Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers
Repair and adjust cameras and photographic equipment, including commercial video and motion picture camera equipment.
- Tasks
- 15 tasks10 core, 5 supplemental
- Family
- Installation, Maintenance & RepairOne of its 52 occupations
- Code
- 49-9061.00SOC 2018: 49-9061
What the work is made of
10 core tasks and 5 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Adjust cameras, photographic mechanisms, or equipment such as range and view finders, shutters, light meters, or lens systems, using hand tools.Core taskTask 8437Rated by 52 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 2. Disassemble equipment to gain access to defect, using hand tools.Core taskTask 8436Rated by 52 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 3. Test equipment performance, focus of lens system, diaphragm alignment, lens mounts, or film transport, using precision gauges.Core taskTask 8440Rated by 52 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 4. Clean and lubricate cameras and polish camera lenses, using cleaning materials and work aids.Core taskTask 8438Rated by 51 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 5. Requisition parts or materials.Core taskTask 8442Rated by 49 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 6. Calibrate and verify accuracy of light meters, shutter diaphragm operation, or lens carriers, using timing instruments.Core taskTask 8435Rated by 51 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 7. Examine cameras, equipment, processed film, or laboratory reports to diagnose malfunction, using work aids and specifications.Core taskTask 8441Rated by 50 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 8. Read and interpret engineering drawings, diagrams, instructions, or specifications to determine needed repairs, fabrication method, and operation sequence.Core taskTask 8443Rated by 51 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 9. Measure parts to verify specified dimensions or settings, such as camera shutter speed or light meter reading accuracy, using measuring instruments.Core taskTask 8439Rated by 49 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 10. Fabricate or modify defective electronic, electrical, or mechanical components, using bench lathe, milling machine, shaper, grinder, or precision hand tools, according to specifications.Core taskTask 8444Rated by 50 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 11. Install electrical assemblies and wiring in aircraft camera housings and memory cards or film in cameras, following blueprints and using hand tools and soldering equipment.Supplemental taskTask 20808Rated by 50 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 12. Assemble aircraft cameras, still or motion picture cameras, photographic equipment, or frames, using diagrams, blueprints, bench machines, hand tools, or power tools.Supplemental taskTask 8445Rated by 49 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 13. Record test data and document fabrication techniques on reports.Supplemental taskTask 8447Rated by 49 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 14. Lay out reference points and dimensions on parts or metal stock to be machined, using precision measuring instruments.Supplemental taskTask 8448Rated by 49 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 15. Recommend design changes or upgrades of microfilming, film-developing, or photographic equipment.Supplemental taskTask 8449Rated by 49 people who do the job, July 2015
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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, 49-9061
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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