Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment Onet SOC Code 49-2094.00 Career Description: Repair, test, adjust, or install electronic equipment, such as industrial controls, transmitters, and antennas. Related Clusters: Manufacturing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Programs of Study Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Career Summary:

• Experience- Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
• Education- Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some may require a bachelor's degree.
• Job Training- Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers.
• Examples- These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include funeral directors, electricians, forest and conservation technicians, legal secretaries, interviewers, and insurance sales agents.

• Perform scheduled preventive maintenance tasks, such as checking, cleaning, and 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 and to analyze malfunctions.
• Test faulty equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test equipment and software, and applying knowledge of the functional operation of electronic units and systems.
• Repair and adjust equipment, machines, and defective components, replacing worn parts such as gaskets and seals in watertight electrical equipment.
• Calibrate testing instruments and installed or repaired equipment to prescribed specifications.
• Advise management regarding customer satisfaction, product performance, and suggestions for product improvements.
• Inspect components of industrial equipment for accurate assembly and installation and for defects such as loose connections and frayed wires.
• Study blueprints, schematics, manuals, and other specifications to determine installation procedures.
• Maintain equipment logs that record performance problems, repairs, calibrations, and tests.
• Coordinate efforts with other workers involved in installing and maintaining equipment or components.
• Maintain inventory of spare parts.
• Consult with customers, supervisors, and engineers to plan layout of equipment and to resolve problems in system operation and 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, and 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.
• Sign overhaul documents for equipment replaced or repaired.
• Develop or modify industrial electronic devices, circuits, and equipment according to available specifications.

• Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
• Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

• Most employers prefer hiring persons who have completed a one or two year formal training program in electronics. Training may be found in junior colleges, community colleges, technology centers, and technical schools in Tennessee. High school courses in mathematics, electronics, and computer applications will provide a good background for this line of work.

  Military job training consists of between 15 and 30 weeks of classroom instruction, including practice in repairing and replacing equipment parts. Training time varies depending on the specialty. Course content typically includes principles of electronics; the use and maintenance of electrical and electronic test equipment; and, equipment repair exercises. The Navy and Marine Corps offer certified apprenticeship programs for some specialties in this occupation.

• Installation - Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.
• Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
• Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

• Extent Flexibility - The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
• Visualization - The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
• Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Finger Dexterity - The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Visual Color Discrimination - The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.

• Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment - Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates - Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

• Realistic - Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
• Third Interest High-Point - Tertiary-Cutoff/Rank Descriptiveness

• Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
• Dependability - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
• Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
• Persistence - Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
• Stress Tolerance - Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
• Self Control - Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
• Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
• Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical.

• Moral Values - Workers on this job are never pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.
• Security - Workers on this job have steady employment.
• Ability Utilization - Workers on this job make use of their individual abilities.
• Variety - Workers on this job have something different to do every day.
• Compensation - Workers on this job are paid well in comparison with other workers.
• Company Policies and Practices - Workers on this job are treated fairly by the company.
• Supervision, Human Relations - Workers on this job have supervisors who back up their workers with management.
• Achievement-Mean Extent - Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
• Achievement - Workers on this job get a feeling of accomplishment.
• Activity - Workers on this job are busy all the time.
• Co-workers - Workers on this job have co-workers who are easy to get along with.
• Responsibility - Workers on this job make decisions on their own.
• Support-Mean Extent - Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
• Working Conditions-Mean Extent - Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
• Working Conditions - Workers on this job have good working conditions.
• Authority - Workers on this job give directions and instructions to others.
• Creativity - Workers on this job try out their own ideas.
• Independence-Mean Extent - Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employs to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
• Advancement - Workers on this job have opportunities for advancement.
• Relationships-Mean Extent - Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
• Recognition-Mean Extent - Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status.
• Social Status - Workers on this job are looked up to by others in their company and their community.
• Autonomy - Workers on this job plan their work with little supervision.
• Supervision, Technical - Workers on this job have supervisors who train their workers well.

Wage and salary data provided by:

• Bureau of Labor Statistics, Tennessee Department of Labor website
• TN Department of Labor & Workforce Development website
• Bureau of Economic Analysis website