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Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics: reported tasks and exploration worksheet
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul automotive vehicles.
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This source lists 30 tasks, including 25 marked Core and 5 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.
Task source dates: 08/2026.
30 tasks shown
Core · Task 23534 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Follow checklists to ensure all important parts are examined, including belts, hoses, steering systems, spark plugs, brake and fuel systems, wheel bearings, and other potentially troublesome areas.
Core · Task 23524 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Test and adjust repaired systems to meet manufacturers' performance specifications.
Core · Task 23533 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Perform routine and scheduled maintenance services, such as oil changes, lubrications, and tune-ups.
Core · Task 23523 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Inspect vehicles for damage and record findings so that necessary repairs can be made.
Core · Task 23537 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Align wheels, axles, frames, torsion bars, and steering mechanisms of automobiles, using special alignment equipment and wheel-balancing machines.
Core · Task 23525 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Repair, reline, replace, and adjust brakes.
Core · Task 23539 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Repair, replace, or adjust defective fuel injectors, carburetor parts, and gasoline filters.
Core · Task 23530 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Align vehicles' front ends.
Core · Task 23540 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Repair and service air conditioning, heating, engine cooling, and electrical systems.
Core · Task 23527 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Review work orders and discuss work with supervisors.
Core · Task 23528 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Troubleshoot fuel, ignition, and emissions control systems, using electronic testing equipment.
Core · Task 23522 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Test drive vehicles and test components and systems, using equipment such as infrared engine analyzers, compression gauges, and computerized diagnostic devices.
Core · Task 23529 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Confer with customers to obtain descriptions of vehicle problems and to discuss work to be performed and future repair requirements.
Core · Task 23531 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Test electronic computer components in automobiles to ensure proper operation.
Core · Task 23536 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Maintain cleanliness of work area.
Core · Task 23543 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Overhaul or replace carburetors, blowers, generators, distributors, starters, and pumps.
Core · Task 23538 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Tune automobile engines to ensure proper and efficient functioning.
Core · Task 23544 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Repair or replace parts such as pistons, rods, gears, valves, and bearings.
Core · Task 23549 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Diagnose and replace or repair engine management systems or related sensors for flexible fuel vehicles (FFVs) with ignition timing, fuel rate, alcohol concentration, or air-to-fuel ratio malfunctions.
Core · Task 23532 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Tear down, repair, and rebuild faulty assemblies, such as power systems, steering systems, and linkages.
Core · Task 23535 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Plan work procedures, using charts, technical manuals, and experience.
Core · Task 23541 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Disassemble units and inspect parts for wear, using micrometers, calipers, and gauges.
Core · Task 23542 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Change spark plugs, fuel filters, air filters, and batteries in hybrid electric vehicles.
Core · Task 23545 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Rewire ignition systems, lights, and instrument panels.
Core · Task 23546 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Install, adjust, or repair hydraulic or electromagnetic automatic lift mechanisms used to raise and lower automobile windows, seats, and tops.
Supplemental · Task 23526 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Estimate costs of vehicle repair.
Supplemental · Task 23548 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Conduct visual inspections of compressed natural gas fuel systems to identify cracks, gouges, abrasions, discoloration, broken fibers, loose brackets, damaged gaskets, or other problems.
Supplemental · Task 23550 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Repair or rebuild transmissions.
Supplemental · Task 23547 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Rebuild parts, such as crankshafts and cylinder blocks.
Supplemental · Task 23551 · 08/2026 · Incumbent
Retrofit vehicle fuel systems with aftermarket products, such as vapor transfer devices, evaporation control devices, swirlers, lean burn devices, and friction reduction devices, to enhance combustion and fuel efficiency.
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