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	Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	Millwrights	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
SUMMARY	79% High Risk	41% Moderate Risk	29% Low Risk	42% Moderate Risk	34% Low Risk	53% Moderate Risk
JOB SCORE	2.0/10	6.4/10	5.8/10	5.4/10	4.7/10	6.1/10
POLLING	71% (High Risk, Based on 50 votes)	36% (Low Risk, Based on 66 votes)	28% (Low Risk, Based on 67 votes)	30% (Low Risk, Based on 134 votes)	39% (Low Risk, Based on 116 votes)	22% (Low Risk, Based on 588 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	-21.1%	16.1%	0.0%	2.4%	0.0%	4.2%
WAGES	$52,540 or $25.26 per hour	$63,760 or $30.65 per hour	$65,170 or $31.33 per hour	$60,640 or $29.15 per hour	$68,730 or $33.04 per hour	$49,670 or $23.88 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	38,420	421,940	40,660	287,230	37,450	688,840
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DESCRIPTION	Construct, assemble, or rebuild machines, such as engines, turbines, and similar equipment used in such industries as construction, extraction, textiles, and paper manufacturing.	Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. May also install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to plans.	Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings.	Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul buses and trucks, or maintain and repair any type of diesel engines. Includes mechanics working primarily with automobile or marine diesel engines.	Apply theory and principles of mechanical engineering to modify, develop, test, or adjust machinery and equipment under direction of engineering staff or physical scientists.	Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul automotive vehicles.

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