Occupation Atlasprinted circuit board assembler
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/da00cd76-22fe-450d-aefc-f4e4a3864171
printed circuit board assembler
Printed circuit board assemblers read blueprints and drawings to assemble printed circuit boards. They use hand- and automated soldering tools and machines to connect electronic components to the board.
Compare with another occupationCompare with surface-mount technology machine operator
Job Zone
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- 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 Conventional3.96
- I Investigative3.26
- A Artistic1.70
- S Social1.21
- E Enterprising1.00
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 Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers (51-2022.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close 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 through-hole technology manually
- assemble printed circuit boards
- coat printed circuit board
- electronics
- ensure conformity to specifications
- ensure public safety and security
- integrated circuits
- interpret circuit diagrams
- meet deadlines
- operate insertion mount machine
- prepare board for soldering
- printed circuit boards
- read assembly drawings
- semiconductors
- solder components onto electronic board
- through-hole technology
Optional (32)
- 3D printing process
- IPC standards
- check for solder defects
- clean components during assembly
- clean printed circuit board
- determine suitability of materials
- dispose of hazardous waste
- electrochemistry
- electroplating
- keep records of work progress
- maintain microelectronics
- maintenance of printing machines
- maintenance operations
- microelectronics
- microprocessors
- operate 3D computer graphics software
- operate SMT placement equipment
- operate precision machinery
- operate printing machinery
- operate wave soldering machine
- oversee logistics of finished products
- pack electronic equipment
- printed circuit boards testing methods
- printing materials
- printing on large scale machines
- printing techniques
- replace defect components
- resolve equipment malfunctions
- surface-mount technology
- test microelectronics
- test printed circuit boards
- use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs
O*NET equivalents
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