Repairman vs mechanic

The differences between repairmen and mechanics can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a repairman and a mechanic. Additionally, a mechanic has an average salary of $47,149, which is higher than the $35,121 average annual salary of a repairman.

The top three skills for a repairman include safety procedures, safety rules and preventive maintenance. The most important skills for a mechanic are hand tools, preventive maintenance, and customer service.

Repairman vs mechanic overview

	Repairman	Mechanic
Yearly salary	$35,121	$47,149
Hourly rate	$16.89	$22.67
Growth rate	14%	4%
Number of jobs	549	100,534
Job satisfaction	-	4.25
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	High School Diploma, 42%
Average age	48	42
Years of experience	2	2

Repairman vs mechanic salary

Repairmen and mechanics have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Repairman	Mechanic
Average salary	$35,121	$47,149
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $49,000	Between $35,000 And $63,000
Highest paying City	Springfield, MA	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	Maine	Connecticut
Best paying company	The Manitowoc Company	Anheuser-Busch
Best paying industry	Technology	Manufacturing

Differences between repairman and mechanic education

There are a few differences between a repairman and a mechanic in terms of educational background:

	Repairman	Mechanic
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	High School Diploma, 42%
Most common major	Business	Automotive Technology
Most common college	-	-

Repairman vs mechanic demographics

Here are the differences between repairmen' and mechanics' demographics:

	Repairman	Mechanic
Average age	48	42
Gender ratio	Male, 96.0% Female, 4.0%	Male, 95.7% Female, 4.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.2% Asian, 3.3% White, 66.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 8.5% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 17.1% Asian, 2.4% White, 65.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between repairman and mechanic duties and responsibilities

Repairman example responsibilities.

Perform and manage routine building maintenance tasks, including carpentry, electrical, plumbing, and minor HVAC repair and maintenance.
Accomplish final operational checkout for conformance to customer specifications of prototype and new electronic systems including system installation on new airframes.
Repair welding torches and regulators, silver brazing torches.
Operate fork trucks, overhead cranes, mobile cranes, and aerial lift equipment.
Perform machine repair maintenance on lathes, mills, grinders, drill presses, and shapers.
Replace electrical components, diodes, transistors, resistors, capacitors, etc, by soldering.

Mechanic example responsibilities.

Dismantle and re-assemble equipment, using hoists and hand tools, such as transfer cases, hydraulic cylinders, bell housings.
Identify issues with wire feeder and power source, break press, overhead cranes , 2 ton to 25 ton hoists.
chain saws, trimmers, tractors, push mowers, blowers, generators, cut saws, power washers, etc.
Work with networking, plumbing, troubleshooting electrical and performing mechanical repairs.
Monitor HVAC systems and operations, and ensure that routine preventive maintenance are performed according to establish schedules.
Complete repair of low-boy style trailers, and tractors with wet line PTO systems.

Repairman vs mechanic skills

Common repairman skills

Safety Procedures, 11%
Safety Rules, 9%
Preventive Maintenance, 6%
AAR, 4%
MIG, 4%
Electrical Equipment, 3%

Common mechanic skills

Hand Tools, 9%
Preventive Maintenance, 8%
Customer Service, 7%
Customer Vehicles, 7%
Diagnosis, 6%
Electrical Systems, 5%

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