Skilled Trades Lead Maintenance Technician

Leads specialized work in maintaining tools and technology used in skilled trades.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$72k

Mean

$74k

10th–90th pct

$54k–$99k

Observations

508

Confidence: 34% · based on 508 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated

Common skills

Equipment Maintenance

Core

Blueprint Reading

Core

Process Improvement

Common certifications

OSHA 30-Hour Certification · 51% of postings

Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated

Trade School

49% require · 32% prefer

Certificate

18% require · 22% prefer

No College

22% require · 8% prefer

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Common next roles

Maintenance Manager, Skilled Trades+77.9%Equipment Operations Manager, Skilled Trades+62.1%Skilled Trades Maintenance Technician-9.2%Skilled Trades Lead Equipment Operator-9.1%Skilled Trades Equipment Operator-1.0%

Common previous roles

Skilled Trades Maintenance Technician-10.2%Skilled Trades Lead Equipment Operator-10.0%Maintenance Manager, Skilled Trades+43.8%Skilled Trades Equipment Operator-1.0%Equipment Operations Manager, Skilled Trades+38.3%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)10,090

Posting growth+1.6%

Median days to fill32 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)123,058

Projected growth5.7%/yr

Simulated

Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness5%

Automation exposure25%

Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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