Occupation Atlasconsumer electronics repair technician
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f8ab2e08-d14e-4938-a2cd-c04821556db7
consumer electronics repair technician
Consumer electronics repair technicians use electrical equipment to diagnose malfunctions and test functionality of consumer electronics such as TVs, video and audio systems and digital cameras. They read manufacturers' instructions and conduct the necessary repairs or replacements.
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Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic7.00
- C Conventional5.27
- I Investigative3.84
- E Enterprising1.44
- A Artistic1.00
- S Social1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (49-2094.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (14)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- apply company policies
- consumer electronics
- create solutions to problems
- electronics
- maintain customer service
- maintain equipment
- provide customer follow-up services
- provide customer information related to repairs
- repair equipment on site
- replace defect components
- set up consumer electronics
- solve technical problems
- troubleshoot
- use repair manuals
Optional (21)
- administer appointments
- apply technical communication skills
- assist customers
- communicate by telephone
- develop professional network
- drive vehicles
- ensure compliance with warranty contracts
- issue sales invoices
- keep stock records
- lift heavy weights
- maintain professional administration
- maintain relationship with suppliers
- make independent operating decisions
- manage a small-to-medium business
- manage schedule of tasks
- negotiate supplier arrangements
- order supplies
- perform services in a flexible manner
- report to the team leader
- sell consumer electronics
- train employees
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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