | Level of Education: Master's Degree |
| Frequency of Attainment: 1.1 (%) | Level of Education: Less than a High School Diploma |
| Frequency of Attainment: 0.4 (%) | Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree |
Training and Experience Required
| Training and Experience Required - by frequency of training and work experience attainment This section shows you how often different types of training and work experience are required for this occupation. How can you start gaining the kinds of experience and training that are most common for this type of work? |
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| Frequency of Attainment (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience |
| Frequency of Attainment: 47.2 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years |
| Frequency of Attainment: 26.7 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years |
| Frequency of Attainment: 19.0 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years |
| Frequency of Attainment: 3.5 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year |
| Frequency of Attainment: 2.8 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 10 years |
| Frequency of Attainment: 0.8 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years |
| Frequency of Attainment: 0.2 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years |
| Frequency of Attainment: 0.1 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: None |
| Frequency of Attainment: 0.0 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Up to and including 1 month |
Local Salary Information
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Certifications
| Certifications These are examples of certifications that may be important for this occupation. How can you begin exploring which certifications fit your goals and what steps you would need to take to earn them? |
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Aviation Airframe Mechanic
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Building Envelope Installer Technician
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Certified Plant Engineer
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Duct Air Leakage Testing Technician
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Fume Hood Performance Testing Technician
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Indoor Air Quality Supervisor
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Indoor Air Quality Technician
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Mechanical Acceptance Test Employer
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Mechanical Acceptance Test Level 1 Technician
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Mechanical Acceptance Test Level 2 Technician Qualification
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Repairman Certificate for Amateur-Built Aircraft
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Smoke Control Systems Contractor
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Smoke Control Systems Supervisor
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Professional Associations
| Professional Associations These associations connect people who work in this occupation or related fields. How can you start using these associations to learn more, build your network, or find mentoring opportunities? |
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Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA)
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Job Listings
| Job Listings and Similar Occupational Titles - scroll and click to identify common requirements, keywords, and skills in current job listings |
Related Careers to Consider
Step 4 of 4: Career-Specific Resources
This section contains detailed external resources appropriate to "Maintenance and Repair Workers, General". Explore these resources to start learning more. Links are constantly updated, so bookmark this page.
Videos
Here is a listing of videos related to this career. A great way to get a quick overview of the occupation.
Resumes
Here are resources that allow you to see example resumes for this occupation. It may be helpful to see examples from others who have this type of experience.
Job Description
Here are resources that provide job descriptions, which are vital for resume and interview preparation.
Interviews
There are many great resources that can help guide you through the interview process. These links provide help in preparing and performing an effective interview, specific to this occupation.
Step-by-Step
Here are links to help guide you, step-by-step, to become a(n): Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
LinkedIn®
Here are links to various posts and groups from LinkedIn ® that relate to this occupation. Great way to start building professional contacts in the field that might be most appropriate for you.
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