Maintenance Helper
Impact: Direct, Tangible
Assists skilled trades workers in performing maintenance and repair tasks on buildings, grounds, and equipment. Duties may include cleaning, painting, moving materials, and basic repairs.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Moderate
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented
- Client facing
- Rarely
- Impact visibility
- Moderate
- Travel
- Minimal
- Schedule flexibility
- Rigid
- Remote work
- On-site Only
- Typical work hours
- 40 hours/week
- Stress level
- Low
At a glance
- Median salary
- $38,000
- Entry-level
- $30,000
- Senior
- $48,000
- Growth by 2033
- 5%
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- Moderate
- Typical student debt
- $0 - $10,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Basic Tool Use
- Equipment Maintenance
- Safety Procedures
Soft skills
- Attention to Detail
- Problem-Solving
- Reliability
Technical complexity: Low
How to get there
- Minimum education
- High School Diploma or Equivalent
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 3-5 years
- Years to senior
- 7-10 years
- Career switching
- Easy
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Maintenance Technician, Skilled Tradesperson
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- Medium
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.5/10
- Meaning
- 3.5/10
- Work-life balance
- 4/10
- Prestige
- 3/10
- Social perception
- Moderate