electrical engineering technician

Job Zone

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2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
5. 5

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 Conventional5.27
• I Investigative3.84
• E Enterprising1.44
• A Artistic1.00
• S Social1.00

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 Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (49-2094.00): 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 (28)

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.

• abide by regulations on banned materials
• adjust engineering designs
• align components
• apply soldering techniques
• assemble electrical components
• assist scientific research
• design drawings
• electrical discharge
• electrical engineering
• electrical equipment components
• electrical testing methods
• electrical wiring diagrams
• electricity principles
• ensure material compliance
• fasten components
• inspect quality of products
• liaise with engineers
• measure electrical characteristics
• operate soldering equipment
• perform test run
• prepare pieces for joining
• prepare production prototypes
• read assembly drawings
• read engineering drawings
• read standard blueprints
• record test data
• test electrical equipment
• wear appropriate protective gear