Electrical & Electronic Equipment Assemblers

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.
		64%	Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical.
		61%	Adaptability/Flexibility - Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
		60%	Persistence - Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
		59%	Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
		58%	Stress Tolerance - Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
		58%	Independence - Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
		55%	Self-Control - Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
		55%	Social Orientation - Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.

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.

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	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.
		63%	Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
		60%	Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
		60%	Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
		56%	Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
		53%	Visualization - The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
		53%	Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
		53%	Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
		53%	Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

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%	Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions - How much does this job require making repetitive motions?
		70%	Freedom to Make Decisions - How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
		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?
		63%	Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results - What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?
		61%	Exposed to Contaminants - How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?
		61%	Spend Time Sitting - How much does this job require sitting?
		60%	Contact With Others - How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
		59%	Physical Proximity - To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?
		56%	Frequency of Decision Making - How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
		55%	Exposed to Hazardous Conditions - How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?
		54%	Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable - How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?
		53%	Level of Competition - To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?
		51%	Frequency of Conflict Situations - How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?
		63%	Duration of Typical Work Week - Number of hours typically worked in one week.

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	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.
		64%	Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials - Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
		61%	Controlling Machines and Processes - Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
		61%	Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events - Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
		59%	Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work - Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
		58%	Training and Teaching Others - Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
		56%	Performing General Physical Activities - Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
		56%	Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge - Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
		55%	Documenting/Recording Information - Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
		54%	Developing and Building Teams - Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
		53%	Developing Objectives and Strategies - Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
		51%	Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information - Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.

Getting Started

Education:

55%

High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)

25%

Less than a High School Diploma

Electrical & Electronic Equipment Assemblers

What they do:

On the job, you would:

Personality

Characteristics of this Career

Strengths

Values of the Work Environment

Aptitude

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

Job Details

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

Tasks & Values

Getting Started