7535 – Other automotive mechanical installers and servicers
Other automotive mechanical installers and servicers install replacement automotive mechanical parts such as mufflers, exhaust pipes, shock absorbers, springs and radiators and perform routine maintenance service such as oil changes, lubrication and tire repairs on automobiles, trucks and heavy equipment. They are employed by automobile and truck service and repair shops, service departments of industrial establishments and construction, mining and logging companies.
Profile
Index of titles
Example titles
Automobile lubricator
Automotive muffler installer
Automotive radiator installer
Automotive radiator installer – automotive repair
Automotive shock absorber installer
Automotive spring installer
Caterpillar servicer (except mechanic)
Crane and dragline oiler and greaser
Crane greaser
Crane oiler
Crawler track servicer
Dragline oiler
Electric golf cart servicer (except mechanic)
Electric truck servicer (except mechanic)
Emergency road servicer – motor vehicle
Excavator oiler
Greaser
Heavy equipment greaser
Heavy equipment service truck driver
Heavy equipment servicer
Heavy truck greaser
Heavy truck oiler
Heavy-duty equipment servicer
Hostler – transit system
Loading shovel oiler
Lubrication technician – automotive service and repair
Muffler installer
Oil changer – motor vehicle service
Oiler – automotive service
Pipeline equipment servicer
Pipeline service truck driver
Radiator installer – auto repair service
Radiator installer – automotive service
Shock absorber installer
Shovel oiler
Spring installer
Stripping shovel oiler
Tire changer – automotive service
Tire repairer
Tire repairer – automotive service
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Change engine oil and lubricate running gears or moving parts of automobiles, trucks and heavy equipment
Grease booms, pulleys, buckets and other components of heavy equipment
Replace oil, air and fuel filters on motor vehicles, trucks and heavy equipment
Install replacement mufflers, exhaust pipes, shock absorbers or radiators on motor vehicles, trucks and heavy equipment
Repair and balance tires
Add or replace hydraulic and transmission fluids in motor vehicles, trucks and heavy equipment
Assist mechanics and perform other duties as directed
Drive automobile or service truck to location of construction, logging or other industrial sites to provide services.
Employment requirements
Some secondary school may be required.
Several months of on-the-job training are usually required.
Additional information
There is some mobility among installers and servicers in this unit group.
Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.
Exclusions
Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers (7321)
Heavy-duty equipment mechanics (7312)
Supervisors of workers in this unit group (in 7301 Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades)