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Heavy Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Service Technicians and Mechanics

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Significant Points

Opportunities should be good for persons with formal postsecondary training in diesel or heavy equipment mechanics, especially if they also have training in basic electronics and hydraulics.
This occupation offers relatively high wages and the challenge of skilled repair work.
Skill in using computerized diagnostic equipment is important in this occupation.

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Also see Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics in the 2004-05 Occupational Outlook Handbook
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