- Based on 383 Jobtrees users who were a Maintenance Technician in their career, on average, they have 3.52 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They have spent a significant amount of time in this job before moving on 5.3 years on average and earn $49K per year on average in this less senior role.
- 11% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Maintenance Technician are Maintenance Supervisor, Maintenance Mechanic and Equipment Maintenance Technician. Maintenance Supervisor, the most common next career step, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths as people will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they build experience and explore other jobs. While Maintenance Supervisor is from the same job family, Maintenance - General, there are other common opportunities outside this discipline that Jobtrees users are taking as shown by Maintenance Mechanic, also being a common career path from Maintenance Technician.
- If you are looking for more ideas on potential career paths from this job, you should also consider Business Owner as they commonly lead to Maintenance Technician as well. Find more insights below about this specific career path based on our Jobtrees users' experience.
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- The most common career steps to get to Maintenance Technician are Maintenance Supervisor, Maintenance Mechanic and Electrician based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Maintenance Supervisor, the most common step before Maintenance Technician, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths. People will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they explore new types and gain experience for more senior roles.
- While Maintenance Supervisor is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Maintenance Technician that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Maintenance Technician career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Maintenance Technician so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Maintenance Supervisor is from the same job family, Maintenance - General as Maintenance Technician, you don't necessarily need direct experience in this discipline show by Maintenance Mechanic also leading to Maintenance Technician.
- If you are looking for more potential career paths to Maintenance Technician, you should also consider Mechanic, Service Technician and Maintenance as they commonly lead to Maintenance Technician as well.
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- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Maintenance Technician are Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In General Studies, Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In Physics Education, and Associate Degree. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Maintenance Supervisor being on the path to and from Maintenance Technician. This is common when people move companies where the title is the same as a past one but the scope may be different but also is commonly driven by them choosing to return to a function they fit well with.
- Maintenance Technician is part of the Maintenance - General job family which has a limited number of unique role types (38) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.
- Other common titles that have similar job requirements and career paths as Maintenance Technician are Industrial Maintenance Technician, Lead Maintenance Technician, Maintenance Tech, Maintenance Worker Ii, Operations And Maintenance Technician.