51-2022.00 Bright OutlookApprenticeship

Electrical & Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Assemble or modify electrical or electronic equipment, such as computers, test equipment telemetering systems, electric motors, and batteries.

Career Cluster:Construction
Job Family:Production
Job Zone:Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
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Key Tasks

  • Read and interpret schematic drawings, diagrams, blueprints, specifications, work orders, or reports to determine materials requirements or assembly instructions.
  • Assemble electrical or electronic systems or support structures and install components, units, subassemblies, wiring, or assembly casings, using rivets, bolts, soldering or micro-welding equipment.
  • Inspect or test wiring installations, assemblies, or circuits for resistance factors or for operation, and record results.
  • Adjust, repair, or replace electrical or electronic components to correct defects and to ensure conformance to specifications.
  • Position, align, or adjust workpieces or electrical parts to facilitate wiring or assembly.
  • Mark and tag components so that stock inventory can be tracked and identified.
  • Explain assembly procedures or techniques to other workers.
  • Clean parts, using cleaning solutions, air hoses, and cloths.
  • Drill or tap holes in specified equipment locations to mount control units or to provide openings for elements, wiring, or instruments.
  • Measure and adjust voltages to specified values to determine operational accuracy of instruments.
  • Complete, review, or maintain production, time, or component waste reports.
  • Fabricate or form parts, coils, or structures according to specifications, using drills, calipers, cutters, or saws.
  • Distribute materials, supplies, or subassemblies to work areas.
  • Confer with supervisors or engineers to plan or review work activities or to resolve production problems.
  • Pack finished assemblies for shipment, and transport them to storage areas, using hoists or handtrucks.
  • Instruct customers in the installation, repair, or maintenance of products.

Skills

Reading Comprehension
56%
Operations Monitoring
53%
Monitoring
53%
Judgment and Decision Making
53%
Active Listening
50%
Coordination
50%
Critical Thinking
50%
Operation and Control
47%
Time Management
47%
Speaking
47%
Writing
47%
Quality Control Analysis
47%
Active Learning
41%
Social Perceptiveness
41%
Complex Problem Solving
41%
Instructing
38%
Troubleshooting
38%
Systems Analysis
35%
Repairing
31%
Management of Personnel Resources
31%
Equipment Selection
31%
Service Orientation
31%
Systems Evaluation
31%
Equipment Maintenance
31%
Mathematics
28%
Persuasion
28%
Installation
28%
Negotiation
28%
Learning Strategies
28%
Science
22%
Management of Material Resources
19%
Technology Design
19%
Operations Analysis
16%
Management of Financial Resources
13%
Programming
6%

Knowledge

Production and Processing
47%
Mechanical
41%
Design
37%
English Language
34%
Mathematics
32%
Computers and Electronics
31%
Education and Training
27%
Administration and Management
26%
Engineering and Technology
20%
Public Safety and Security
18%
Chemistry
18%
Customer and Personal Service
15%
Physics
14%
Transportation
11%
Administrative
10%
Personnel and Human Resources
9%
Building and Construction
8%
Medicine and Dentistry
6%
Telecommunications
6%
Law and Government
3%
Communications and Media
2%
Sociology and Anthropology
2%
Psychology
2%
Sales and Marketing
2%
Economics and Accounting
2%
Therapy and Counseling
2%
History and Archeology
0%
Fine Arts
0%
Philosophy and Theology
0%
Foreign Language
0%
Geography
0%
Food Production
0%
Biology
0%

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Abilities

Near Vision
75%
Finger Dexterity
69%
Oral Comprehension
63%
Manual Dexterity
60%
Arm-Hand Steadiness
60%
Information Ordering
56%
Visualization
53%
Oral Expression
53%
Inductive Reasoning
53%
Written Comprehension
53%
Speech Recognition
50%
Visual Color Discrimination
50%
Deductive Reasoning
50%
Problem Sensitivity
50%
Multilimb Coordination
50%
Control Precision
50%
Speech Clarity
47%
Category Flexibility
47%
Selective Attention
47%
Perceptual Speed
47%
Far Vision
44%
Static Strength
44%
Trunk Strength
44%
Written Expression
44%
Fluency of Ideas
41%
Auditory Attention
38%
Flexibility of Closure
38%
Hearing Sensitivity
31%
Reaction Time
31%
Extent Flexibility
31%
Depth Perception
31%
Time Sharing
28%
Wrist-Finger Speed
28%
Speed of Closure
28%
Rate Control
28%
Originality
28%
Mathematical Reasoning
25%
Memorization
25%
Response Orientation
25%
Number Facility
25%
Stamina
22%
Dynamic Strength
22%
Gross Body Coordination
19%
Speed of Limb Movement
16%
Gross Body Equilibrium
16%
Spatial Orientation
13%
Sound Localization
10%
Night Vision
3%
Explosive Strength
3%
Glare Sensitivity
3%
Peripheral Vision
0%
Dynamic Flexibility
0%

Work Activities

Getting Information
76%
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
71%
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
70%
Handling and Moving Objects
69%
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
68%
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
66%
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
64%
Controlling Machines and Processes
61%
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
61%
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
59%
Training and Teaching Others
58%
Performing General Physical Activities
57%
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
57%
Documenting/Recording Information
55%
Developing and Building Teams
54%
Developing Objectives and Strategies
53%
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
51%
Analyzing Data or Information
51%
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
51%
Coaching and Developing Others
50%
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
50%
Processing Information
50%
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
50%
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
48%
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
47%
Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
47%
Performing Administrative Activities
45%
Working with Computers
44%
Providing Consultation and Advice to Others
43%
Thinking Creatively
43%
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
42%
Scheduling Work and Activities
40%
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
40%
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
38%
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
38%
Assisting and Caring for Others
37%
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
32%
Communicating with People Outside the Organization
31%
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
28%
Selling or Influencing Others
26%
Staffing Organizational Units
26%

Work Context

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working indoors in an environmentally controlled environment (like a warehouse with air conditioning)?

95%

Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets

How often does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats or life-jackets?

93%

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls

How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?

87%

Time Pressure

How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?

87%

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate

How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?

78%

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams

How frequently does your job require face-to-face discussions with individuals and within teams?

75%

Freedom to Make Decisions

How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?

70%

Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions

How much does this job require making repetitive motions?

70%

Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team

How important is it to work with or contribute to a work group or team in this job?

68%

Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities

How important is it to coordinate or lead others (not as a supervisor or team leader) in accomplishing work activities in this job?

67%

Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals

How much freedom does the worker have in determining the tasks, priorities, or goals of the job?

67%

Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers

How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?

67%

Health and Safety of Other Workers

How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?

66%

Duration of Typical Work Week

Number of hours typically worked in one week.

63%

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results

What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?

63%

Exposed to Contaminants

How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?

61%

Spend Time Sitting

How much does this job require sitting?

61%

Contact With Others

How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?

60%

Physical Proximity

To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks physically close to other people?

59%

Frequency of Decision Making

How often is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?

57%

Exposed to Hazardous Conditions

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?

55%

Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable

How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?

54%

Level of Competition

To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?

53%

Conflict Situations

How frequently are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?

51%

Consequence of Error

How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not easily correctable?

51%

Spend Time Standing

How much does this job require standing?

51%

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks

How important are continuous, repetitive, physical activities (like key entry) or mental activities (like checking entries in a ledger) to performing this job?

49%

Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings

How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?

47%

Exposed to Hazardous Equipment

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?

44%

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment

How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)

44%

Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body

How much does this job require bending or twisting your body?

40%

Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection

How often does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection?

40%

Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People

How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?

38%

Telephone Conversations

How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?

38%

Spend Time Walking or Running

How much does this job require walking or running?

36%

Deal With External Customers or the Public in General

How important is it to deal with external customers (as in retail sales) or the public in general (as in police work) in this job?

32%

Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions

How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?

32%

Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions

How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions?

27%

Written Letters and Memos

How frequently does your job require written letters and memos?

26%

Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling

How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling?

25%

In an Open Vehicle or Operating Equipment

How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or operating equipment (like a tractor)?

24%

E-Mail

How frequently does your job require you to use E-mail?

23%

Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions

How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?

23%

Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance

How much does this job require keeping or regaining your balance?

23%

Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures

How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?

22%

Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working in an environment that is not environmentally controlled (like a warehouse without air conditioning)?

22%

Degree of Automation

How automated is the job?

19%

Work Schedules

How regular are the work schedules for this job?

19%

Exposed to High Places

How often does this job require exposure to high places?

13%

Outdoors, Under Cover

How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (like in an open shed)?

13%

Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles

How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, poles, etc.?

13%

In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment

How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or operate enclosed equipment (like a car)?

12%

Public Speaking

How frequently does your job require public speaking (one speaker with an audience)?

11%

Exposed to Whole Body Vibration

How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (like operating a jackhammer or earth moving equipment)?

5%

Exposed to Radiation

How often does this job require exposure to radiation?

4%

Exposed to Disease or Infections

How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections?

3%

Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People

How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals?

2%

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

55%

Less than high school diploma

25%

Some college, no degree

12%

Interests

Realistic

Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, t

100

Conventional

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or hum

55

Investigative

Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the f

39

Artistic

Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts,

14

Social

Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

4

Enterprising

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertis

0

Work Styles

Attention to Detail
89%
Dependability
77%
Cautiousness
63%
Achievement Orientation
39%
Perseverance
30%
Integrity
29%
Stress Tolerance
29%
Cooperation
27%
Intellectual Curiosity
22%
Adaptability
21%
Self-Control
21%
Self-Confidence
17%
Initiative
7%
Sincerity
5%
Optimism
3%

Work Values

Support
78%
Relationships
61%
Independence
28%
Working Conditions
25%
Achievement
17%
Recognition
17%

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