Diesel Mechanics Technology Degree, Program Information at Suny College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill

Highest Degree Offered: Bachelor's
Campus Location: Rural
Tenure System: Has Tenure System
Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
Classification: Associates--Public 4-Year Primarily Associates
Size & Residential Status: Medium Four-Year, Highly Residential

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, service, and maintain diesel engines in vehicles such as automobiles, buses, ships, trucks, railroad locomotives, and construction equipment; as well as stationary diesel engines in electrical generators and related equipment. Find Colleges Offering Diesel Mechanics Technology Degree.

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Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
Job Description
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul trucks, buses, and all types of diesel engines. Includes mechanics working primarily with automobile diesel engines.
Salary and Wages
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Total Employment: 760
- Average Annual Salary: $42,360
- Average Hourly Rate: $20.36
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 274,876
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 306,383
- Percent Job Growth: 11.46%
Important Abilities
- Problem Sensitivity
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Manual Dexterity
- Finger Dexterity
- Control Precision
- Multilimb Coordination
- Near Vision