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49-2093.00 - Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment


Install, adjust, or maintain mobile electronics communication equipment, including sound, sonar, security, navigation, and surveillance systems on trains, watercraft, or other mobile equipment.


Key Facts
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Bright Outlook
Career Details
Green Job
Career Details
Current Employment
14,800
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Forecasted Employment
15,400
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Change in Employment
700.0
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Change in Employment %
+4.4%
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Tasks
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Tasks
The tasks listed below can be performed to prepare you for a career in this field.
Core
  • Inspect and test electrical systems and equipment to locate and diagnose malfunctions, using visual inspections, testing devices, and computer software.
  • Reassemble and test equipment after repairs.
  • Splice wires with knives or cutting pliers, and solder connections to fixtures, outlets, and equipment.
  • Install new fuses, electrical cables, or power sources as required.
  • Locate and remove or repair circuit defects such as blown fuses or malfunctioning transistors.
  • Adjust, repair, or replace defective wiring and relays in ignition, lighting, air-conditioning, and safety control systems, using electrician's tools.
  • Refer to schematics and manufacturers' specifications that show connections and provide instructions on how to locate problems.
  • Maintain equipment service records.
  • Cut openings and drill holes for fixtures, outlet boxes, and fuse holders, using electric drills and routers.
  • Install fixtures, outlets, terminal boards, switches, and wall boxes, using hand tools.
Supplemental
  • Measure, cut, and install frameworks and conduit to support and connect wiring, control panels, and junction boxes, using hand tools.
  • Install electrical equipment such as air-conditioning, heating, or ignition systems and components such as generator brushes and commutators, using hand tools.
  • Repair or rebuild equipment such as starters, generators, distributors, or door controls, using electrician's tools.
  • Confer with customers to determine the nature of malfunctions.
  • Estimate costs of repairs based on parts and labor requirements.
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Knowledge
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Knowledge

The items listed below are organized into sections that contain knowledge useful for pursuing a career in this field. Each section also contains a "Percentage of Importance" statistic that shows how relevant an item is to the occupation.
 Engineering and Technology
  • 87%
    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.
 Computers and Electronics
  • 85%
    Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
 Mathematics
  • 78%
    Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
 Public Safety and Security
  • 76%
    Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
 Mechanical
  • 73%
    Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
 Design
  • 71%
    Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
 English Language
  • 69%
    Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
 Telecommunications
  • 69%
    Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
 Education and Training
  • 68%
    Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
 Customer and Personal Service
  • 67%
    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.
 Production and Processing
  • 67%
    Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
 Transportation
  • 66%
    Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
 Physics
  • 61%
    Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.
 Clerical
  • 58%
    Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
 Administration and Management
  • 56%
    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.
 Law and Government
  • 56%
    Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
 Building and Construction
  • 51%
    Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
 Economics and Accounting
  • 51%
    Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Tools
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Tools
The tools listed below include machines, equipment, tools, and software that is useful for individuals who are interested in this career.
 Wrenches and drivers
  • Adjustable hand wrenches
  • Ball end hex key sets
  • Breaker bars
  • Cabinet-tip screwdrivers
  • Conduit fitting and reaming screwdrivers
  • Drive ratchets
  • Keystone-tip screwdrivers
  • Nut wrenches
  • Spinner handle drives
  • Square-recess tip screwdrivers
 Electrical measuring and testing equipment and accessories
  • Analog ohmmeters
  • Bench ammeters
  • Bench voltmeters
  • Circuit testing devices
  • Clamp ammeters
  • Clamp voltmeters
  • Digital multimeters
  • Digital ohmmeters
  • Insulation resistance testers
  • Light emitting diode LED voltage tester
  • Neon voltage testers
  • Series solenoid voltage testers
  • Volt-ammeters
 Metal cutting tools
  • Cable cutters
 Cutting and crimping and punching tools
  • Center punches
  • Parallel pin punches
  • Rubber-grip hacksaws
  • Utility knives
  • Wire cutting tools
 Welding and soldering and brazing accessories
  • Cutting torches
 Holding and clamping tools
  • Diagonal-cutting pliers
  • Longnosed pliers
  • Pump pliers
  • Side cutting pliers
  • Straight locking pliers
  • Wire stripping tools
 Lifting equipment and accessories
  • Industrial overhead cranes
  • Overhead workshop cranes
  • Wheeled forklifts
 Computers
  • Laptop computers
  • Personal computers
  • Tablet computers
 Forming tools
  • Machinist's hammers
 Measuring and layout tools
  • Measuring tapes
  • Torpedo levels
 Prying and bending tools
  • Pinch bars
 Welding machinery
  • Plasma welders
 Ladders and scaffolding
  • Stepladders
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Technology
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Technology
The technologies listed below include machines, equipment, tools, and software that is useful for individuals who are interested in this career.
 Content management software
  • Adobe Systems Adobe AcrobatHOT
 Development software
  • Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Suite
 Content authoring and editing software
  • Adobe Systems Adobe IllustratorHOT
  • Adobe Systems Adobe InDesignHOT
  • Adobe Systems Adobe PhotoshopHOT
  • IBM Lotus 1-2-3
  • Microsoft ExcelHOT
  • Microsoft PowerPointHOT
  • Microsoft WordHOT
 Industry specific software
  • Autodesk AutoCADHOT
  • Autodesk RevitHOT
  • Fluke Corporation FlukeView Forms
  • Megger PowerDB
  • Trimble SketchUp ProHOT
 Data management and query software
  • Data entry softwareHOT
 Information exchange software
  • IBM Lotus Notes
 Operating environment software
  • LinuxHOT
 Business function specific software
  • Microsoft OfficeHOT
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Certifications
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Certifications
The certifications listed below are useful to pursue if you are interested in a career in this field.
 Specialty
 Advanced
 Core
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Licensing
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Licensing
The licensing information below is organized into sections and is useful for pursuing if you are interested in a career in this field.
No specific licensing information is listed for this occupation in the area you have selected.
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
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