Home Appliance Repairers

People in this career often have these skills:

• 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.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

• Operations Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

People in this career often know a lot about:

• 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.
• Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• 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.
• Administrative - Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.

• Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

People in this career often have talent in:

• 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.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• 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.
• 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.

• 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.

People in this career often do these activities:

• Collect payments for goods or services.
• Observe equipment in operation to detect potential problems.
• Read work orders or descriptions of problems to determine repairs or modifications needed.
• Confer with customers or users to assess problems.
• Read technical information needed to perform maintenance or repairs.

• Test electrical circuits or components for proper functioning.
• Replace worn, damaged, or defective mechanical parts.
• Dispose of hazardous materials.
• Estimate costs for labor or materials.
• Advise others on issues related to repairs, installation, or equipment design.
• Disassemble equipment for maintenance or repair.
• Travel to work sites to perform installation, repair or maintenance work.
• Repair worn, damaged, or defective mechanical parts.
• Clean equipment, parts, or tools to repair or maintain them in good working order.
• Reassemble equipment after repair.
• Adjust equipment to ensure optimal performance.
• Maintain repair or maintenance records.
• Inspect gas systems or components to identify leaks or other potential hazards.
• Train customers in the use of products.
• Confer with coworkers to resolve equipment problems.
• Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
• Level machines or equipment.
• Connect hoses to equipment or piping.
• Test mechanical equipment to ensure proper functioning.
• Install piping for installation or maintenance activities.
• Inspect systems to determine if they are operating properly.
• Install home appliances.
• Measure distances or dimensions.
• Lubricate equipment to allow proper functioning.
• Cut materials according to specifications or needs.
• Assemble mechanical components or machine parts.
• Position equipment using hand tools, power tools, or heavy equipment.

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