Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers
Repair, maintain, or install computers, word processing systems, automated teller machines, and electronic office machines, such as duplicating and fax machines.
- Tasks
- 25 tasks24 core, 1 supplemental
- Family
- Installation, Maintenance & RepairOne of its 52 occupations
- Code
- 49-2011.00SOC 2018: 49-2011
What the work is made of
24 core tasks and 1 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Reassemble machines after making repairs or replacing parts.Core taskTask 11624Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 2. Converse with customers to determine details of equipment problems.Core taskTask 11623Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 3. Disassemble machines to examine parts, such as wires, gears, or bearings for wear or defects, using hand or power tools and measuring devices.Core taskTask 11639Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 4. Advise customers concerning equipment operation, maintenance, or programming.Core taskTask 11627Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 5. Align, adjust, or calibrate equipment according to specifications.Core taskTask 11635Rated by 67 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 6. Repair, adjust, or replace electrical or mechanical components or parts, using hand tools, power tools, or soldering or welding equipment.Core taskTask 11637Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 7. Travel to customers' stores or offices to service machines or to provide emergency repair service.Core taskTask 11625Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 8. Maintain parts inventories and order any additional parts needed for repairs.Core taskTask 11633Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 9. Operate machines to test functioning of parts or mechanisms.Core taskTask 11630Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 10. Reinstall software programs or adjust settings on existing software to fix machine malfunctions.Core taskTask 11626Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 11. Clean, oil, or adjust mechanical parts to maintain machines' operating efficiency and to prevent breakdowns.Core taskTask 11640Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 12. Maintain records of equipment maintenance work or repairs.Core taskTask 11631Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 13. Test new systems to ensure that they are in working order.Core taskTask 11628Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 14. Complete repair bills, shop records, time cards, or expense reports.Core taskTask 11638Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 15. Install and configure new equipment, including operating software or peripheral equipment.Core taskTask 11632Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 16. Analyze equipment performance records to assess equipment functioning.Core taskTask 11644Rated by 67 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 17. Read specifications, such as blueprints, charts, or schematics, to determine machine settings or adjustments.Core taskTask 11642Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 18. Update existing equipment, performing tasks such as installing updated circuit boards or additional memory.Core taskTask 11634Rated by 67 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 19. Test components or circuits of faulty equipment to locate defects, using oscilloscopes, signal generators, ammeters, voltmeters, or special diagnostic software programs.Core taskTask 11636Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 20. Assemble machines according to specifications, using hand or power tools and measuring devices.Core taskTask 11629Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 21. Lay cable and hook up electrical connections between machines, power sources, and phone lines.Core taskTask 11643Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 22. Enter information into computers to copy programs from one electronic component to another or to draw, modify, or store schematics.Core taskTask 11641Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 23. Fill machines with toners, inks, or other duplicating fluids.Core taskTask 11645Rated by 67 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 24. Train new repairers.Core taskTask 11646Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 25. Calibrate testing instruments.Supplemental taskTask 11647Rated by 68 people who do the job, July 2015
Where this comes from
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How we copy and credit sources- Published byO*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 49-2011
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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