Avionics Technicians
Install, inspect, test, adjust, or repair avionics equipment, such as radar, radio, navigation, and missile control systems in aircraft or space vehicles.
- Tasks
- 13 tasks12 core, 1 supplemental
- Family
- Installation, Maintenance & RepairOne of its 52 occupations
- Code
- 49-2091.00SOC 2018: 49-2091
What the work is made of
12 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. Test and troubleshoot instruments, components, and assemblies, using circuit testers, oscilloscopes, or voltmeters.Core taskTask 9934Rated by 87 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 2. Keep records of maintenance and repair work.Core taskTask 9935Rated by 87 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 3. Adjust, repair, or replace malfunctioning components or assemblies, using hand tools or soldering irons.Core taskTask 9939Rated by 87 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 4. Install electrical and electronic components, assemblies, and systems in aircraft, using hand tools, power tools, or soldering irons.Core taskTask 9938Rated by 86 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 5. Set up and operate ground support and test equipment to perform functional flight tests of electrical and electronic systems.Core taskTask 9933Rated by 87 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 6. Assemble components such as switches, electrical controls, and junction boxes, using hand tools or soldering irons.Core taskTask 9941Rated by 87 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 7. Lay out installation of aircraft assemblies and systems, following documentation such as blueprints, manuals, and wiring diagrams.Core taskTask 9943Rated by 87 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 8. Connect components to assemblies such as radio systems, instruments, magnetos, inverters, and in-flight refueling systems, using hand tools and soldering irons.Core taskTask 9940Rated by 87 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 9. Interpret flight test data to diagnose malfunctions and systemic performance problems.Core taskTask 9937Rated by 87 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 10. Coordinate work with that of engineers, technicians, and other aircraft maintenance personnel.Core taskTask 9936Rated by 87 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 11. Fabricate parts and test aids as required.Core taskTask 9942Rated by 87 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 12. Assemble prototypes or models of circuits, instruments, and systems for use in testing.Core taskTask 9944Rated by 86 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 13. Operate computer-aided drafting and design applications to design avionics system modifications.Supplemental taskTask 9945Rated by 87 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, 49-2091
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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