Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul small engines used to power lawn mowers, chain saws, recreational sporting equipment, and related equipment.
- Tasks
- 14 tasks14 core
- Family
- Installation, Maintenance & RepairOne of its 52 occupations
- Code
- 49-3053.00SOC 2018: 49-3053
What the work is made of
All 14 are core tasks, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the job
- Task 1. Record repairs made, time spent, and parts used.Core taskTask 13777Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 2. Test and inspect engines to determine malfunctions, to locate missing and broken parts, and to verify repairs, using diagnostic instruments.Core taskTask 13780Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 3. Dismantle engines, using hand tools, and examine parts for defects.Core taskTask 13784Rated by 52 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 4. Repair and maintain gasoline engines used to power equipment such as portable saws, lawn mowers, generators, and compressors.Core taskTask 13774Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 5. Adjust points, valves, carburetors, distributors, and spark plug gaps, using feeler gauges.Core taskTask 13775Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 6. Repair or replace defective parts such as magnetos, water pumps, gears, pistons, and carburetors, using hand tools.Core taskTask 13781Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 7. Perform routine maintenance such as cleaning and oiling parts, honing cylinders, and tuning ignition systems.Core taskTask 13778Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 8. Reassemble engines after repair or maintenance work is complete.Core taskTask 13776Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 9. Replace motors.Core taskTask 13785Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 10. Obtain problem descriptions from customers, and prepare cost estimates for repairs.Core taskTask 13779Rated by 52 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 11. Show customers how to maintain equipment.Core taskTask 13783Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 12. Remove engines from equipment, and position and bolt engines to repair stands.Core taskTask 13787Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 13. Sell parts and equipment.Core taskTask 13782Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2018
- Task 14. Grind, ream, rebore, and re-tap parts to obtain specified clearances, using grinders, lathes, taps, reamers, boring machines, and micrometers.Core taskTask 13786Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2018
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- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 49-3053
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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