Vocational Programs for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Career

The role of Maintenance and Repair Workers, General is to perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of a building in repair.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $49,650 and $24 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Maintenance and Repair Workers, General career. Based on BLS data, a total of 1,503,150 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Maintenance and Repair Workers, General is $13,054. The average length of the programs is 673 hours and the average completion time is 8.17 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Maintenance and Repair Workers, General. Total 108 schools are offering certificate programs. If you want to check schools for bachelor's or graduate degrees, check Building/Property Maintenance page.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Building/Property Maintenance	108	$13,054	$1,202	673 Hours	8.17 Months

Related Occupations to Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Maintenance and Repair Workers, General.

Related Occupations toMaintenance and Repair Workers, General
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	13,220	$67,360	$32
Lighting Technicians	9,520	$73,250	$35
Boilermakers	11,130	$73,840	$36
Electricians	713K	$67,810	$33
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	436K	$67,840	$33
Helpers--Electricians	68,670	$41,240	$20
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	45,300	$39,460	$19
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	16,010	$52,550	$25
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	7,920	$76,380	$37
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	58,320	$69,810	$34
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	36,830	$52,120	$25
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	177K	$64,340	$31
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	47,780	$72,360	$35
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	413K	$63,690	$31
Millwrights	37,930	$64,310	$31
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	102K	$38,720	$19
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	29,810	$62,860	$30
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	47,960	$53,470	$26
Power Plant Operators	31,490	$91,880	$44
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	33,840	$73,170	$35

Schools offering vocational programs for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

The following 108 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Maintenance and Repair Workers, General. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.