Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers

• Converse with customers to determine details of equipment problems.
• Reassemble machines after making repairs or replacing parts.
• Disassemble machines to examine parts, such as wires, gears, or bearings for wear or defects, using hand or power tools and measuring devices.
• Advise customers concerning equipment operation, maintenance, or programming.
• Repair, adjust, or replace electrical or mechanical components or parts, using hand tools, power tools, or soldering or welding equipment.
• Align, adjust, or calibrate equipment according to specifications.
• Maintain parts inventories and order any additional parts needed for repairs.
• Travel to customers' stores or offices to service machines or to provide emergency repair service.
• Clean, oil, or adjust mechanical parts to maintain machines' operating efficiency and to prevent breakdowns.
• Reinstall software programs or adjust settings on existing software to fix machine malfunctions.
• Operate machines to test functioning of parts or mechanisms.
• Complete repair bills, shop records, time cards, or expense reports.
• Test new systems to ensure that they are in working order.
• Maintain records of equipment maintenance work or repairs.
• Install and configure new equipment, including operating software or peripheral equipment.
• Analyze equipment performance records to assess equipment functioning.
• Read specifications, such as blueprints, charts, or schematics, to determine machine settings or adjustments.
• Update existing equipment, performing tasks such as installing updated circuit boards or additional memory.
• Test components or circuits of faulty equipment to locate defects, using oscilloscopes, signal generators, ammeters, voltmeters, or special diagnostic software programs.
• Assemble machines according to specifications, using hand or power tools and measuring devices.
• Lay cable and hook up electrical connections between machines, power sources, and phone lines.
• Enter information into computers to copy programs from one electronic component to another or to draw, modify, or store schematics.
• Fill machines with toners, inks, or other duplicating fluids.
• Train new repairers.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers.

• Repairing - Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
• Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Equipment Selection - Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers.