Occupation Profile for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers

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Install, repair, and maintain mechanical regulating and controlling devices, such as electric meters, gas regulators, thermostats, safety and flow valves, and other mechanical governors.

 
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Overview

$45,440.00 Median Annual Wage 1,000 Average Job Openings Per Year
0.5 Average Unemployment Percentage 55.1 Percentage That Completed High School
43,000 Employment Numbers in 2006 38.0 Percentage That Had Some College
43,000 Employment Numbers in 2016 (est.) 6.9 Percentage That Went Beyond College Degree

Sample Job Titles

Air Valve Repairer
Apprentice, Electric Meter Repairer
Control Technician
Control Valve Mechanic
Control Valve Technician
Electric Meter Repairer Apprentice
Electric Meter Technician
Electrician
Field Mechanical Meter Tester
Field Service Technician
Gas Measurement Specialist
Gas Meter Installer
Gas Meter Prover
Gas Pit Worker
Gas Regulator Repairer
Gas Technician
Gas Utility Worker
Industrial Gas Servicer
Inside Meter Tester
Instrument Technician
Instrument and Controls Technician
Instrument and Electrical Technician (I & E Technician)
Instrument and Valve Technician
Instrument, Control and Electrical Technician (ICE Technician)
Instrumentation Technician
Lubrication Equipment Servicer
Machinist
Maintenance Technician
Measurement Controls Specialist
Measurement Technician
Mechanic
Mechanic, Air Valve
Mechanic, Flowmeter Test and Certification
Mechanic, Gas Meter
Mechanic, Parking Meter
Mechanic, Pneumatic Tester
Mechanic, Pyrometer
Mechanic, Regulator
Mechanic, Rocket Engine Component
Mechanic, Thermostat
Mechanic, Valve
Mechanic, Water Meter
Mechanic, Water Regulator and Valve
Meter Installer
Meter Repairer
Meter Setter, Electric
Meter Technician
Meterman
Motor Power Connector
Parking Meter Installer
Parking Meter Servicer
Regulator Repair Person
Repairer, Fare Register
Repairer, Fire Extinguisher
Repairer, Pneumatic Tool
Repairer, Pneumatic Tube
Repairer, Spray Gun
Repairer, Taximeter
Residential Gas Heat Technician
Safety Relief Valve Technician
Salvager
Scale Installer
Service Technician
Shut Off Worker
Technician, Electromechanical
Thermostat Repairer
Valve Grinder
Valve Technician
Water Meter Installer
Water Regulator and Valve Repairer
Welder


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Sources: Career Guide to Industries (CGI), Occupational Information Network (O*Net), Occupation Outlook Handbook (OOH)