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Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment

  • Bright Outlook
  • Rapid Growth

Install, adjust, or maintain mobile electronics communication equipment, including sound, sonar, security, navigation, and surveillance systems on trains, watercraft, or other mobile equipment.

What you’d do

  • Inspect and test electrical systems and equipment to locate and diagnose malfunctions, using visual inspections, testing devices, and computer software.
  • Reassemble and test equipment after repairs.
  • Adjust, repair, or replace defective wiring and relays in ignition, lighting, air-conditioning, and safety control systems, using electrician's tools.
  • Splice wires with knives or cutting pliers, and solder connections to fixtures, outlets, and equipment.
  • Locate and remove or repair circuit defects such as blown fuses or malfunctioning transistors.
  • Maintain equipment service records.
  • Refer to schematics and manufacturers' specifications that show connections and provide instructions on how to locate problems.
  • Install fixtures, outlets, terminal boards, switches, and wall boxes, using hand tools.

Skills that matter

  • Critical Thinking
  • Active Listening
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Monitoring

How to get there

Medium preparation: usually vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree

Also called

  • Critical Systems Technician
  • Electronic Bench Technician
  • Locomotive Electrician
  • Power Technician (Power Tech)
  • Electronics Mechanic
  • Ship Yard Electrical Person

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