Control & Valve Installers & Repairers
Also called:
Valve Technician, Measurement Technician, Meter Technician, Electric Meter Technician
see titles from the Navy.
Machinist's Mate Engineering; Machinist's Mate Weapons; Machinist's Mate/Nuclear; NAMTS Valve Repair Technician
What they do:
Install, repair, and maintain mechanical regulating and controlling devices, such as electric meters, gas regulators, thermostats, safety and flow valves, and other mechanical governors.
On the job, you would:
- Turn meters on or off to establish or close service.
- Turn valves to allow measured amounts of air or gas to pass through meters at specified flow rates.
- Report hazardous field situations and damaged or missing meters.
Engineering and Technology
Safety and Government
- public safety and security
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Basic Skills
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Hand and Finger Use
- keep your arm or hand steady
- hold or move items with your hands
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- order or arrange things
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People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
- Dependability
- Independence
- Persistence
- Achievement/Effort
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You might use software like this on the job:
Spreadsheet software
Analytical or scientific software
- Emerson FIRSTVUE Value Sizing
Data base user interface and query software
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high school diploma or
some college
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$50,960
per year, on average
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You might like a career in one of these industries:
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In the Navy:
Machinist's Mate Engineering; Machinist's Mate Weapons; Machinist's Mate/Nuclear; NAMTS Valve Repair Technician
