Gas maintenance workers perform routine maintenance and minor repairs to exterior and underground gas mains and distribution lines. Automotive mechanical installers and servicers install parts such as mufflers, exhaust pipes and shock absorbers, and perform oil changes and other routine maintenance on motor vehicles and heavy equipment. Pest controllers and fumigators apply chemical and other treatments to buildings and outside areas to remove and destroy insects and other pests. Other repairers and servicers repair and service a wide variety of products such as cameras, musical instruments and coin and vending machines. Education, Training and Experience People in this group usually need some high school education.
Many recent entrants have a high school diploma.
Some require college or other courses or experience in their company. Residential and commercial installers and repairers usually need experience and may require a driver's licence. Pest controllers and fumigators require a pesticide applicator licence. Over the next five years, this outlook is not expected to change, as the number of job openings is expected to be matched by the number of qualified job seekers. Conditions are likely to vary widely among the many occupations in this group.