fluid power technician
Fluid power technicians install and assemble equipment that uses liquid or gas pressure to transmit or regulate power. They also perform tests on and maintain this equipment.
fluid power technician fluid power technicians install and assemble equipment that uses liquid or gas pressure to transmit or regulate power. They also perform tests on and maintain this equipment. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include hydraulic fluid, hydraulics, fluid mechanics, mechanics, resolve equipment malfunctions.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £40,760 a year for Metal working production and maintenance fitters (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £31,226 to £52,357 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 5223). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Craft and related trades workers” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only fluid power technician, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 7. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
Top skills
Knowledge you'll build
- Mechanical
- Engineering and Technology
- Public Safety and Security
- Computers and Electronics
- Customer and Personal Service
- Mathematics
- Design
- Production and Processing
What you'd actually do
- Record maintenance information, including test results, material usage, and repairs made.
- Disassemble and repair mechanical control devices or valves, such as regulators, thermostats, or hydrants, using power tools, hand tools, and cutting torches.
- Lubricate wearing surfaces of mechanical parts, using oils or other lubricants.
- Calibrate instrumentation, such as meters, gauges, and regulators, for pressure, temperature, flow, and level.
- Install, inspect and test electric meters, relays, and power sources to detect causes of malfunctions and inaccuracies, using hand tools and testing equipment.
- Test valves and regulators for leaks and accurate temperature and pressure settings, using precision testing equipment.
Tools & technology you'd use
Frequently asked questions
What does fluid power technician do?
Fluid power technicians install and assemble equipment that uses liquid or gas pressure to transmit or regulate power. They also perform tests on and maintain this equipment.
What skills does fluid power technician need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include hydraulic fluid, hydraulics, fluid mechanics, mechanics, resolve equipment malfunctions, record test data. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace fluid power technician?
Our AI-durability model gives fluid power technician a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.