Also called: Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics build troubleshooting, repairing and equipment maintenance skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Industrial Machinery Mechanics (92%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Industrial Machinery Mechanics | 92% | $64,520 | −2% | None |
| 2 | Maintenance Workers, Machinery | 90% | $60,850 | −7% | None |
| 3 | Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers | 89% | $56,210 | −14% | None |
| 4 | Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | 86% | $74,340 | +13% | None |
| 5 | Hydroelectric Plant Technicians | 82% | $102,040Pay for the broader BLS group “Power Plant Operators” | Not compared | None |
| 6 | Crane and Tower Operators | 82% | $68,080 | +4% | None |
| 7 | Wind Turbine Service Technicians | 82% | $64,120 | −2% | None |
| 8 | Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers | 81% | $109,910 | +68% | None |
| 9 | Medical Equipment Repairers | 81% | $61,660 | −6% | None |
| 10 | Ship Engineers | 81% | $109,530 | +67% | None |
Compared with Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines, median $65,510. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as mobile heavy equipment mechanics (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
92% skill match · $64,520 · −2% pay
Operation and Control · Systems Evaluation · Quality Control Analysis
90% skill match · $60,850 · −7% pay
Installation
89% skill match · $56,210 · −14% pay
Installation · Complex Problem Solving · Equipment Selection
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Industrial Machinery Mechanics (92% skill match, median $64,520), Maintenance Workers, Machinery (90% skill match, median $60,850) and Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers (89% skill match, median $56,210), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 10 pay more than mobile heavy equipment mechanics at the median. The biggest increases: Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers (+68%, $109,910), Ship Engineers (+67%, $109,530) and Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay (+57%, $103,020).
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.