The report has described the results of a questionnaire survey covering task performance in the occupational area of hospital engineering and maintenance and the implications for curriculum development in personnel training. Survey respondents were selected from among personnel of 48 health care facilities in six cities, representing various sized hospitals and extended care facilities. The questionnaire consisted of a task list of 386 possible tasks that might be performed in hospital maintenance departments and was tested in a presurvey among maintenance department personnel at hospitals in the Los Angeles area. The national survey indicated that differentiations of tasks performed by maintenance personnel can be made among occupational titles and categories. A clear division of labor existed between maintenance superintendents and maintenance workers, even in small facilities with few workers. Classification of personnel not administrative or craft specializing fell into three categories: mechanical, building, and general maintenance. Curricula for superintendents need to be management related and to include knowledge and skills necessary for task supervision. All maintenance workers need training in a common core of tasks with additional training to qualify in one of the three maintenance categories. (EA)