Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers

Job Zone

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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed

Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.

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 Realistic6.85
• C Conventional4.61
• I Investigative2.62
• A Artistic1.66
• S Social1.64
• E Enterprising1.12

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.

Education and experience

The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.

• Less than a High School Diploma12%
• High School Diploma or the equivalent38%
• Post-Secondary Certificate2%
• Some College Courses28%
• Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree14%
• Bachelor's Degree5%

Related work experience

Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (47%)

On-site or in-plant training

Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months (39%)

On-the-job training

Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (27%)

Typically associated skills

All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.

• Quality Control AnalysisImportance 3.6Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Assess new parts for precision and accuracy to specifications
• TroubleshootingImportance 3.6Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Identify the circuit causing an electrical system to fail
• RepairingImportance 3.6Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Replace a faulty hydraulic valve
• InstallationImportance 3.4Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Install a speaker system in a car
• Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.4Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
• SpeakingbasicImportance 3.4Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
• Equipment MaintenanceImportance 3.4Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Add oil to an engine as indicated by a warning light
• Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.3Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Decide how scheduling a break will affect work flow
• Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 3.1Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
• Active ListeningbasicImportance 3.1Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
• Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 3.1Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
• Operations MonitoringImportance 3.1Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Monitor completion times while running a computer program