About This Career

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

This career is part of the Manufacturing cluster Production pathway.

A person in this career:

• Reads and interprets schematic drawings, diagrams, blueprints, specifications, work orders, or reports to determine materials requirements or assembly instructions.
• Assembles electrical or electronic systems or support structures and installs components, units, subassemblies, wiring, or assembly casings, using rivets, bolts, soldering or micro-welding equipment.
• Adjusts, repairs, or replaces electrical or electronic components to correct defects and to ensure conformance to specifications.
• Positions, aligns, or adjusts workpieces or electrical parts to facilitate wiring or assembly.
• Explains assembly procedures or techniques to other workers.
• Cleans parts, using cleaning solutions, air hoses, and cloths.
• Drills or taps holes in specified equipment locations to mount control units or to provide openings for elements, wiring, or instruments.
• Fabricates or forms parts, coils, or structures according to specifications, using drills, calipers, cutters, or saws.
• Confers with supervisors or engineers to plan or review work activities or to resolve production problems.
• Inspects or tests wiring installations, assemblies, or circuits for resistance factors or for operation, and record results.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

People who do this job report that:

• You would often handle loads up to 20 lbs., sometimes up to 50 lbs. You might do a lot of lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling.
• Work in this occupation involves use of protective items such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, a hard hat, or personal flotation devices
• Work in this occupation involves using your hands to hold, control, and feel objects more than one-third of the time
• Work in this occupation requires being inside most of the time
• Work in this occupation involves making repetitive motions more than one-third of the time

Working in this career involves (physical activities):

• Identifying color and seeing differences in color, including shades and brightness
• Seeing clearly up close
• Identifying and understanding the speech of another person

Work Hours and Travel

• Regular working hours and limited travel