Opportunities should be good for persons who complete formal post-secondary training in diesel mechanics or mobile heavy equipment repair. This occupation offers the opportunity for relatively high earnings while performing challenging skilled work.
Mechanics increasingly use computerized diagnostic equipment.
Nature of the Work Mobile heavy equipment is indispensable to construction, logging, surface mining, and other industrial activities. Various types grade land, lift beams, and dig earth to pave the way for new development. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics repair and maintain the engines, transmissions, hydraulics, and electrical systems that power graders, backhoes, and stripping and loading shovels. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics typically work for large construction companies, local and Federal governments, and other organizations that operate and maintain their own heavy equipment fleets. They perform routine maintenance checks on diesel engines, transmission components, and brake systems to ensure safety and longevity of the equipment.