Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
Tasks Include:
- 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.
- Reassemble engines after repair or maintenance work is complete.
- Record repairs made, time spent, and parts used.
- Perform routine maintenance such as cleaning and oiling parts, honing cylinders, and tuning ignition systems.
- Obtain problem descriptions from customers, and prepare cost estimates for repairs.
- Test and inspect engines to determine malfunctions, to locate missing and broken parts, and to verify repairs, using diagnostic instruments.
- Repair or replace defective parts such as magnetos, water pumps, gears, pistons, and carburetors, using hand tools.
- Sell parts and equipment.
- Show customers how to maintain equipment.
- Dismantle engines, using hand tools, and examine parts for defects.
- Replace motors.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +8.1%
National: +3.2%
Education
High School Diploma
Job Zone:
Two: Some Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Moderately High ($36,000 - $49,999)
Median Earnings:
National
$40,030.00
State
$39,330.00
Regional
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
Description
Career Cluster: | Manufacturing |
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul small engines used to power lawn mowers, chain saws, recreational sporting equipment, and related equipment.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
Education
Required Level of Education
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 48.05%
- Some College Courses = 27.27%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 12.46%
- Less than a High School Diploma = 12.22%
Related Work Experience
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 34.56%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 27.48%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 16.59%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 8.54%
- None = 4.29%
- Up to and including 1 month = 4.27%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 4.27%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 35.83%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 21.19%
- Up to and including 1 month = 15.69%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 14.83%
- None = 12.45%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 0.02%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 31.67%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 23.56%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 14.83%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 12.20%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 9.57%
- None or short demonstration = 8.15%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 0.02%
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- 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.
- Reassemble engines after repair or maintenance work is complete.
- Record repairs made, time spent, and parts used.
- Perform routine maintenance such as cleaning and oiling parts, honing cylinders, and tuning ignition systems.
- Obtain problem descriptions from customers, and prepare cost estimates for repairs.
- Test and inspect engines to determine malfunctions, to locate missing and broken parts, and to verify repairs, using diagnostic instruments.
- Repair or replace defective parts such as magnetos, water pumps, gears, pistons, and carburetors, using hand tools.
- Sell parts and equipment.
- Show customers how to maintain equipment.
- Dismantle engines, using hand tools, and examine parts for defects.
- Replace motors.
- Grind, ream, rebore, and re-tap parts to obtain specified clearances, using grinders, lathes, taps, reamers, boring machines, and micrometers.
- Remove engines from equipment, and position and bolt engines to repair stands.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
Additional Resources
General information about motorcycle mechanic careers may be obtained from:
American Motorcycle Institute
3042 West International Speedway Blvd.
Daytona Beach, FL 32124
Telephone (tollfree): 800-874-0645
http://www.wyotech.edu/campus/daytona
Motorcycle Mechanics Institute
2844 West Deer Valley Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85027
Telephone (tollfree): 800-582-7995
http://www.uti-corp.com/training.html
General information about motorboat mechanic careers is available from:
American Marine Institute
3042 West International Speedway Blvd.
Daytona Beach, FL 32124
Telephone (tollfree): 800-874-0645
http://www.wyotech.edu/campus/daytona
American Watercraft Institute
3042 West International Speedway Blvd.
Daytona Beach, FL 32124
Telephone (tollfree): 800-342-9253
http://www.wyotech.edu/campus/daytona
Marine Mechanics Institute
9751 Delegates Dr.
Orlando, FL 32827
Telephone (tollfree): 800-342-9253
http://www.uti-corp.com/training.html
The data sources for the information displayed here include: Virginia Career VIEW Research. (Using onet28)
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Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
83.75 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
61.50 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
60.50 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
54.50 | Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
54.25 | Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
53.75 | Transportation | Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. |
52.50 | Sales and Marketing | Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Skills
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
72.00 | Equipment Maintenance | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
72.00 | Repairing | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
68.75 | Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
59.50 | Operations Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
56.25 | Equipment Selection | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
56.25 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
56.25 | Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
53.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
53.00 | Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
50.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
72.00 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
68.75 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
65.50 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
65.50 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
62.50 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
59.50 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
56.25 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
56.25 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
56.25 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
53.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
53.00 | Extent Flexibility | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
53.00 | Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
50.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
50.00 | Auditory Attention | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
50.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
50.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
50.00 | Hearing Sensitivity | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
50.00 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
50.00 | Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
50.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
91.25 | Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment | Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles. |
85.25 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
76.50 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
75.25 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
74.75 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
73.00 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
72.25 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
69.25 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
67.75 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
67.25 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
67.00 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
65.75 | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment | Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
65.00 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
62.00 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
61.25 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
61.25 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
59.50 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
58.25 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
56.75 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
56.50 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
56.00 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
54.25 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
49.50 | Selling or Influencing Others | Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
82.00 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
78.00 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
77.75 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
72.75 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
72.25 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
71.25 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
70.75 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
69.75 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
67.75 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
66.75 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
65.00 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
60.00 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
57.75 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
56.25 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
54.00 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
61.17 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
61.17 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
93.00 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
89.80 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
88.40 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
88.20 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
87.60 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
86.80 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
86.00 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
83.80 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
83.60 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
82.60 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
78.00 | In an Open Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or equipment (e.g., tractor)? |
77.00 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
75.20 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
74.00 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
73.40 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
73.20 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
71.60 | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather | How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
71.40 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
68.60 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
66.00 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
63.20 | Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling | How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling? |
63.20 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
62.60 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
62.40 | Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? |
62.00 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
61.60 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
61.40 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
60.40 | Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions? |
58.40 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
56.20 | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
55.80 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
54.60 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
53.20 | Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? |
52.20 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include orderlies, counter and rental clerks, customer service representatives, security guards, upholsterers, tellers, and dental laboratory technicians.
- Education
- These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $29,170.00 | $40,030.00 | $48,530.00 |
Virginia | $27,920.00 | $39,330.00 | $47,440.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | $29,864.54 | $40,844.69 | $51,853.85 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $29,121.48 | $38,167.79 | $44,018.00 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $25,761.63 | $36,087.84 | $41,078.91 |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | $29,716.35 | $39,649.78 | $44,818.06 |
Hampton Roads | $29,933.98 | $38,273.50 | $44,190.03 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $27,032.20 | $36,363.51 | $42,215.78 |
Northern Virginia | $40,547.26 | $51,734.67 | $60,792.39 |
Piedmont Workforce | $31,550.69 | $40,844.69 | $49,852.66 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | $31,872.99 | $42,595.09 | $48,131.28 |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | $25,074.53 | $32,305.15 | $38,688.04 |
Western Virginia | $28,929.76 | $37,228.86 | $42,945.37 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 37,500 | 38,700 | +3.2% |
Virginia | 918 | 992 | +8.1% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
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- Dallas College
- Fox Valley Technical College
- Gadsden Technical Institute
- Gateway Technical College
- George C Wallace Community College-Dothan
- Great Lakes Boat Building School
- Halifax Community College
- Hennepin Technical College
- Los Angeles Trade Technical College
- Madison Area Technical College
- Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College
- Minnesota State Community and Technical College
- Minnesota West Community and Technical College
- Mitchell Technical College
- North Arkansas College
- North Dakota State College of Science
- Northwood Technical College
- Palau Community College
- Red Rocks Community College
- Sacramento City College
- Southeast Community College Area
- Southern Crescent Technical College
- Suncoast Technical College
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Paris
- The University of Montana
- Tulsa Technology Center
- University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College
- Utah Valley University
- Washington County Community College
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