Occupation Atlasavionics technician
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/d9ab0f3d-078d-42a7-a502-3e739e0aeff6
avionics technician
Avionics technicians install, test, inspect and adjust electrical and electronic equipment, such as navigation, communication and flight control systems in aircrafts and spacecrafts. They carry out maintenance and repair work. They perform functional tests, diagnose problems and take corrective action.
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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.
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Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic7.00
- C Conventional4.41
- I Investigative4.31
- S Social1.38
- A Artistic1.16
- E Enterprising1.06
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 Avionics Technicians (49-2091.00): 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 (19)
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.
- aircraft flight control systems
- apply health and safety standards
- apply soldering techniques
- assemble electrical components
- common aviation safety regulations
- electrical engineering
- electrical systems used in transportation
- electrical wiring plans
- electricity
- electronics
- electronics principles
- install electrical and electronic equipment
- operate soldering equipment
- read engineering drawings
- read standard blueprints
- solder electronics
- test electronic units
- troubleshoot
- wear appropriate protective gear
Optional (16)
- CAD software
- CADD software
- CAE software
- adjust engineering designs
- calibrate electronic instruments
- conduct performance tests
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health
- keep records of work progress
- liaise with engineers
- maintain electrical equipment
- maintain electronic equipment
- use CAD software
- use CADD software
- use testing 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.
Closest occupations
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