Also called: Small Engine Mechanics
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics build equipment maintenance, repairing and troubleshooting 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 Engine and Other Machine Assemblers (85%).
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 | Engine and Other Machine Assemblers | 85% | $53,710 | +12% | None |
| 2 | Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers | 83% | $56,210 | +17% | Certificate or associate |
| 3 | Home Appliance Repairers | 81% | $50,990 | +6% | None |
| 4 | Industrial Machinery Mechanics | 79% | $64,520 | +35% | Certificate or associate |
| 5 | Maintenance Workers, Machinery | 79% | $60,850 | +27% | Certificate or associate |
| 6 | Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | 79% | $74,340 | +55% | Certificate or associate |
| 7 | Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners | 79% | $50,060 | +5% | None |
| 8 | Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters | 78% | $62,620 | +31% | None |
| 9 | Helpers--Extraction Workers | 77% | $47,730 | 0% | None |
| 10 | Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation | 76% | $92,100Pay for the broader BLS group “Transportation Inspectors” | Not compared | None |
Compared with Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics, median $47,880. 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 outdoor power equipment and other small engine 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.
85% skill match · $53,710 · +12% pay
Programming · Operations Analysis · Installation
83% skill match · $56,210 · +17% pay
Installation · Systems Analysis · Quality Control Analysis
81% skill match · $50,990 · +6% pay
Installation · Persuasion · Management of Personnel Resources
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Engine and Other Machine Assemblers (85% skill match, median $53,710), Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers (83% skill match, median $56,210) and Home Appliance Repairers (81% skill match, median $50,990), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 19 pay more than outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics at the median. The biggest increases: Roof Bolters, Mining (+64%, $78,540), Boilermakers (+60%, $76,410) and Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door (+55%, $74,340).
20 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.