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Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
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Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
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Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul mobile mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment, such as cranes, bulldozers, graders, and conveyors, used in construction, logging, and surface mining.
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Abilities
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Auditory Attention| | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
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Information Ordering| | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
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Visualization| | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
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Oral Comprehension| | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
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Extent Flexibility| | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
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Selective Attention| | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
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Control Precision| | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
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Multilimb Coordination| | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
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Oral Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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Written Comprehension| | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
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Deductive Reasoning| | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
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Manual Dexterity| | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
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Flexibility of Closure| | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
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Hearing Sensitivity| | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
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Near Vision| | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
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Depth Perception| | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. |
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Problem Sensitivity| | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
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Static Strength| | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
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Inductive Reasoning| | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
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Reaction Time| | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
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Arm-Hand Steadiness| | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
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Finger Dexterity| | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
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Speech Clarity| | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
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Category Flexibility| | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
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Perceptual Speed| | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
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Visual Color Discrimination| | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
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Speech Recognition| | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
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Trunk Strength| | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing. |
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Far Vision| | The ability to see details at a distance. |
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Memorization| | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. |
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Time Sharing| | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). |
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Speed of Closure| | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. |
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Written Expression| | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
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Glare Sensitivity| | The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting. |
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Spatial Orientation| | The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you. |
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Dynamic Strength| | The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue. |
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Gross Body Coordination| | The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion. |
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Originality| | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
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Speed of Limb Movement| | The ability to quickly move the arms and legs. |
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Stamina| | The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath. |
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Rate Control| | The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene. |
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Wrist-Finger Speed| | The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. |
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Fluency of Ideas| | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
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Response Orientation| | The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part. |
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Mathematical Reasoning| | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
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Peripheral Vision| | The ability to see objects or movement of objects to one's side when the eyes are looking ahead. |
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Gross Body Equilibrium| | The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position. |
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Night Vision| | The ability to see under low light conditions. |
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Explosive Strength| | The ability to use short bursts of muscle force to propel oneself (as in jumping or sprinting), or to throw an object. |
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Number Facility| | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
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Sound Localization| | The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated. |
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Dynamic Flexibility| | The ability to quickly and repeatedly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
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Interests
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Realistic| | Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others. |
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Conventional| | Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow. |
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Investigative| | Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally. |
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Enterprising| | Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business. |
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Artistic| | Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules. |
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Social| | Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others. |
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First Interest High-Point| | Primary-Rank Descriptiveness |
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Knowledge
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Mechanical| | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
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Customer and Personal Service| | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
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Engineering and Technology| | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
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Mathematics| | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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Physics| | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes. |
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English Language| | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
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Administration and Management| | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
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Computers and Electronics| | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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Chemistry| | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
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Production and Processing| | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
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Education and Training| | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
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Transportation| | Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. |
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Building and Construction| | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. |
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Clerical| | Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. |
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Design| | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
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Sales and Marketing| | Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. |
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Law and Government| | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
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Public Safety and Security| | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
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Economics and Accounting| | Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data. |
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Personnel and Human Resources| | Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. |
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Geography| | Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life. |
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Psychology| | Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. |
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Foreign Language| | Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation. |
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Communications and Media| | Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media. |
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Telecommunications| | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. |
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Sociology and Anthropology| | Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins. |
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Food Production| | Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques. |
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Therapy and Counseling| | Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance. |
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Medicine and Dentistry| | Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. |
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Philosophy and Theology| | Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture. |
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Biology| | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
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Wages
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| District of Columbia | $46,910.00 |
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| North Carolina | $35,430.00 |
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| South Carolina | $35,550.00 |
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| Virgin Islands | $35,820.00 |
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Related Careers
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Bus & Truck Mechanics & Diesel Engine Specialists| | Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul trucks, buses, and all types of diesel engines. Includes mechanics working primarily with automobile diesel engines. |
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Electric Motor, Power Tool, & Related Repairers| | Repair, maintain, or install electric motors, wiring, or switches. |
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Heating & Air Conditioning Mechanics| | Install, service, and repair heating and air conditioning systems in residences and commercial establishments. |
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Locksmiths & Safe Repairers| | Repair and open locks; make keys; change locks and safe combinations; and install and repair safes. |
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Mechanical Door Repairers| | Install, service, or repair opening and closing mechanisms of automatic doors and hydraulic door closers. Includes garage door mechanics. |
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Motorboat Mechanics| | Repairs and adjusts electrical and mechanical equipment of gasoline or diesel powered inboard or inboard-outboard boat engines. |
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Operating Engineers & Other Construction Equipment Operators| | Operate one or several types of power construction equipment, such as motor graders, bulldozers, scrapers, compressors, pumps, derricks, shovels, tractors, or front-end loaders to excavate, move, and grade earth, erect structures, or pour concrete or other hard surface pavement. May repair and maintain equipment in addition to other duties. |
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Outdoor Power Equipment & Other Small Engine Mechanics| | Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul small engines used to power lawn mowers, chain saws, and related equipment. |
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Skills
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Installation| | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
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Equipment Maintenance| | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
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Troubleshooting| | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
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Repairing| | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
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Operation Monitoring| | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
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Equipment Selection| | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
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Operation and Control| | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
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Judgment and Decision Making| | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
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Learning Strategies| | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
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Critical Thinking| | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
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Complex Problem Solving| | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
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Persuasion| | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
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Instructing| | Teaching others how to do something. |
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Active Learning| | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
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Coordination| | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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Service Orientation| | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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Technology Design| | Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. |
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Reading Comprehension| | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
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Systems Evaluation| | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
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Mathematics| | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
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Systems Analysis| | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
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Time Management| | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Active Listening| | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
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Quality Control Analysis| | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
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Negotiation| | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
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Monitoring| | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
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Speaking| | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Social Perceptiveness| | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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Writing| | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
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Science| | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
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Operations Analysis| | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
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Management of Material Resources| | Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work. |
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Management of Financial Resources| | Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures. |
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Management of Personnel Resources| | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
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Programming| | Writing computer programs for various purposes. |
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Tasks
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| Test mechanical products and equipment after repair or assembly to ensure proper performance and compliance with manufacturers' specifications. |
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| Repair and replace damaged or worn parts. |
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| Diagnose faults or malfunctions to determine required repairs, using engine diagnostic equipment such as computerized test equipment and calibration devices. |
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| Operate and inspect machines or heavy equipment to diagnose defects. |
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| Dismantle and reassemble heavy equipment using hoists and hand tools. |
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| Clean, lubricate, and perform other routine maintenance work on equipment and vehicles. |
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| Examine parts for damage or excessive wear, using micrometers and gauges. |
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| Read and understand operating manuals, blueprints, and technical drawings. |
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| Schedule maintenance for industrial machines and equipment, and keep equipment service records. |
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| Overhaul and test machines or equipment to ensure operating efficiency. |
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| Assemble gear systems, and align frames and gears. |
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| Fit bearings to adjust, repair, or overhaul mobile mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment. |
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| Weld or solder broken parts and structural members, using electric or gas welders and soldering tools. |
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| Clean parts by spraying them with grease solvent or immersing them in tanks of solvent. |
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| Direct workers who are assembling or disassembling equipment or cleaning parts. |
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| Adjust, maintain, and repair or replace subassemblies, such as transmissions and crawler heads, using hand tools, jacks, and cranes. |
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| Adjust and maintain industrial machinery, using control and regulating devices. |
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| Fabricate needed parts or items from sheet metal. |
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Tools
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| Adjustable widemouth pliers |
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| Dual action pliers |
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| Pliers |
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| Slip joint pliers |
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| Adjustable wrenches |
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| Adjustable monkey wrenches |
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| Wrenches |
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| Air compressors |
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| Ammeters |
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| Automotive exhaust emission analyzers |
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| Exhaust emission analyzers |
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| Awls |
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| Battery chargers |
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| Battery testers |
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| Hand-held battery testers |
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| Blow torches |
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| Cutting torches |
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| Bolt cutters |
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| Boring tools |
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| Boring bars |
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| Box end wrenches |
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| Offset box wrenches |
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| C clamps |
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| Hose clamps |
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| Calipers |
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| Dial calipers |
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| Circuit tester |
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| Circuit testers |
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| Test lights |
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| Clamp On Multimeter |
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| Clamp-on multimeters |
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| Cold chisels |
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| Combination wrenches |
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| Desktop computers |
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| Diagonal cut pliers |
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| Cutting pliers |
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| Diagonal cutting pliers |
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| Digital testers |
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| Electronic engine analyzers |
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| Dynamometers |
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| Ear plugs |
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| Protective ear devices |
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| End cut pliers |
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| End nippers |
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| Engine or vehicle stands |
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| Jack stands |
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| Feeler gauges |
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| Spark plug gapping tools |
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| Files |
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| Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus |
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| Brazing equipment |
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| Flame cutting equipment |
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| Gas welders |
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| Oxyacetylene welding equipment |
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| Gauges or inspection fixtures |
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| Dial gauges |
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| Goggles |
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| Safety goggles |
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| Grease guns |
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| Hammers |
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| Ball peen hammers |
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| Plastic tip hammers |
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| Hand sprayers |
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| Solvent sprayers |
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| Hard hats |
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| Hazardous material protective apparel |
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| Protective clothing |
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| Heat guns |
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| Hex keys |
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| Allen wrenches |
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| Hex key sets |
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| Hoists |
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| Jacks |
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| Lathes |
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| Leak testing equipment |
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| Leak detection equipment |
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| Lifts |
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| Hydraulic lifts |
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| Linemans pliers |
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| Lineman's pliers |
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| Liquid leak detectors |
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| Leak detectors |
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| Locking pliers |
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| Channel lock pliers |
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| Hose-clamp pliers |
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| Locking C-clamp pliers |
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| Vise grip pliers |
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| Longnose pliers |
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| Long nose pliers |
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| Magnetic tools |
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| Magnetic pickup tools |
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| Magnifiers |
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| Inspection mirrors |
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| Mallets |
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| Rubber mallets |
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| Metal inert gas MIG welding machinery |
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| Metal inert gas MIG welders |
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| Microcontrollers |
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| On board computers |
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| Micrometers |
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| Multimeters |
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| Needlenose pliers |
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| Nut drivers |
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| Ohmmeters |
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| Oscilloscopes |
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| Paint sprayers |
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| Personal computers |
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| Pipe wrenches |
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| Pitch measuring instruments |
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| Pitch gauges |
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| Screw pitch gauges |
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| Plasma welding machinery |
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| Plasma welding equipment |
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| Pneumatic impact wrenches |
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| Impact air wrenches |
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| Pneumatic ratchets |
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| Pneumatic wrenches |
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| Portable data input terminals |
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| Hand held diagnostic computers |
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| Power drills |
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| Power grinders |
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| Grinding machines |
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| Power sanders |
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| Power saws |
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| Power screwguns |
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| Cordless screwdrivers |
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| Electronic screwdrivers |
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| Pressure indicators |
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| Pressure gauges |
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| Tire pressure gauges |
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| Pry bars |
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| Punches or nail sets or drifts |
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| Brass drifts |
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| Center punches |
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| Pin punches |
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| Punch sets |
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| Starter punches |
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| Three-pin punches |
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| Putty knives |
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| Ratchets |
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| Razor knives |
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| Respirators |
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| Retaining ring pliers |
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| Snap ring pliers |
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| Rivet tools |
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| Riveting equipment |
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| Rulers |
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| Safety boots |
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| Hard-toed shoes |
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| Saws |
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| Hacksaws |
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| Screw extractors |
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| Screwdrivers |
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| Phillips head screwdrivers |
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| Ratcheting screwdrivers |
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| Slotted screwdrivers |
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| Slip or groove joint pliers |
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| Groove joint/water pump pliers |
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| Socket sets |
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| Sockets |
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| Specialty wrenches |
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| Brake bleeder wrenches |
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| Breaker bars |
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| Crowfoot wrenches |
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| Flare nut wrenches |
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| Oil filter wrenches |
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| Stripping tools |
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| Wire strippers |
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| Tachometers |
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