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Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians

$48.28K Median Salary 2.8K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 13.4% Job Growth

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Repair and adjust electrical and mechanical equipment of inboard or inboard-outboard boat engines.

Reported Job Titles

Boat Mechanic, Boat Motor Mechanic, Boat Rigger, Marine Mechanic, Marine Propulsion Technician, Marine Technician, Mechanic, Outboard Motor Mechanic, Outboard Technician, Service Technician

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Abilities

Problem Sensitivity

Arm-Hand Steadiness

Deductive Reasoning

Inductive Reasoning

Manual Dexterity

Control Precision

Finger Dexterity

Near Vision

Hearing Sensitivity

Information Ordering

Multilimb Coordination

Oral Comprehension

Oral Expression

Extent Flexibility

Speech Recognition

Trunk Strength

Visualization

Category Flexibility

Depth Perception

Far Vision

Flexibility of Closure

Selective Attention

Static Strength

Knowledge

Mechanical

Customer and Personal Service

Computers and Electronics

English Language

Mathematics

Engineering and Technology

Administration and Management

Transportation

Physics

Skills

Repairing

Equipment Maintenance

Troubleshooting

Operation and Control

Operations Monitoring

Critical Thinking

Active Listening

Complex Problem Solving

Equipment Selection

Judgment and Decision Making

Quality Control Analysis

Speaking

Technology Skills

Spreadsheet software

Presentation software

Analytical or scientific software

Office suite software

Word processing software

Web page creation and editing software

Inventory management software

Tools

Specialty wrenches

Sockets

Pullers

Hex keys

Screwdrivers

Punches or nail sets or drifts

Locking pliers

Battery testers

Retaining ring pliers

Flashlight

Spark plug wrench

Multimeters

Tape measures

Cold chisels

Ratchets

Calipers

Wire-stripping pliers

Cleaning scrapers

Engine injector tester

Hold down clamps

Socket attachments and accessories

Circuit tester

Impact screwdriver

Soldering iron

Socket sets

Spark plug gap gauge

Allen wrench

Tongs

Diagonal cut pliers

Inspection mirror

Spark plug tester

Infrared thermometer

Engine tune up tester

Coil condenser resistance or ohm tester

Picks

Torque wrenches

Piston ring compressor

Drill bit set

Center punch

Ball peen hammer

Spanner wrenches

Crows foot wrench

Wire brushes

Feeler gauges

Rubber mallet

Compression pressure gauge

Crimping pliers

Needlenose pliers

Parallel pin punch

Magnetic tools

Screw extractors

Flat hand file

Hacksaw

Wire cutters

Combination wrenches

Personal computers

Tablet computers

Combination pliers

Abilities

Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Arm-Hand Steadiness: The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Manual Dexterity: The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
Control Precision: The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
Finger Dexterity: The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Hearing Sensitivity: The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Multilimb Coordination: The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Extent Flexibility: The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Trunk Strength: The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.
Visualization: The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Depth Perception: The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.
Far Vision: The ability to see details at a distance.
Flexibility of Closure: The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Static Strength: The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.

Knowledge

Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Transportation: Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
Physics: Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes.

Skills

Repairing: Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
Equipment Maintenance: Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
Troubleshooting: Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
Operations Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Equipment Selection: Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Quality Control Analysis: Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Technology Skills

Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Presentation software: Microsoft PowerPoint
Analytical or scientific software: Statistical analysis software; TapRooT
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word
Web page creation and editing software: Facebook; Google Sites; LinkedIn; Social media sites
Inventory management software: Assisi Software Assisi Inventory

Tools

Specialty wrenches: Oil filter wrenches
Sockets: Socket wrenches
Pullers: Comealongs
Hex keys: Allen wrenches; Hex wrenches
Screwdrivers: Mini screwdriver sets
Punches or nail sets or drifts: Mini punch sets
Locking pliers: Channel lock pliers; Vise grip pliers
Battery testers: High-rate load testers
Retaining ring pliers: Snap ring pliers
Flashlight: Underwater flashlights
Spark plug wrench: Spark plug wrenches
Multimeters:
Tape measures: Diameter tape measures
Cold chisels: Flat cold chisels
Ratchets: Ratchet sets
Calipers: Dial calipers; Digital calipers; Vernier calipers
Wire-stripping pliers: Wire strippers
Cleaning scrapers:
Engine injector tester: Idle air control signal tester
Hold down clamps: Holding clamps
Socket attachments and accessories: Socket adapters; Socket extensions
Circuit tester: Continuity testers
Impact screwdriver: Impact drivers
Soldering iron: Soldering irons
Socket sets: Socket wrench sets
Spark plug gap gauge: Spark plug gap testers
Allen wrench: Allen wrench sets
Tongs:
Diagonal cut pliers: Diagonal cutters
Inspection mirror: Small mirror tools
Spark plug tester: Adjustable gap spark testers
Infrared thermometer: Temperature guns
Engine tune up tester: Carburetor diagnostic tools; Electrical diagnostic tools; Flow benches; Peak voltage testers
Coil condenser resistance or ohm tester: Coil function testers
Picks:
Torque wrenches: Hydraulic torque wrenches
Piston ring compressor: Piston ring compressors
Drill bit set: Busch burs
Center punch: Center pin punches
Ball peen hammer: Ball peen hammers
Spanner wrenches:
Crows foot wrench: Crowfoot wrenches
Wire brushes: Wire cleaning brushes
Feeler gauges: Angled feeler gauges
Rubber mallet: Rubber mallets
Compression pressure gauge: Motorcycle compression gauges
Crimping pliers: Hand crimp tools
Needlenose pliers:
Parallel pin punch: Parallel pin punches
Magnetic tools: Magnetic extendable tools
Screw extractors: Screw removers
Flat hand file: Flat files
Hacksaw: Hacksaws
Wire cutters:
Combination wrenches: Adjustable combination wrenches
Personal computers:
Tablet computers:
Combination pliers: