Maintenance Technician Assistant
Impact: Operational
Assists maintenance technicians with repairs, installations, and preventative maintenance tasks on machinery, equipment, and building systems. This role often involves hands-on work, troubleshooting, and ensuring operational efficiency and safety.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Moderate
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented, but with significant individual task execution.
- Client facing
- Rarely
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Minimal, usually within a single facility or campus.
- Schedule flexibility
- Structured
- Remote work
- On-site Only
- Typical work hours
- Full-time, 40 hours per week.
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $45,000
- Entry-level
- $30,000
- Senior
- $60,000
- Growth by 2033
- Average
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- Good, with experience and further training.
- Typical student debt
- $0 - $10,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Mechanical Repair
- Basic Electrical Systems
- Preventative Maintenance
- Tool Proficiency
Soft skills
- Problem-Solving
- Attention to Detail
- Teamwork
Technical complexity: Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- High School Diploma or GED
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 3
- Years to senior
- 7
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Maintenance Technician
- Lead Maintenance Technician
- Maintenance Supervisor
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- Low
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 4/10
- Meaning
- 4/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 4.5/10
- Social perception
- Moderate