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Job Description
Repair, maintain, or install computers, word processing systems, automated teller machines, and electronic office machines, such as duplicating and fax machines.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 49-2011.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 39,410.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 18.00
- Currently, there are 102,170 people on this job
Also Known As…
- Service Technician
- Field Technician
- Field Service Technician
- Field Service Engineer
- Field Engineer
- Customer Service Engineer
- Copier Technician
- Computer Technician
- Computer Repair Technician
- ATM Technician (Automated Teller Machine Technician)
- Xerox Machine Mechanic
- Typewriter Repairer
- Typewriter Mechanic
- Typewriter Aligner
- Transcribing Machine Mechanic
- Technician Support Engineer
- Technician Support Association
- Tabulating Machine Mechanic
- Support Technician
- Statistical Machine Servicer
- Statistical Machine Mechanic
- Soundscriber Mechanic
- Service Center Technician
- Repair Technician
- Printer Technician
- Photocopying Equipment Repairer
- Photocopying Equipment Mechanic
- Personal Computer Maintenance Technician (PC Maintenance Tech)
- PC Technician (Personal Computer Technician)
- Office Machines Wirer
- Office Machinery or Equipment Installer
- Office Machine Servicer
- Office Machine Mechanic
- Office Machine Installer
- Mail Processing Equipment Mechanic
- Machine Repairman
- Information Technology Technician (IT Technician)
- Field Support Technician
- Fax Machine Repairer
- Electronics Mechanic
- Electronics Computer Mechanic
- Duplicating Machine Mechanic
- Dictating Transcribing Machine Servicer
- Dictating Machine Mechanic
- Dictaphone Technician
- Dictaphone Mechanic
- Data Processing Mechanic
- Data Processing Equipment Repairer
- Copying Machine Repairer
- Copying Machine Mechanic
- Copier and Printer Field Technician
- Computing Systems Mechanic
- Computer Technologist
- Computer Service Technician
- Computer Repairer
- Computer Repair Engineer
- Computer Mechanic
- Computer Installer
- Computer Equipment Repairer
- Computer Equipment Installer
- Cash Register Servicer
- Cash Register Mechanic
- Calculating Machine Mechanic
- Business Machine Mechanic
- Bookkeeping Machine Mechanic
- ATM Servicer
- Assembly Technician
- Adding Machine Mechanic
- Accounting Machine Mechanic
Tasks for “Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers”
- Read specifications, such as blueprints, charts, or schematics, to determine machine settings or adjustments.
- Analyze equipment performance records to assess equipment functioning.
- Complete repair bills, shop records, time cards, or expense reports.
- Maintain parts inventories and order any additional parts needed for repairs.
- 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.
- Fill machines with toners, inks, or other duplicating fluids.
- Reassemble machines after making repairs or replacing parts.
- Assemble machines according to specifications, using hand or power tools and measuring devices.
- Clean, oil, or adjust mechanical parts to maintain machines' operating efficiency and to prevent breakdowns.
- Train new repairers.
- Advise customers concerning equipment operation, maintenance, or programming.
- Enter information into computers to copy programs from one electronic component to another or to draw, modify, or store schematics.
- Align, adjust, or calibrate equipment according to specifications.
- Reinstall software programs or adjust settings on existing software to fix machine malfunctions.
- Converse with customers to determine details of equipment problems.
- Test new systems to ensure that they are in working order.
- Repair, adjust, or replace electrical or mechanical components or parts, using hand tools, power tools, or soldering or welding equipment.
- Install and configure new equipment, including operating software or peripheral equipment.
- Lay cable and hook up electrical connections between machines, power sources, and phone lines.
- Calibrate testing instruments.
- Travel to customers' stores or offices to service machines or to provide emergency repair service.
- Maintain records of equipment maintenance work or repairs.
- Operate machines to test functioning of parts or mechanisms.
- Disassemble machines to examine parts, such as wires, gears, or bearings for wear or defects, using hand or power tools and measuring devices.
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