Also called: Predictive Maintenance Technician, Condition Monitoring Specialist
Listens to the vibrations of factory machines to predict breakdowns before they happen.
You walk a paper mill or power plant with a sensor, collecting vibration readings from motors and pumps, then read the patterns to spot a failing bearing weeks early.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. High school diploma plus vibration analyst certification (ISO Category I-IV); many come from the military or maintenance trades.
Ways in: Certification, Military, On-the-job training, 2-year college. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Industrial Maintenance Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology.
Growing about average. BLS does not project this specialty separately; rating estimated from related occupations.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Wireless sensors and AI now watch machines around the clock and flag failing parts; fewer walk-around analysts needed.
Classes: Physics, Algebra II, Industrial maintenance CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-9041.
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