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Job Outlook:
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Education: High school diploma or equivalent
Salary
High: $67,300.00
Average: $47,500.00
Hourly
Average: $22.84

What they do:

Repair, adjust, or install all types of electric or gas household appliances, such as refrigerators, washers, dryers, and ovens.

On the job, you would:

  • Bill customers for repair work, and collect payment.
  • Observe and examine appliances during operation to detect specific malfunctions such as loose parts or leaking fluid.
  • Talk to customers or refer to work orders to establish the nature of appliance malfunctions.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

91% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
87% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
85% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
81% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
75% Independence  -  Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
75% Analytical Thinking  -  Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
74% Self-Control  -  Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
72% Persistence  -  Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
71% Concern for Others  -  Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
71% Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
71% Initiative  -  Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
67% Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

100% Realistic  -  Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.
67% Conventional  -  Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Values of the Work Environment

61% Independence  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.

Aptitude

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

72% Arm-Hand Steadiness  -  The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
69% Oral Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
69% Problem Sensitivity  -  The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
69% Manual Dexterity  -  The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
69% Finger Dexterity  -  The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
69% Near Vision  -  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
66% Oral Comprehension  -  The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Job Details

Responsibilities
Disassemble equipment for maintenance or repair.
Collect payments for goods or services.
Test electrical circuits or components for proper functioning.
Repair worn, damaged, or defective mechanical parts.
Replace worn, damaged, or defective mechanical parts.
Read work orders or descriptions of problems to determine repairs or modifications needed.
Confer with customers or users to assess problems.
Clean equipment, parts, or tools to repair or maintain them in good working order.
Reassemble equipment after repair.
Adjust equipment to ensure optimal performance.
Maintain repair or maintenance records.
Estimate costs for labor or materials.
Advise others on issues related to repairs, installation, or equipment design.
Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
Clean equipment, parts, or tools to repair or maintain them in good working order.
Observe equipment in operation to detect potential problems.
Observe equipment in operation to detect potential problems.
Test mechanical equipment to ensure proper functioning.
Read technical information needed to perform maintenance or repairs.
Train customers in the use of products.
Assemble mechanical components or machine parts.
Clean equipment, parts, or tools to repair or maintain them in good working order.
Lubricate equipment to allow proper functioning.
Dispose of hazardous materials.
Level machines or equipment.
Connect hoses to equipment or piping.
Inspect systems to determine if they are operating properly.
Adjust equipment to ensure optimal performance.
Level machines or equipment.
Connect hoses to equipment or piping.
Install piping for installation or maintenance activities.
Travel to work sites to perform installation, repair or maintenance work.
Install home appliances.
Confer with coworkers to resolve equipment problems.
Inspect gas systems or components to identify leaks or other potential hazards.
Inspect gas systems or components to identify leaks or other potential hazards.
Cut materials according to specifications or needs.
Install piping for installation or maintenance activities.
Measure distances or dimensions.
Position equipment using hand tools, power tools, or heavy equipment.
Install home appliances.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

97% Telephone  -  How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
96% Contact With Others  -  How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
93% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
91% Deal With External Customers  -  How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job?
90% Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls  -  How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
89% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
86% Frequency of Decision Making  -  How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
81% Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
80% In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment  -  How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)?
78% Structured versus Unstructured Work  -  To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
77% Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions  -  How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions?
76% Indoors, Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
75% Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results  -  What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?
72% Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings  -  How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?
72% Exposed to Contaminants  -  How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?
72% Very Hot or Cold Temperatures  -  How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?
69% Time Pressure  -  How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
68% Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)?
67% Physical Proximity  -  To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Tasks & Values

78% Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment  -  Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.
77% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
77% Performing for or Working Directly with the Public  -  Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
76% Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge  -  Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
76% Handling and Moving Objects  -  Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
75% Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
70% Performing General Physical Activities  -  Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
69% Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events  -  Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Getting Started

Education:
69%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
20%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)

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