Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

People in this career often have these skills:

• Operations Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Repairing - Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

• Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

People in this career often know a lot about:

• Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
• Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

• Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Engineering and Technology - Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

People in this career often have talent in:

• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
• Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

• Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• Finger Dexterity - The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.

People in this career often do these activities:

• Test electrical equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning.
• Maintain repair or maintenance records.
• Test mechanical equipment to ensure proper functioning.
• Inspect equipment to locate or identify electrical problems.
• Install electrical components, equipment, or systems.

• Diagnose equipment malfunctions.
• Demonstrate activity techniques or equipment use.
• Enter codes or other information into computers.
• Maintain work equipment or machinery.
• Calibrate equipment to specifications.
• Adjust equipment to ensure optimal performance.
• Replace worn, damaged, or defective mechanical parts.
• Repair worn, damaged, or defective mechanical parts.
• Confer with coworkers to resolve equipment problems.
• Confer with customers or users to assess problems.
• Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
• Interpret blueprints, specifications, or diagrams to inform installation, development or operation activities.
• Read work orders or descriptions of problems to determine repairs or modifications needed.
• Communicate with coworkers to coordinate installations or repairs.
• Develop equipment or component configurations.
• Document operational activities.
• Determine types of equipment, tools, or materials needed for jobs.
• Advise others on issues related to repairs, installation, or equipment design.
• Send information, materials or documentation.

• Robotics Technicians

• Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

• Signal and Track Switch Repairers

• Industrial Machinery Mechanics

• Avionics Technicians

• Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

• Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

• Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians

• Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay

• Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians