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What Kind of Career Can You Expect?
Industrial maintenance technicians find employment at excellent wages in many types of companies, from food processing facilities to manufacturing plants and more. Many graduates specialize in a distinctive industry or skill area, such as fluid power, electricity, or PLC operation.
What is the Outlook for Job Opportunities and Pay?
Demand in Idaho is strong for qualified maintenance technology graduates. With the growth in food processing, electronics, and construction of large office/processing facilities, our graduates have had excellent placements.
There are excellent employment opportunities in this growing field, with many opportunities for advancement. Starting wages range from $10 to $16 per hour. The future looks bright for this trade.
What Skills, Traits, or Prep Classes Would be Helpful?
– Sound math and spatial skills
– Mechanical aptitude
– Manual dexterity
– Solid reading skills
– Ability to evaluate and make decisions
What Will You Learn to Do?
– Program, operate, and troubleshoot programmable logic controllers
– Maintain industrial and manufacturing equipment
– Analyze, troubleshoot, and repair problems with fluid power systems
– Operate and maintain logic circuits in pneumatic and hydraulic systems
– Work with electricity and motor controls
– Perform welding for maintenance purposes
– Interpret drawings and schematics
– Operate variable frequency drives
– Utilize machine tools
– Communicate professionally, both in writing and in person
– Apply related mechanical mathematics
– Build and maintain occupations relationships
A typical day includes six hours of classroom and lab work. Students may work part-time in a related field while in the program.
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