What Would I Do?
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Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers inspect, diagnose, repair and service mechanical, electrical and electronic systems and components of cars, buses and light and commercial transport trucks.
Automotive Service Technicians’ duties include:
- adjust, repair or replace parts or sections of automotive systems (i.e., fuel systems, brakes, steering and suspension, engines and drive trains, emission control and exhaust, cooling and climate control, and electrical and electronic systems), using hand tools and other specialized automotive repair equipment
- inspect motor operation, road test motor vehicles, and test systems using computerized and other testing devices to diagnose faults
Truck and transport and truck-trailer mechanics’ duties include:
- Adjust, repair or replace parts and sections of commercial transport truck systems including chassis, frame, cab, body, engine and drive train, air brakes, steering, and fuel, hydraulic, electrical and electronic systems
- Adjust, repair or replace parts and components of truck-trailer systems including structural, brake and electrical systems.
Mechanical repairers’ (motor vehicle manufacturing) duties include:
- inspect and test mechanical units, such as engines, transmissions, axles and brake systems to locate faults and malfunctions
- diagnose malfunctions and determine with supervisors whether to repair or replace units
- test and adjust units to performance specifications, repair or replace mechanical units or components, and complete reports to record the work done and any problems that occurred
