Occupation
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
Repair, test, adjust, or install electronic equipment, such as industrial controls, transmitters, and antennas.
$74,090 medianBelow-avg outlookTraining or associate
O*NET 31.0 · 49-2094.00
A typical week, in the words of people in the job
- 01Send defective units to the manufacturer or to a specialized repair shop for repair.
- 02Develop or modify industrial electronic devices, circuits, or equipment, according to available specifications.
- 03Examine work orders and converse with equipment operators to detect equipment problems and to ascertain whether mechanical or human errors contributed to the problems.
- 04Advise management regarding customer satisfaction, product performance, or suggestions for product improvements.
- 05Perform scheduled preventive maintenance tasks, such as checking, cleaning, or repairing equipment, to detect and prevent problems.
- 06Calibrate testing instruments and installed or repaired equipment to prescribed specifications.
- 07Repair or adjust equipment, machines, or defective components, replacing worn parts, such as gaskets or seals in watertight electrical equipment.
- 08Consult with customers, supervisors, or engineers to plan layout of equipment or to resolve problems in system operation or maintenance.
- 09Maintain inventory of spare parts.
- 10Study blueprints, schematics, manuals, or other specifications to determine installation procedures.
- 11Coordinate efforts with other workers involved in installing or maintaining equipment or components.
- 12Test faulty equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test equipment or software, and applying knowledge of the functional operation of electronic units and systems.
Task statements ranked by how many workers report them · O*NET 31.0
What the posting will be called
Control TechnicianElectrical and Instrument Technician (E and I Tech)Electronic TechnicianI and C Tech (Instrument and Control Technician)E and I Mechanic (Electrical and Instrument Mechanic)E and I Mechanic (Electrical and Instrumentation Mechanic)Electrical Maintenance TechnicianInstrument and Electrical Technician (I and E Tech)Repair TechnicianScale Technician
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Knowledge the job leans on
Computers and ElectronicsMechanicalProduction and ProcessingCustomer and Personal ServiceMathematicsAdministration and ManagementEngineering and TechnologyEnglish Language
Skills that carry over from service
Operations MonitoringRepairingTroubleshootingQuality Control AnalysisEquipment MaintenanceComplex Problem SolvingJudgment and Decision MakingEquipment Selection