Staff role
Electronic Equipment Installer / Repairer / Motor Vehicle
Install, diagnose, or repair communications, sound, security, or navigation equipment in motor vehicles.
O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Auto Tech (Automotive Technician); Car Alarm Installer; Car Electronics Installer; Car Stereo Installer; Electronic Equipment Installer; Electronic Technician; Installation Technician; Installer; Mobile Electronics Installation Specialist; Mobile Electronics Installer
Tasks
- Estimate costs of repairs, based on parts and labor charges.
- Install equipment and accessories, such as stereos, navigation equipment, communication equipment, and security systems.
- Inspect and test electrical or electronic systems to locate and diagnose malfunctions, using visual inspections and testing instruments, such as oscilloscopes and voltmeters.
- Diagnose or repair problems with electronic equipment, such as sound, navigation, communication, and security equipment, in motor vehicles.
- Confer with customers to determine the nature of malfunctions.
- Record results of diagnostic tests.
- Splice wires with knives or cutting pliers, and solder connections to fixtures and equipment.
- Run new speaker and electrical cables.
- Remove seats, carpeting, and interiors of doors and add sound-absorbing material in empty spaces, reinstalling interior parts.
- Replace and clean electrical or electronic components.
- Cut openings and drill holes for fixtures and equipment, using electric drills and routers.
Knowledge
- Mechanical
- Computers and Electronics
- Customer and Personal Service
- Mathematics
- English Language
- Engineering and Technology
- Education and Training
Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
Abilities
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Finger Dexterity
- Near Vision
- Visual Color Discrimination
- Problem Sensitivity
- Deductive Reasoning
- Visualization
- Extent Flexibility
- Oral Comprehension
- Inductive Reasoning
- Selective Attention
- Manual Dexterity
- Oral Expression
- Control Precision
- Information Ordering
- Multilimb Coordination
- Written Comprehension
- Category Flexibility
- Trunk Strength
- Fluency of Ideas
- Flexibility of Closure
- Time Sharing
- Hearing Sensitivity
- Auditory Attention
- Speech Recognition
- Speech Clarity
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