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Work Environment
Preventive maintenance analysts usually work in office settings.
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Military Status
Enlisted
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Average Military Salary
$69,218
Overview
Preventive maintenance analysts develop schedules to ensure the Military’s fleet and equipment is regularly inspected and maintained. They plan and control work methods, maintenance, and production schedules, operating procedures, and performance standards. They establish priorities and allocate resources to support mission requirements.
Military Training
All enlisted service members complete basic military training, which includes time spent in a classroom and in the field, and covers tactical and survival skills, physical training, military life and customs, and weapons training. Preventive maintenance analysts in the Military will gain skills through classroom study and on-the-job experience. Job-specific training content may include:
- Equipment maintenance management concepts
- Accounting procedures
- Statistical reporting methods
- Parts and supply inventory control procedures
Helpful Attributes
- Ability to use mathematical formulas
- Interest in working with computers
- Interest in working with numbers and statistics
- Preference for work requiring attention to detail
- Interest in mechanical operation
Related Civilian Careers
- Statisticians
- Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
- Shipping, Receiving and Inventory Clerks
- Industrial Production Managers
- Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
- Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians
- Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
- Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
- Production, Planning and Expediting Clerks
- Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
- Logisticians
- Management Analysts
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