Station mechanic vs repairman

The differences between station mechanics and repairmen can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a station mechanic has an average salary of $45,688, which is higher than the $35,121 average annual salary of a repairman.

The top three skills for a station mechanic include mechanical equipment, electrical equipment and routine maintenance. The most important skills for a repairman are safety procedures, safety rules, and preventive maintenance.

Station mechanic vs repairman overview

	Station Mechanic	Repairman
Yearly salary	$45,688	$35,121
Hourly rate	$21.97	$16.89
Growth rate	8%	14%
Number of jobs	34,629	549
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 29%	High School Diploma, 40%
Average age	45	48
Years of experience	-	2

Station mechanic vs repairman salary

Station mechanics and repairmen have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Station Mechanic	Repairman
Average salary	$45,688	$35,121
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $70,000	Between $24,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	-	Springfield, MA
Highest paying state	-	Maine
Best paying company	-	The Manitowoc Company
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between station mechanic and repairman education

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

	Station Mechanic	Repairman
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 29%	High School Diploma, 40%
Most common major	Automotive Technology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Station mechanic vs repairman demographics

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

	Station Mechanic	Repairman
Average age	45	48
Gender ratio	Male, 95.9% Female, 4.1%	Male, 96.0% Female, 4.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% Asian, 7.2% White, 58.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	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%
LGBT Percentage	6%	2%

Differences between station mechanic and repairman duties and responsibilities

Station mechanic example responsibilities.

Organize a procedure for rapid plumbing repairs by proactively devising a solid inventory system for effectively managing spare parts and tools.
Complete preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and rebuilding of Herman-Nelson heaters, Honda generators, and ice drills.
Perform maintenance on the suspension, steering, hydraulic, auxiliary power, fire extinguisher/suppression and gas particulate systemsDiagnose and troubleshoot malfunctions
Work closely with the machine operators to ensure smooth GMP, GDP operations for production plant.
Receive and implement combat orders and direct deployment of personnel in offensive, defensive and retrograde operations.

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.

Station mechanic vs repairman skills

Common station mechanic skills

Mechanical Equipment, 30%
Electrical Equipment, 24%
Routine Maintenance, 13%
General Maintenance, 8%
Mechanical Systems, 8%
Check Valves, 5%

Common repairman skills

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

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