Occupation Atlascalibration technician
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c332af81-4481-4494-9786-aea1f5c5ffcf
calibration technician
Calibration technicians test and calibrate electrical and electronic equipment. They read blueprints and other technical drawings to develop testing procedures for every product.
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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.
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Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.30
- C Conventional5.59
- I Investigative4.13
- S Social1.56
- A Artistic1.12
- E Enterprising1.00
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 Calibration Technologists and Technicians (17-3028.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a narrower O*NET occupation within this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (23)
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.
- battery formation
- calibrate electronic instruments
- check system parameters against reference values
- communicate test results to other departments
- conduct quality control analysis
- develop preventive maintenance procedures for instruments
- electrical equipment regulations
- electronic equipment standards
- electronics
- ensure conformity to specifications
- instrument performance elements
- interpret electrical diagrams
- measure electrical characteristics
- metrology
- monitor machine operations
- operate surveying instruments
- quality assurance procedures
- quality standards
- read standard blueprints
- report defective manufacturing materials
- test electronic units
- use measurement instruments
- use testing equipment
Optional (18)
- assemble electronic units
- calibrate laboratory equipment
- develop calibration procedures
- develop material testing procedures
- electrical discharge
- industrial software
- keep records of work progress
- maintain electrical equipment
- maintain electronic systems
- maintain test equipment
- manage instrumentation systems
- provide user support for electrical instruments
- research equipment needs
- resolve equipment malfunctions
- validate raw materials
- write calibration report
- write inspection reports
- write records for repairs
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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