Small Engine Mechanic
Quick Facts
Median Salary$51,289
Most Common EducationHigh school or GED
Projected 10-Year Growth+22.40%
Assessment MatchTake the Assessment
What They Do
A Small Engine Mechanic maintains and repairs small engines like those in water craft, motorcycles, motorized bicycles, lawnmowers, and golf carts.
Core Tasks:
- Record repairs made, time spent, and parts used.
- Test and inspect engines to determine malfunctions, to locate missing and broken parts, and to verify repairs, using diagnostic instruments.
- Repair and maintain gasoline engines used to power equipment such as portable saws, lawn mowers, generators, and compressors.
- Adjust points, valves, carburetors, distributors, and spark plug gaps, using feeler gauges.
- Dismantle engines, using hand tools, and examine parts for defects.
- Repair or replace defective parts such as magnetos, water pumps, gears, pistons, and carburetors, using hand tools.
- Perform routine maintenance such as cleaning and oiling parts, honing cylinders, and tuning ignition systems.
- Reassemble engines after repair or maintenance work is complete.
- Replace motors.
- Obtain problem descriptions from customers, and prepare cost estimates for repairs.
- Show customers how to maintain equipment.
- Remove engines from equipment, and position and bolt engines to repair stands.
- Sell parts and equipment.
- Grind, ream, rebore, and re-tap parts to obtain specified clearances, using grinders, lathes, taps, reamers, boring machines, and micrometers.
What to expect as a Small Engine Mechanic
1Earn a High school or GED Diploma
26% of people achieve this level of education.
2Gain skills and experience
See Small Engine Mechanic related courses on Tallo
3Land a job
896 openings for Small Engine Mechanics
Career Progression
in United States (Nation)
The career progression is an interactive way to explore careers related to Small Engine Mechanic. Click on each career to see its associated salary, job availability, skills, and more.