Home Appliance Repairers

• Bill customers for repair work, and collect payment.
• Trace electrical circuits, following diagrams, and conduct tests with circuit testers and other equipment to locate shorts and grounds.
• Service and repair domestic electrical or gas appliances, such as clothes washers, refrigerators, stoves, and dryers.
• Replace worn and defective parts such as switches, bearings, transmissions, belts, gears, circuit boards, or defective wiring.
• Talk to customers or refer to work orders to establish the nature of appliance malfunctions.
• Reassemble units after repairs are made, making adjustments and cleaning and lubricating parts as needed.
• Provide repair cost estimates, and recommend whether appliance repair or replacement is a better choice.
• Record maintenance and repair work performed on appliances.
• Maintain stocks of parts used in on-site installation, maintenance, and repair of appliances.
• Clean and reinstall parts.
• Observe and examine appliances during operation to detect specific malfunctions such as loose parts or leaking fluid.
• Observe and test operation of appliances following installation, and make any initial installation adjustments that are necessary.
• Refer to schematic drawings, product manuals, and troubleshooting guides to diagnose and repair problems.
• Instruct customers regarding operation and care of appliances, and provide information such as emergency service numbers.
• Assemble new or reconditioned appliances.
• Clean, lubricate, and touch up minor defects on newly installed or repaired appliances.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Home Appliance Repairers.

• 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.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• 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.
• Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Equipment Selection - Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Home Appliance Repairers.