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Job Description
Repair, test, adjust, or install electronic equipment, such as industrial controls, transmitters, and antennas.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 49-2094.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 56,990.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 27.00
- Currently, there are 67,390 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment”.
Also Known As…
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
- Technical Support Specialist
- Service Technician
- Repair Technician
- Instrument and Electrical Technician (I&E Tech)
- I&C Tech (Instrument and Control Technician)
- Electrical Technician
- Electrical Maintenance Technician
- Electrical and Instrument Technician (E&I Tech)
- Electrical and Instrument Mechanic
- Control Technician
- Utilities Equipment Repairer
- Semiconductor Wafers Probe Test Card Repairer
- Scale Technician
- SCADA Technician (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Technician)
- Robotics Mechanic
- Radioactivity Instrument Maintenance Technician
- Radio Interference Investigator
- Radio Interference Expert
- Radio Antenna Installer
- Radar Technician
- Radar Repairer
- Radar Repair and Installation Technician
- Radar Mechanic
- Public Address System Mechanic
- Printed Circuit Board Reworker
- Power Generation Equipment Repairer
- Plant and Maintenance Technician
- Missile Pad Mechanic
- Microwave Technician
- Metrology Technician
- Meteorological Equipment Repairer
- Mechatronics Technician
- Maintenance Technician
- Industrial Robotics Mechanic
- Industrial Aerial Installer
- Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer
- Field Technician
- Field Service Engineer
- Electronics Technician
- Electronics Mechanic Apprentice
- Electronic Sales and Service Technician
- Electronic Equipment Repairmen
- Electronic Device Repairer
- Electrician Technician
- Electrical Assistant
- Electrical and Instrumentation Mechanic
- Control Systems Technician
- Control Equipment Electrician
- Computerized Environmental Control Installer
- Certified Control Systems Technician
- Boardman
- Automation Mechanic
- Amplifier Mechanic
- Aerial Installer
- Aerial Erector
Tasks for “Plant Electrician”
- Examine work orders and converse with equipment operators to detect equipment problems and to ascertain whether mechanical or human errors contributed to the problems.
- Maintain inventory of spare parts.
- Install repaired equipment in various settings, such as industrial or military establishments.
- Test faulty equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test equipment or software, and applying knowledge of the functional operation of electronic units and systems.
- Develop or modify industrial electronic devices, circuits, or equipment, according to available specifications.
- Perform scheduled preventive maintenance tasks, such as checking, cleaning, or repairing equipment, to detect and prevent problems.
- Set up and test industrial equipment to ensure that it functions properly.
- Advise management regarding customer satisfaction, product performance, or suggestions for product improvements.
- Coordinate efforts with other workers involved in installing or maintaining equipment or components.
- Study blueprints, schematics, manuals, or other specifications to determine installation procedures.
- Repair or adjust equipment, machines, or defective components, replacing worn parts, such as gaskets or seals in watertight electrical equipment.
- Maintain equipment logs that record performance problems, repairs, calibrations, or tests.
- Sign overhaul documents for equipment replaced or repaired.
- Operate equipment to demonstrate proper use or to analyze malfunctions.
- Inspect components of industrial equipment for accurate assembly and installation or for defects, such as loose connections or frayed wires.
- Determine feasibility of using standardized equipment or develop specifications for equipment required to perform additional functions.
- Consult with customers, supervisors, or engineers to plan layout of equipment or to resolve problems in system operation or maintenance.
- Enter information into computer to copy program or to draw, modify, or store schematics, applying knowledge of software package used.
- Calibrate testing instruments and installed or repaired equipment to prescribed specifications.
- Send defective units to the manufacturer or to a specialized repair shop for repair.
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- Personal computers
- Lift trucks
- Clamp sticks
- Wheatstone bridges
- Static proof dust cleaners
- Plotters
- Wire strippers
- Personnel lifts
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Light fixture testers
- Lumen meters
- Knockout punches
- Air compressors
- Wire tracers
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- Load testers
- Frequency meters
- Forklifts
- Drill bit sets
- Laser printers
- Digital clamp meters
- Soldering stations
- Rectifiers
- Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA equipment
- Hacksaws
- Temporary protective grounds
- Hydraulic pipe benders
- Wire crimpers
- Voltmeters
- Hydraulic boom trucks
- Bulb extractors
- Safety lines
- Fuse pullers
- Desktop computers
- Hydrometers
- Needlenose pliers
- Ohmmeters
- Infrared thermometers
- Power screwdrivers
- Conduit benders
- Computer diagnostic devices
- Block and tackle equipment
- Hoists
- Laptop computers
- Air blowers
- Side cross cutters
- Manlifts
- High-voltage detectors
- Safety belts
- Hex keys
- Ground straps
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- Ladders
- Screw starters
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- Power drills
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- Touch screens
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- Jacks
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- Pipe threaders
- Comealongs
- Generators
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- Multimeters
- Vernier calipers
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- Power saws
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- Impact wrenches
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- Wire winches
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- Scaffolding
- Fish tapes
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- Cement cutters
- Drill presses
- Signal analyzers
- Utility knives
- Light meters
- Hammers
- Scope meters
- Spline key wrenches
- Power conduit benders
- SAP Maintenance
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Windows
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
- Programmable logic controller PLC software
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Office
- Internet browser software
- Circuit evaluation software
- Email software
- Database software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Maintenance management software
- Microsoft Excel