Occupation Atlasautomotive battery technician
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/06bd6285-13ed-4ea7-90cc-e9638a0600a9
automotive battery technician
Automotive battery technicians assemble, install, inspect, maintain and repair batteries in motor vehicles. They use electrical test equipment to confirm good working condition after installation. They evaluate batteries to determine the nature of power problems. They also prepare old batteries for disposal.
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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 Realistic7.00
- C Conventional4.25
- I Investigative2.73
- S Social1.19
- E Enterprising1.01
- A Artistic1.00
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 Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers (49-2092.00): 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 (24)
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 health and safety standards
- assemble batteries
- battery chemistry
- battery components
- battery design
- battery fluids
- battery formation
- battery management systems
- chemical products
- dispose of hazardous waste
- energy storage systems
- hybrid vehicle architecture
- install automotive electrical equipment
- install car electronics
- install transport equipment batteries
- maintain electrical engines
- maintain electrical equipment
- operate battery test equipment
- read standard blueprints
- repair vehicle electrical systems
- repair vehicle's electrical equipment
- use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs
- use technical documentation
- wear appropriate protective gear
Optional (14)
- apply soldering techniques
- assemble automotive batteries
- describe electric drive system
- dispose of chemicals
- electric current
- electricity
- inspect for faults in the vehicle's electric system
- keep records of work progress
- maintain vehicle electrical equipment
- operate lifting equipment
- operate soldering equipment
- repair battery components
- set up automotive robot
- test electrical equipment
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.
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