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Electrical/Electronics Repairer What They Do

Repairs, tests, adjusts, or installs electronic equipment, such as industrial controls, transmitters, and antennas.

Tests faulty equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test equipment or software, and applying knowledge of the functional operation of electronic units and systems.
Studies blueprints, schematics, manuals, or other specifications to determine installation procedures.
Repairs or adjusts equipment, machines, or defective components, replacing worn parts, such as gaskets or seals in watertight electrical equipment.
Maintains equipment logs that record performance problems, repairs, calibrations, or tests.
Inspects components of industrial equipment for accurate assembly and installation or for defects, such as loose connections or frayed wires.
Performs scheduled preventive maintenance tasks, such as checking, cleaning, or repairing equipment, to detect and prevent problems.
Calibrates testing instruments and installed or repaired equipment to prescribed specifications.
Examines work orders and converses with equipment operators to detect equipment problems and to ascertain whether mechanical or human errors contributed to the problems.
Sets up and tests industrial equipment to ensure that it functions properly.
Operates equipment to demonstrate proper use or to analyze malfunctions.

People who do this job report that:

You would often handle loads up to 20 lbs., sometimes up to 50 lbs. You might do a lot of lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling.
Work in this occupation involves use of protective items such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, a hard hat, or personal flotation devices
Exposure to pollutants, gases, dust, fumes, odors, poor ventilation, etc.
Requires getting into awkward positions
Work in this occupation involves using your hands to hold, control, and feel objects more than one-third of the time
Exposed to conditions such as high voltage electricity, combustibles, explosives, and chemicals more than once a month
Exposed to hazardous equipment such as saws, machinery, or vehicular traffic more than once a month
Work in this occupation requires being inside most of the time
Sound and noise levels are loud and distracting
Work in this occupation involves sitting more than one-third of the time

Working in this career involves (physical activities):

Identifying color and seeing differences in color, including shades and brightness
Seeing clearly up close
Speaking clearly enough to be able to be understood by others
Identifying and understanding the speech of another person

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