The highest concentrations are found in the canning, preserving, packaging, metal fabrication and plastic companies. A smaller number of Maintenance Mechanics are located in construction companies, hospitals, government facilities, mines and public utilities. The trend toward industrial automation, with increasingly complex and more expensive machinery, may tend to increase the demand for additional Maintenance Mechanics to perform essential preventive maintenance routines necessary to maintain and fully utilize these devices. Advancement Advancement for Maintenance Mechanics is usually in the form of salary increases. Large companies may offer promotion into supervisory positions.
Newspaper advertisements are a good source of job leads for mechanics.
Mechanics belong to unions affiliated with particular industries. For current job listings, browse CalJOBS or America's Job Bank . Click Right facing arrow to replay the Video, Speaker Icon to control Sound. Many employers prefer high school graduates. Suggested high school courses are mathematics, physics, machine shop, mechanical drawing and blueprint reading.