Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment - 49-2094.00

O*NET-SOC Description

Repair, test, adjust, or install electronic equipment, such as industrial controls, transmitters, and antennas.

DOT Titles Included in this O*NET-SOC Code

  • Avionics Technician
  • Computerized Environmental Control Installer
  • Control Equipment Electrician
  • Electronic-Sales-and-Service Technician
  • Electronics Mechanic
  • Electronics-Mechanic Apprentice
  • Field Service Engineer
  • Meteorological-Equipment Repairer
  • Radioactivity-Instrument Maintenance Technician
  • Repairer, Probe Test Card, Semiconductor Wafers
  • Reworker, Printed Circuit Board

Sample of Occupations in this SOC Family

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Tasks

  • Advise management regarding customer satisfaction, product performance, and suggestions for product improvements.
  • Calibrate testing instruments and installed or repaired equipment to prescribed specifications.
  • Consult with customers, supervisors, and engineers to plan layout of equipment and to resolve problems in system operation and maintenance.
  • Coordinate efforts with other workers involved in installing and maintaining equipment or components.
  • Determine feasibility of using standardized equipment, and develop specifications for equipment required to perform additional functions.
  • Develop or modify industrial electronic devices, circuits, and equipment according to available specifications.
  • Enter information into computer to copy program or to draw, modify, or store schematics, applying knowledge of software package used.
  • Examine work orders and converse with equipment operators to detect equipment problems and to ascertain whether mechanical or human errors contributed to the problems.
  • Inspect components of industrial equipment for accurate assembly and installation and for defects such as loose connections and frayed wires.
  • Install repaired equipment in various settings, such as industrial or military establishments.
  • Maintain equipment logs that record performance problems, repairs, calibrations, and tests.
  • Maintain inventory of spare parts.
  • Operate equipment to demonstrate proper use and to analyze malfunctions.
  • Perform scheduled preventive maintenance tasks, such as checking, cleaning, and repairing equipment, to detect and prevent problems.
  • Repair and adjust equipment, machines, and defective components, replacing worn parts such as gaskets and seals in watertight electrical equipment.
  • Send defective units to the manufacturer or to a specialized repair shop for repair.
  • Set up and test industrial equipment to ensure that it functions properly.
  • Sign overhaul documents for equipment replaced or repaired.
  • Study blueprints, schematics, manuals, and other specifications to determine installation procedures.
  • Test faulty equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test equipment and software, and applying knowledge of the functional operation of electronic units and systems.

Detailed Work Activities

  • analyze operation of malfunctioning electrical or electronic equipment
  • analyze technical data, designs, or preliminary specifications
  • calibrate or adjust electronic equipment or instruments to specification
  • communicate technical information
  • conduct sequential tests to locate electronic malfunction
  • confer with engineering, technical or manufacturing personnel
  • determine installation, service, or repair needed
  • determine specifications
  • distinguish colors
  • fabricate, assemble, or disassemble manufactured products by hand
  • install electrical fixtures or components
  • install electronic equipment, components, or systems
  • install electronic power, communication, control, or security equipment or systems
  • install or replace meters, regulators, or related measuring or control devices
  • install/connect electrical equipment to power circuit
  • instruct customers in product installation, use, or repair
  • maintain equipment service records
  • maintain inventory of supplies
  • maintain or repair industrial or related equipment/machinery
  • modify electrical or electronic equipment or products
  • obtain information from clients, customers, or patients
  • perform safety inspections in industrial, manufacturing or repair setting
  • plan layout of electrical/electronic equipment installation
  • plan or organize work
  • read blueprints
  • read schematics
  • read technical drawings
  • read work order, instructions, formulas, or processing charts
  • repair computer controlled manufacturing systems
  • repair electronic components, equipment, or systems
  • repair or adjust measuring or control devices
  • repair or replace electrical wiring, circuits, fixtures, or equipment
  • replace electronic components
  • solder electrical or electronic connections or components
  • test electrical/electronic wiring, equipment, systems or fixtures
  • test electronic or electrical circuit connections
  • understand detailed electronic design specifications
  • understand service or repair manuals
  • understand technical information for electronic repair work
  • understand technical operating, service or repair manuals
  • use computer aided drafting or design software for design, drafting, modeling, or other engineering tasks
  • use computers to enter, access or retrieve data
  • use diagnostic software in electronics repair
  • use electrical or electronic test devices or equipment
  • use electronic calibration devices
  • use hand or power tools
  • use interpersonal communication techniques
  • use oscilloscopes in electronics repair
  • use precision tools in electronics repair
  • use soldering equipment
  • use voltmeter, ammeter, or ohmmeter
  • work as a team member