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Industrial Machinery Mechanics

Skills

People in this career need to:

    Communicate
  • Read and understand written information.
  • Listen to others, understand, and ask questions.
  • Express ideas clearly when speaking.
    • Reason and Problem Solve
  • Analyze ideas and use logic to determine their strengths and weaknesses.
  • Understand new information or materials by studying and working with them.
  • Identify problems and review information. Develop, review, and apply solutions.
  • Follow guidelines to arrange objects or actions in a certain order.
  • Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.
  • Use reasoning to discover answers to problems.
  • Judge the costs and benefits of a possible action.
  • Concentrate and not be distracted while performing a task.
  • Combine several pieces of information and draw conclusions.
  • Make sense of information that seems without meaning or organization.
    • Use Math and Science
  • Use math skills to solve problems.
    • Manage Oneself, People, Time and Things
  • Manage the time of self and others.
  • Check how well one is learning or doing something.
    • Work with People
  • Change behavior in relation to others' actions.
  • Use several methods to learn or teach new things.
    • Work with Things
  • Repair machines or systems.
  • Determine the causes of technical problems and find solutions for them.
  • Maintain equipment on a routine basis. Determine when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
  • Determine the tools and equipment needed to do a job.
  • Install equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.
  • Watch gauges, dials, and output to make sure a machine is working properly.
  • Operate and control equipment.
  • Test and inspect products or processes. Evaluate quality or performance.
    • Perceive and Visualize
  • Imagine how something will look if it is moved around or its parts are rearranged.
  • Identify a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in distracting material.
  • Quickly and accurately compare letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns.

Knowledge

People in this career need knowledge in the following areas:

  • Mechanical: Knowledge of designing, using, and repairing machines and tools.
  • Mathematics: Knowledge of the rules and uses of numbers. Areas of knowledge include arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and statistics.
  • Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of how to build machines, buildings, and other things. Also includes knowledge of how to use computers, machines, and tools to do work more usefully.
  • Design: Knowledge of making and using plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
  • English Language: Knowledge of the meaning, spelling, and use of the English language.
  • Production and Processing: Knowledge of how products are made and supplied.
  • Building and Construction: Knowledge of constructing buildings and other structures.

Interests

People in this career are people who tend to:

  • Consider support from their employer important. They like to be treated fairly and have supervisors who will back them up. They prefer jobs where they are trained well.
  • Consider independence important. They like to make decisions and try out ideas on their own. They prefer jobs where they can plan their work with little supervision.
  • Consider good working conditions important. They like jobs offering steady employment and good pay. They want employment that fits their individual work style. They may prefer doing a variety of tasks, working alone, or being busy all the time.
  • Have realistic interests. They like work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They like to work with plants, animals, and physical materials such as wood, tools, and machinery. They often prefer to work outside.
  • Have investigative interests. They like work activities that have to do with ideas and thinking. They like to search for facts and figure out solutions to problems mentally.
  • Have conventional interests. They like work activities that follow set procedures, routines, and standards. They like to work with data and detail. They prefer working where there is a clear line of authority to follow.

Source: Minnesota Department of Education.