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49-2094.00 - Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
49-2094.00 - Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
Repair, test, adjust, or install electronic equipment, such as industrial controls, transmitters, and antennas.
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Current Employment
67,800
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Forecasted Employment
67,800
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Change in Employment
100.0
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Change in Employment %
+0.1%
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Tasks

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

Knowledge
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Tools

Tools
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Technology

Technology
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