Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology Degree, Program Information at University of Rio Grande

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair and maintain industrial machinery and equipment such as cranes, pumps, engines and motors, pneumatic tools, conveyor systems, production machinery, marine deck machinery, and steam propulsion, refinery, and pipeline-distribution systems. Find Colleges Offering Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology Degree.

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Elevator Installers and Repairers
Job Description
Assemble, install, repair, or maintain electric or hydraulic freight or passenger elevators, escalators, or dumbwaiters.
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 21,830
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 23,753
- Percent Job Growth: 8.81%
Important Abilities
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Problem Sensitivity
- Deductive Reasoning
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
Mechanical Door Repairers
Job Description
Install, service, or repair opening and closing mechanisms of automatic doors and hydraulic door closers. Includes garage door mechanics.
Important Abilities
- Problem Sensitivity
- Manual Dexterity
- Trunk Strength
- Near Vision
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Job Description
Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems.
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 260,727
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 284,283
- Percent Job Growth: 9.03%
Important Abilities
- Problem Sensitivity
- Information Ordering
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Manual Dexterity
- Finger Dexterity
- Control Precision
- Multilimb Coordination
- Reaction Time
- Near Vision
- Hearing Sensitivity
Maintenance Workers, Machinery
Job Description
Lubricate machinery, change parts, or perform other routine machinery maintenance.
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 84,291
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 83,348
- Percent Job Growth: -1.1%
Important Abilities
- Problem Sensitivity
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
Millwrights
Job Description
Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings.
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 54,884
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 58,062
- Percent Job Growth: 5.79%
Important Abilities
- Problem Sensitivity
- Deductive Reasoning
- Information Ordering
- Visualization
- Selective Attention
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Manual Dexterity
- Multilimb Coordination
- Near Vision
- Speech Clarity
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
Job Description
Build or repair furnaces, kilns, cupolas, boilers, converters, ladles, soaking pits, ovens, etc., using refractory materials.
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 3,478
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 3,079
- Percent Job Growth: -11.5%
Important Abilities
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
Job Description
Help installation, maintenance, and repair workers in maintenance, parts replacement, and repair of vehicles, industrial machinery, and electrical and electronic equipment. Perform duties, such as furnishing tools, materials, and supplies to other workers; cleaning work area, machines, and tools; and holding materials or tools for other workers.
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 163,379
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 182,599
- Percent Job Growth: 11.76%
Important Abilities
- Oral Comprehension
- Problem Sensitivity
- Inductive Reasoning
- Information Ordering
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Extent Flexibility
- Near Vision
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Job Description
Construct, assemble, or rebuild machines, such as engines, turbines, and similar equipment used in such industries as construction, extraction, textiles, and paper manufacturing.
Important Abilities
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Job Description
Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut textiles.
Important Abilities
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Job Description
Set up, operate, or tend machines that knit, loop, weave, or draw in textiles.
Important Abilities
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Finger Dexterity
- Control Precision
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Job Description
Set up, operate, or tend machines that wind or twist textiles; or draw out and combine sliver, such as wool, hemp, or synthetic fibers.
Important Abilities
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Reaction Time