Occupation Atlashousehold appliances repair technician
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f4eaff3d-f8d0-4a6a-aa90-76827c0fbada
household appliances repair technician
Household appliances repair technicians use electrical equipment to test resistance or voltage and to identify appliances' malfunctions. They repair small and large electrical or gas home appliances such as vacuum cleaners, washing machines, dishwashers, air conditioners and refrigerators.
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Job Zone
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- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic7.00
- C Conventional4.84
- I Investigative2.33
- S Social1.63
- E Enterprising1.36
- A Artistic1.16
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Home Appliance Repairers (49-9031.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (16)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- apply company policies
- create solutions to problems
- electrical household appliances products
- install electrical household appliances
- lift heavy weights
- maintain customer service
- maintain equipment
- maintain records of maintenance interventions
- manufacturer's instructions for electrical household appliances
- perform maintenance on installed equipment
- provide customer follow-up services
- provide customer information related to repairs
- repair household appliances
- replace defect components
- use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs
- use repair manuals
Optional (25)
- administer appointments
- advise on electrical household appliances' installation
- apply technical communication skills
- communicate by telephone
- develop professional network
- drive vehicles
- ensure compliance with warranty contracts
- explain features of electrical household appliances
- issue sales invoices
- keep stock records
- maintain professional administration
- maintain relationship with suppliers
- make independent operating decisions
- manage a small-to-medium business
- manage schedule of tasks
- negotiate supplier arrangements
- order supplies
- perform services in a flexible manner
- prepare warranty documents for electrical household appliances
- report to the team leader
- sell household appliances
- sell service contracts for electrical household appliances
- solve technical problems
- train employees
- work in shifts
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
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