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Job Description

Overview

The Mechanic position in the US Army involves maintaining and repairing the Army's vehicles and machines, ensuring they are in proper working order. The role encompasses various specialties, including heating and cooling mechanics, vehicle mechanics, and more.

Responsibilities

  • Supervise and perform maintenance, repair, and recovery operations on wheeled vehicles and select armored vehicles.
  • Inspect, service, maintain, repair, replace, adjust, and test wheeled vehicles.
  • Work on material handling equipment systems, subsystems, and components.
  • Maintain automotive electrical systems, including wiring harnesses and starting and charging systems.
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How this job compares in Jersey City, NJ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across New Jersey currently run a median of $35/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $29–$40/hr across 109 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Jersey City, NJ

Jersey City, NJ is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 174 other active welding openings from 112 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across New Jersey.

United States Army Reserve currently has 2 other openings live in New Jersey, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in New Jersey at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are gpac (15), Gpac (10), and Carvana (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within New Jersey, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Northvale at $40/hr, Newark at $35/hr, and Totowa at $34/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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