According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Reassemble machines after making repairs or replacing parts. | 88% |
| Converse with customers to determine details of equipment problems. | 87% |
| Disassemble machines to examine parts, such as wires, gears, or bearings for wear or defects, using hand or power tools and measuring devices. | 86% |
| Advise customers concerning equipment operation, maintenance, or programming. | 85% |
| Repair, adjust, or replace electrical or mechanical components or parts, using hand tools, power tools, or soldering or welding equipment. | 84% |
| Align, adjust, or calibrate equipment according to specifications. | 84% |
| Travel to customers' stores or offices to service machines or to provide emergency repair service. | 84% |
| Maintain parts inventories and order any additional parts needed for repairs. | 83% |
| Operate machines to test functioning of parts or mechanisms. | 83% |
| Reinstall software programs or adjust settings on existing software to fix machine malfunctions. | 83% |
| Clean, oil, or adjust mechanical parts to maintain machines' operating efficiency and to prevent breakdowns. | 83% |
| Maintain records of equipment maintenance work or repairs. | 81% |
| Complete repair bills, shop records, time cards, or expense reports. | 81% |
| Test new systems to ensure that they are in working order. | 81% |
| Install and configure new equipment, including operating software or peripheral equipment. | 79% |
| Analyze equipment performance records to assess equipment functioning. | 77% |
| Read specifications, such as blueprints, charts, or schematics, to determine machine settings or adjustments. | 75% |
| Update existing equipment, performing tasks such as installing updated circuit boards or additional memory. | 74% |
| Test components or circuits of faulty equipment to locate defects, using oscilloscopes, signal generators, ammeters, voltmeters, or special diagnostic software programs. | 74% |
| Assemble machines according to specifications, using hand or power tools and measuring devices. | 73% |
| Lay cable and hook up electrical connections between machines, power sources, and phone lines. | 70% |
| Enter information into computers to copy programs from one electronic component to another or to draw, modify, or store schematics. | 70% |
| Calibrate testing instruments. | 64% |
| Fill machines with toners, inks, or other duplicating fluids. | 62% |
| Train new repairers. | 61% |
