Facility Maintenance Worker
About
The Facility Maintenance Worker curriculum is designed to prepare students to maintain and repair physical structures and systems of commercial and industrial establishments such as hotels, hospitals, apartment complexes, and shopping centers. Students will learn to use hand and power tools; replace defective electrical switches and fixtures; maintain performance of environmental control systems; repair plumbing fixtures, woodwork, plastic, and sheetrock; lay brick; finish small areas of concrete; and paint structures. Upon completion of this curriculum, the graduate should possess the necessary skills to qualify for employment as a facility maintenance worker.
Potential Careers
The following occupational information is provided by www.nccareers.org and is subject to change. The occupations list is not an exhaustive list and may include careers that require higher levels of education than those provided at NCCCS colleges.
Facilities Managers
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service and Groundskeeping Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers and Repairers
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Painters, Construction and Maintenance
