What does a Maintenance Engineer do?
Develops and improves maintenance systems to keep equipment, plants and facilities safe, reliable and productive.
Demand level: Very High
Maintenance Engineer
Develops and improves maintenance systems to keep equipment, plants and facilities safe, reliable and productive. Explore current demand, important skills and estimated junior, mid-level and senior salaries, plus 26 linked programmes across 3 universities. Enter your subjects and marks to discover which linked programmes you may qualify for.
Check which programmes I qualify forEstimated annual salaries
JuniorR480 000 p.a.Mid-levelR720 000 p.a.SeniorR1 050 000 p.a.
Salary figures are estimates and may vary by employer, experience, qualifications, location and economic conditions.
Skills linked to this career
Maintenance engineering · EssentialReliability analysis · EssentialTroubleshooting · EssentialPreventive maintenance · ImportantProject management · ImportantProgrammes linked to this career
These are some of the programmes currently connected to this career in VX Course Match.
Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Chemical Engineering — Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Civil Engineering — Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Computer Engineering — Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Electrical Engineering — Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Bachelor of Marine Engineering — Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Bachelor of Marine Engineering ECP — Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Diploma in Chemical Engineering — Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Diploma in Civil Engineering — Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Diploma in Engineering Technology in Computer Engineering — Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Diploma in Engineering Technology in Electrical Engineering — Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering — Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (Mechatronics) — Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Diploma: Engineering: Industrial — Cape Peninsula University of Technology
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING — University of Johannesburg
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING — University of Johannesburg
Bachelor of Engineering — University of Pretoria
Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering — University of Pretoria
Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering — University of Pretoria
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering — University of Pretoria
Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering — University of Pretoria
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronic Engineering — University of Pretoria
Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial Engineering — University of Pretoria
Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering — University of Pretoria
Bachelor of Engineering in Metallurgical Engineering — University of Pretoria
Bachelor of Engineering in Mining Engineering — University of Pretoria
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Engineering Geology — University of Pretoria
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Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Chemical Engineering →Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Civil Engineering →Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Computer Engineering →Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Electrical Engineering →Bachelor of Marine Engineering →Bachelor of Marine Engineering ECP →
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Maintenance Engineer do?
Develops and improves maintenance systems to keep equipment, plants and facilities safe, reliable and productive.
What skills are important for this career?
Important skills include Maintenance engineering, Reliability analysis, Troubleshooting, Preventive maintenance, Project management.
What salary can I expect?
VX provides junior, mid-level and senior annual salary estimates. Actual earnings vary by employer, experience, qualifications, location and economic conditions.
Which programmes can lead to this career?
26 linked programmes are currently available in the VX database. Use Course Match to see which ones fit your subjects and marks.