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Overview
Mining equipment mechanics work with mechanical mine machinery, interpret manuals, test equipment, troubleshoot faults, report repairs and communicate equipment condition between shifts.
In job descriptions, look for mining machinery, installation, removal, maintenance, mechanical manuals, repair reporting, equipment testing, operator training, welding tasks and underground hazard awareness.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Mining equipment mechanics keep mechanical mining machinery available for use. The work can include installing equipment, removing parts, reading machinery manuals, testing repaired machines, troubleshooting faults and reporting repair work.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes mechanics, mine machinery manuals, installation methods, maintenance routines, repair reporting, inter-shift communication and operator training. Some roles also use welding or electrical awareness around machine systems.
Salary context
Salary context depends on machinery size, repair complexity, underground exposure, independence in fault diagnosis, responsibility for returning equipment to service, shift pattern and whether welding or training duties are included.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward senior mechanic, maintenance coordinator, mobile equipment specialist, workshop lead, reliability technician, operator trainer or mixed mechanical-electrical maintenance support.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name the equipment type, installation and removal scope, manuals, test procedures, repair records, handover routines, welding tasks and how faults are escalated.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Repair and maintenance of machinery
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include moulding machine technician, industrial machinery mechanic and rotating equipment mechanic.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 2
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
49-9041.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
The official mapping connects this O*NET occupation to many ESCO occupations.
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
49-3042.00
Exact relationship
The official mapping treats the O*NET and ESCO occupations as closely equivalent.
The official mapping connects this O*NET occupation to more than one exact ESCO occupation.
Source and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
33.12Repair and maintenance of machinery
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Agricultural and industrial machinery mechanics and repairers (7233)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/955ae83a-4d91-4db8-a5d6-bd489e5058df |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 7233.11 |
| ISCO group | 7233 |
| Concept type | Occupation |