Electric Motor, Power Tool, & Related Repairers

Repair, maintain, or install electric motors, wiring, or switches.

On the job, you would:

• Inspect and test equipment to locate damage or worn parts and diagnose malfunctions, or read work orders or schematic drawings to determine required repairs.
• Reassemble repaired electric motors to specified requirements and ratings, using hand tools and electrical meters.
• Measure velocity, horsepower, revolutions per minute (rpm), amperage, circuitry, and voltage of units or parts to diagnose problems, using ammeters, voltmeters, wattmeters, and other testing devices.

Education

• certificate after high school
• high school diploma/GED

Engineering and Technology

• mechanical

Arts and Humanities

• English language

Manufactured or Agricultural Goods

• manufacture and distribution of products

Business

• management

Basic Skills

• thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
• listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions

Problem Solving

• noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Technical

• repairing machines or systems using the right tools
• figuring out what is causing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs to not work

Realistic

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

• Attention to Detail
• Dependability
• Cooperation
• Stress Tolerance
• Independence
• Integrity

Hand and Finger Use

• put together small parts with your fingers
• hold or move items with your hands

Ideas and Logic

• notice when problems happen
• order or arrange things

Visual Understanding

• quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things
• quickly know what you are looking at

Verbal

• listen and understand what people say