(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers
Job Description
Repair, maintain, or install computers, word processing systems, automated teller machines, and electronic office machines, such as duplicating and fax machines.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Reassemble machines after making repairs or replacing parts. |
99
|
Install and configure new equipment, including operating software and peripheral equipment. |
99
|
Update existing equipment, performing tasks such as installing updated circuit boards or additional memory. |
98
|
Converse with customers in order to determine details of equipment problems. |
98
|
Advise customers concerning equipment operation, maintenance and programming. |
97
|
Reinstall software programs or adjust settings on existing software in order to fix machine malfunctions. |
97
|
Operate machines in order to test functioning of parts and mechanisms. |
96
|
Test new systems in order to ensure that they are in working order. |
94
|
Travel to customers' stores or offices to service machines, or to provide emergency repair service. |
93
|
Maintain parts inventories, and order any additional parts needed for repairs. |
90
|
Maintain records of equipment maintenance work and repairs. |
90
|
Repair, adjust, or replace electrical and mechanical components and parts, using hand tools, power tools, and soldering or welding equipment. |
90
|
Complete repair bills, shop records, time cards, and expense reports. |
87
|
Assemble machines according to specifications, using hand tools, power tools, and measuring devices. |
87
|
Align, adjust, and calibrate equipment according to specifications. |
87
|
Disassemble machine to examine parts such as wires, gears, and bearings for wear and defects, using hand tools, power tools, and measuring devices. |
82
|
Clean, oil, and adjust mechanical parts to maintain machines' operating efficiency and to prevent breakdowns. |
80
|
Fill machines with toners, inks, or other duplicating fluids. |
79
|
Read specifications such as blueprints, charts, and schematics in order to determine machine settings and adjustments. |
79
|
Lay cable and hook up electrical connections between machines, power sources, and phone lines. |
79
|
Analyze equipment performance records in order to assess equipment functioning. |
76
|
Test components and circuits of faulty equipment in order to locate defects, using oscilloscopes, signal generators, ammeters, voltmeters, or special diagnostic software programs. |
76
|
Enter information into computers to copy programs from one electronic component to another, or to draw, modify, or store schematics. |
73
|
Train new repairers. |
45
|
Calibrate testing instruments. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
79
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
74
|
Interacting With Computers
|
71
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
70
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
69
|
Thinking Creatively
|
69
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
66
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
62
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
62
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
60
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
59
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
59
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
58
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
56
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
56
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
55
|
Getting Information
|
55
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
53
|
Processing Information
|
50
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
50
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
49
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
49
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
49
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
49
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
46
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
46
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
42
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
42
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
42
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
42
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
41
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
40
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
38
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
38
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
37
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
35
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
33
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
33
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
28
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
24
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
16
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|