Electrical & Electronic Equipment Assemblers

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Job Outlook:
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Education: None
Salary
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What they do:

Assemble or modify electrical or electronic equipment, such as computers, test equipment telemetering systems, electric motors, and batteries.

On the job, you would:

  • Read and interpret schematic drawings, diagrams, blueprints, specifications, work orders, or reports to determine materials requirements or assembly instructions.
  • Assemble electrical or electronic systems or support structures and install components, units, subassemblies, wiring, or assembly casings, using rivets, bolts, soldering or micro-welding equipment.
  • Adjust, repair, or replace electrical or electronic components to correct defects and to ensure conformance to specifications.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

86% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
72% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
70% Achievement/Effort  -  Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
65% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

100% Realistic  -  Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.
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Values of the Work Environment

78% Support  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
61% Relationships  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.

Aptitude

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

75% Near Vision  -  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
69% Finger Dexterity  -  The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.

Job Details

Responsibilities
Test electrical equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning.
Record operational or production data.
Assemble electrical or electronic equipment.
Solder parts or workpieces.
Operate welding equipment.
Assemble electrical or electronic equipment.
Repair parts or assemblies.
Clean workpieces or finished products.
Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.
Mark products, workpieces, or equipment with identifying information.
Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly.
Move products, materials, or equipment between work areas.
Package products for storage or shipment.
Exchange information with colleagues.
Confer with others to resolve production problems or equipment malfunctions.
Instruct workers to use equipment or perform technical procedures.
Test electrical equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning.
Adjust flow of electricity to tools or production equipment.
Assemble electrical or electronic equipment.
Drill holes in parts, equipment, or materials.
Record operational or production data.
Apply protective or decorative finishes to workpieces or products.
Operate painting or coating equipment.
Advise others on issues related to repairs, installation, or equipment design.
Distribute supplies to workers.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

95% Indoors, Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
93% Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets  -  How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets?
87% Time Pressure  -  How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
87% Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls  -  How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
78% Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
75% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
70% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
70% Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions  -  How much does this job require making repetitive motions?
68% Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
67% Responsibility for Outcomes and Results  -  How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
67% Coordinate or Lead Others  -  How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
67% Structured versus Unstructured Work  -  To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
66% Responsible for Others' Health and Safety  -  How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
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Tasks & Values

76% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
71% Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
70% Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards  -  Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
69% Handling and Moving Objects  -  Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
68% Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates  -  Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
66% Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings  -  Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.

Getting Started

Education:
55%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
25%
Less than a High School Diploma

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