Occupation
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers
Repair, maintain, or install electric motors, wiring, or switches.
$56,210 medianTraining or associate
O*NET 31.0 · 49-2092.00
A typical week, in the words of people in the job
- 01Cut and form insulation, and insert insulation into armature, rotor, or stator slots.
- 02Scrape and clean units or parts, using cleaning solvents and equipment such as buffing wheels.
- 03Inspect and test equipment to locate damage or worn parts and diagnose malfunctions, or read work orders or schematic drawings to determine required repairs.
- 04Weld, braze, or solder electrical connections.
- 05Solder, wrap, and coat wires to ensure proper insulation.
- 06Rewind coils on cores in slots, or make replacement coils, using coil-winding machines.
- 07Adjust working parts, such as fan belts, contacts, and springs, using hand tools and gauges.
- 08Lubricate moving parts.
- 09Read service guides to find information needed to perform repairs.
- 10Inspect electrical connections, wiring, relays, charging resistance boxes, and storage batteries, following wiring diagrams.
- 11Disassemble defective equipment so that repairs can be made, using hand tools.
- 12Measure velocity, horsepower, revolutions per minute (rpm), amperage, circuitry, and voltage of units or parts to diagnose problems, using ammeters, voltmeters, wattmeters, and other testing devices.
Task statements ranked by how many workers report them · O*NET 31.0
What the posting will be called
Electric Motor WinderMaintenance TechnicianRepair TechnicianService TechnicianElectric Motor MechanicElectric Motor RepairmanElectro MechanicPower Tool Repair TechnicianTool Repair TechnicianTool Technician
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Knowledge the job leans on
MechanicalProduction and ProcessingEnglish LanguageAdministration and ManagementCustomer and Personal ServiceMathematicsEducation and TrainingPublic Safety and Security
Skills that carry over from service
RepairingTroubleshootingEquipment MaintenanceQuality Control AnalysisEquipment SelectionComplex Problem SolvingOperations MonitoringOperation and Control