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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.


Key Facts
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Bright Outlook
Career Details
Green Job
Career Details
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
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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
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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.
 Computers and Electronics
  • 84%
    Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
 Mechanical
  • 82%
    Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
 Production and Processing
  • 78%
    Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
 Customer and Personal Service
  • 73%
    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.
 Mathematics
  • 71%
    Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
 Administration and Management
  • 71%
    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.
 Engineering and Technology
  • 70%
    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.
 English Language
  • 70%
    Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
 Design
  • 65%
    Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
 Education and Training
  • 63%
    Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
 Physics
  • 57%
    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.
 Telecommunications
  • 55%
    Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
 Clerical
  • 53%
    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.
 Public Safety and Security
  • 50%
    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.
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 wrenches
  • Comealongs
  • Hex keys
  • Nut drivers
  • Pullers
  • Screwdrivers
  • Socket wrench sets
  • Spline key wrenches
  • Torque wrenches
 Power tools
  • Air blowers
  • Cement cutters
  • Impact wrenches
  • Power drills
  • Power grinders
  • Power saws
  • Power screwdrivers
 Compressors
  • Air compressors
 Electrical measuring and testing equipment and accessories
  • Ammeters
  • Cable locating meters
  • Digital clamp meters
  • Ground resistance testers
  • Growlers
  • High-voltage detectors
  • Hotsticks
  • Insulation testers
  • Light fixture testers
  • Low voltage detectors
  • Megohmmeters
  • Multimeters
  • Ohmmeters
  • Oscilloscopes
  • Phase rotation meters
  • Scope meters
  • Signal analyzers
  • Test lamps
  • Voltmeters
  • Wattmeters
  • Wheatstone bridges
  • Wire tracers
 Pneumatic tools
  • Bead blasters
  • Jackhammers
  • Sandblasters
 Lifting equipment and accessories
  • Block and tackle equipment
  • Cable winches
  • Forklifts
  • Hoists
  • Hydraulic boom trucks
  • Hydraulic booms
  • Jacks
  • Overhead cranes
  • Winches
  • Wire winches
 Holding and clamping tools
  • Bulb extractors
  • Lineman's pliers
  • Needlenose pliers
  • Side cross cutters
  • Slide lock pliers
 Indicating and recording instruments
  • Chart recorders
  • Ground testers
 Anti static equipment and supplies
  • Clamp sticks
  • Ground straps
  • Rubber insulating mats
  • Static proof dust cleaners
  • Temporary protective grounds
 Computer data input devices
  • Computer diagnostic devices
  • Scanners
  • Touch screens
 Prying and bending tools
  • Conduit benders
  • Hydraulic pipe benders
  • Pipe benders
  • Polyvinyl chloride PVC benders
  • Power conduit benders
 Computers
  • Desktop computers
  • Laptop computers
  • Personal computers
 Soldering machines
  • Desoldering stations
  • Soldering irons
  • Soldering stations
 Length and thickness and distance measuring instruments
  • Dial indicators
  • Feeler gauges
  • Micrometers
  • Vernier calipers
 Tool attachments and accessories
  • Drill bit sets
  • Hole saws
  • Pipe threaders
  • Threading taps
 Cutting and crimping and punching tools
  • Electric hacksaws
  • Hacksaws
  • Knockout punches
  • Punches
  • Screw starters
  • Utility knives
  • Wire crimpers
  • Wire strippers
 Pulling tools
  • Fish tapes
  • Fuse pullers
 Light and wave generating and measuring equipment
  • Frequency meters
  • Function generators
  • Light meters
  • Lumen meters
 Ladders and scaffolding
  • Ladders
  • Scaffolding
 Computer printers
  • Laser printers
  • Plotters
 Aerial lifts
  • Lift trucks
  • Manlifts
  • Personnel lifts
  • Staging equipment
 Welding machinery
  • Metal inert gas MIG welders
  • Portable welding equipment
  • Tack welding equipment
 Integrated circuits
  • Programmable logic controllers PLC
  • Proportional integral derivative PID controllers
  • Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA equipment
  • Teach pendants
 Safety apparel
  • Rubber insulating gloves
 Fall protection and rescue equipment
  • Safety belts
  • Safety harnesses
  • Safety lines
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.
 Industry specific software
  • Autodesk AutoCADHOT
  • Circuit evaluation software
  • Computer aided design CAD softwareHOT
  • Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
  • Maintenance management software
  • Programmable logic controller PLC software
 Network applications software
  • Internet browser software
 Content authoring and editing software
  • Microsoft ExcelHOT
  • Microsoft WordHOT
  • Word processing software
 Development software
  • Rockwell RSLogix
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Certifications
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Certifications
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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
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All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Related Programs
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Programs related to this career, offered by participating institution(s), are listed below.

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Brightpoint Community College
Central Virginia Community College
Danville Community College
Eastern Shore Community College
Mountain Gateway Community College
New River Community College
Patrick & Henry Community College
Paul D. Camp Community College
Piedmont Virginia Community College
Rappahannock Community College
Southwest Virginia Community College
Tidewater Community College