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O*NET detailed work activityRepair electrical components
Stays humanHands-on work
9 jobs10 tasks
This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.
Part of Repair electrical or electronic equipment, under the O*NET work activity group Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 10 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Replace and clean electrical or electronic components.
- Diagnose electrical problems and install and rewire electrical components.
- Remove and replace plug-in circuit equipment.
- Repair electric meters and components, such as transformers and relays, and replace metering devices, dial glasses, and faulty or incorrect wiring, using hand tools.
- Remove and replace defective components and parts such as conductors, resistors, semiconductors, and integrated circuits, using soldering irons, wire cutters, and hand tools.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Install, maintain, or repair security systems, alarm devices, or related equipment, following blueprints of electrical layouts and building plans.
- Repair, rewire, and troubleshoot electrical systems.
- Repair, replace, and clean equipment and components such as circuit breakers, brushes, and commutators.
- Rewire electrical systems, and repair or replace electrical accessories.
- Install or repair tower lighting components, including strobes, beacons, or lighting controllers.