91L Construction Equipment Repairer: civilian jobs and resume guide
91L Construction Equipment Repairer is source-described through construction equipment repair and maintenance, brakes, motors, engines, pumps, and transmissions, and high-pressure hydraulic systems. Keep only the parts that match your own assignment.
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$65,510
Median national pay for Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic
These are the civilian occupations O*NET connects to this military code. They are options to explore—not a ranking, a license, or proof that you performed every duty listed.
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul mobile mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment, such as cranes, bulldozers, graders, and conveyors, used in construction, logging, and mining.
Typical national pay$56,970–$79,270Median $65,510 · BLS OEWS 2025
Pay can vary by location, employer, schedule, credentials, and experience.
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Requirements and work details
O*NET Job Zone 3: medium preparation is usually needed.
O*NET does not establish a universal civilian license for this occupation. Employers may still require credentials.
Example civilian duties from O*NET
Repair and replace damaged or worn parts.
Test mechanical products and equipment after repair or assembly to ensure proper performance and compliance with manufacturers' specifications.
Operate and inspect machines or heavy equipment to diagnose defects.
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Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic
Summary
Mobile heavy equipment mechanic diagnosing and repairing mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems on cranes, bulldozers, graders, and conveyors in construction, logging, and mining environments
Experience
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Repaired and replaced damaged or worn parts on heavy equipment
Tested mechanical products and equipment after repair to ensure compliance with manufacturers' specifications
Operated and inspected machines to diagnose defects in heavy equipment
Read and understood operating manuals, blueprints, and technical drawings for equipment assembly
Dismantled and reassembled heavy equipment using hoists and hand tools
Diagnosed faults or malfunctions using engine diagnostic equipment and calibration devices
Scheduled maintenance for industrial machines and kept service records
Skills
Technical Skills
Repairing mechanical parts, Maintaining work equipment
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For construction equipment repair and maintenance, identify the work you did and the record that verifies it.
Name only the tools, materials, or records you used for brakes, motors, engines, pumps, and transmissions.
For high-pressure hydraulic systems, capture a scope or outcome only when you can document it.
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Before
Fictional example: Worked with construction equipment repair and maintenance and brakes, motors, engines, pumps, and transmissions during military service.
After
Fictional example: Supported work involving construction equipment repair and maintenance and brakes, motors, engines, pumps, and transmissions in an operational setting.
Why this wording is fair
construction equipment repair and maintenance
brakes, motors, engines, pumps, and transmissions
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