Also called: Breathing Apparatus Technician, Fire Equipment Repair Technician
Maintains the air tanks, masks, and gear firefighters depend on to breathe inside burning buildings.
SCBA techs test and repair self-contained breathing apparatus, fill air bottles, and fix hoses, pumps, and tools for a fire department. If the gear fails, a firefighter's life is at risk, so precision matters.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. Manufacturer certifications; mechanical aptitude.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Fire Science.
Growing about average. Approximate.
Low risk for 10 years. Test benches log results; repairing and fitting breathing gear stays careful hands-on work.
Classes: Small engines CTE, Physics, Chemistry.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-9099.
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