Mechanic Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Engineering

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Mechanic Skills List in Engineering

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Mechanic role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Mechanic job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 72% of Mechanic job descriptions contained mechanic as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

mechanic
72%
repair
43%
hgv
43%
workshop
36%
engineering
29%
diagnostic
29%
assembly
22%
pneumatic
22%
military
22%
hydraulic
22%
field
22%
diesel
22%
mechanical engineering
22%
disassembly
22%
engineer
22%
manufacturer
15%
automotive
15%
psv
8%
trailers
8%
vehicle technician
8%
aerospace
8%
aircraft
8%
airline
8%
aviation
8%
maintenance
8%
avionic
8%
fitter
8%
mech
8%
technician
8%
mot
8%
mechanical
8%
fault finding
8%
vehicle maintenance
8%
aircraft mechanic
8%
vehicle maintenance engineer
8%
maintenance technician
8%
maintenance support
8%
maintenance engineer
8%
hgv technician
8%
hgv engineer
8%
heavy goods vehicle technician
8%
recycling
8%
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While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

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