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maintain equipment

🏛️ Enduring ESCO reuse: cross-sector

Regularly inspect and perform all required activities to maintain the equipment in functional order prior or after its use.

maintain equipment — regularly inspect and perform all required activities to maintain the equipment in functional order prior or after its use. McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the enduring band (SCI 46.67/100) — a human-connection anchor whose value is projected to hold or grow through 2030. ESCO classifies it as a cross-sector (useful across many industries) skill within skills. It is currently listed by 42 occupations in our catalogue, including Watch and clock repairers, Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators, Shampooers, and Barbers.

Category: skills › working with machinery and specialised equipment SCI: 46.67/100 Also known as: equipment maintenance, maintenance of equipment, maintaining equipment, preserve equipment, sustain equipment, control equipment

Occupations that require maintain equipment

Showing top 20 of 42 occupations · ranked by India employment volume, then AI-durability.

Watch and clock repairers · 🤖 2.2/10
Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators · 🤖 2.5/10
Shampooers · 🤖 2.5/10
Barbers · 🤖 2.8/10
Etchers and engravers · 🤖 3.1/10
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · 🤖 4.3/10
Bicycle repairers · 🤖 4.8/10
aesthetician · 🤖 5.0/10
air separation plant operator · 🤖 5.0/10
automated assembly line operator · 🤖 5.0/10
body artist · 🤖 5.0/10
consumer electronics repair technician · 🤖 5.0/10
gunsmith · 🤖 5.0/10
hair removal technician · 🤖 5.0/10
hairdresser · 🤖 5.0/10
household appliances repair technician · 🤖 5.0/10
jewellery repairer · 🤖 5.0/10
knitter · 🤖 5.0/10
knitting machine operator · 🤖 5.0/10
leather finishing operations manager · 🤖 5.0/10

Frequently asked questions

What is maintain equipment?

Regularly inspect and perform all required activities to maintain the equipment in functional order prior or after its use.

What category of skill is maintain equipment?

ESCO classifies maintain equipment under the skills category, specifically in the working with machinery and specialised equipment subcategory.

Is maintain equipment an AI-durable skill?

McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the enduring band (SCI 46.67/100) — a human-connection anchor whose value is projected to hold or grow through 2030. This is a durable skill to invest in — high human-connection skills consistently resist automation.

Which jobs require maintain equipment?

In our catalogue, 42 occupations list maintain equipment as a required or important skill. The top occupations by employment volume include Watch and clock repairers, Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators, Shampooers, Barbers, Etchers and engravers, Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics.

How transferable is maintain equipment between industries?

ESCO tags maintain equipment as a cross-sector (useful across many industries) skill — a signal of how portable it is when you change field.

Is maintain equipment the same as equipment maintenance?

Yes — maintain equipment is also known as equipment maintenance, maintenance of equipment, maintaining equipment, preserve equipment, sustain equipment, control equipment, or manage equipment. They refer to the same underlying capability in the ESCO taxonomy.

How can I learn maintain equipment?

The most reliable path is to pick a job or project that demands maintain equipment and learn through delivery. Complement that with role-specific roadmaps and short courses. Explore the occupations below to see where this skill is used in practice.

Data: ESCO v1.2.1 (CC-BY-4.0). Durability framework informed by McKinsey Global Institute (Nov 2025). See our methodology.