According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Draft detail and assembly drawings of design components, circuitry or printed circuit boards, using computer-assisted equipment or standard drafting techniques and devices. | 88% |
| Draft working drawings, wiring diagrams, wiring connection specifications, or cross-sections of underground cables, as required for instructions to installation crew. | 87% |
| Assemble documentation packages and produce drawing sets to be checked by an engineer or an architect. | 86% |
| Review completed construction drawings and cost estimates for accuracy and conformity to standards and regulations. | 85% |
| Consult with engineers to discuss or interpret design concepts, or determine requirements of detailed working drawings. | 84% |
| Confer with engineering staff and other personnel to resolve problems. | 84% |
| Measure factors that affect installation and arrangement of equipment, such as distances to be spanned by wire and cable. | 82% |
| Design electrical systems, such as lighting systems. | 80% |
| Draw master sketches to scale showing relation of proposed installations to existing facilities and exact specifications and dimensions. | 80% |
| Review work orders or procedural manuals and confer with vendors or design staff to resolve problems or modify design. | 78% |
| Locate files relating to specified design project in database library, load program into computer, and record completed job data. | 78% |
| Examine electronic schematics and supporting documents to develop, compute, and verify specifications for drafting data, such as configuration of parts, dimensions, or tolerances. | 77% |
| Compare logic element configuration on display screen with engineering schematics and calculate figures to convert, redesign, or modify element. | 76% |
| Review blueprints to determine customer requirements and consult with assembler regarding schematics, wiring procedures, or conductor paths. | 76% |
| Study work order requests to determine type of service, such as lighting or power, demanded by installation. | 76% |
| Generate computer tapes of final layout design to produce layered photo masks or photo plotting design onto film. | 76% |
| Determine the order of work and the method of presentation, such as orthographic or isometric drawing. | 75% |
| Visit proposed installation sites and draw rough sketches of location. | 73% |
| Explain drawings to production or construction teams and provide adjustments, as necessary. | 73% |
| Key and program specified commands and engineering specifications into computer system to change functions and test final layout. | 72% |
| Copy drawings of printed circuit board fabrication using print machine or blueprinting procedure. | 68% |
| Select drill size to drill test head, according to test design and specifications, and submit guide layout to designated department. | 63% |
| Reproduce working drawings on copy machines or trace drawings in ink. | 61% |
| Plot electrical test points on layout sheets and draw schematics for wiring test fixture heads to frames. | 59% |
| Write technical reports and draw charts that display statistics and data. | 57% |
| Supervise and coordinate work activities of workers engaged in drafting, designing layouts, assembling, or testing printed circuit boards. | 57% |
| Train students to use drafting machines and to prepare schematic diagrams, block diagrams, control drawings, logic diagrams, integrated circuit drawings, or interconnection diagrams. | 56% |
