Occupations/49-2093.00

Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment

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

Certificate or two-year

Usually a certificate, vocational program, or associate degree — not a bachelor’s.

AI automation risk

42%

Mixed exposure

Human characteristics

48%

Balanced human and task mix

Task orientation

63%

Higher automation risk

A day in this job

  • Mostly routine

    Inspect and test electrical systems and equipment to locate and diagnose malfunctions, using visual inspections, testing devices, and computer software.

  • Mostly routine

    Maintain equipment service records.

  • Task

    Reassemble and test equipment after repairs.

The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.

Core tasks

  1. 01Inspect and test electrical systems and equipment to locate and diagnose malfunctions, using visual inspections, testing devices, and computer software.
  2. 02Reassemble and test equipment after repairs.
  3. 03Adjust, repair, or replace defective wiring and relays in ignition, lighting, air-conditioning, and safety control systems, using electrician's tools.
  4. 04Splice wires with knives or cutting pliers, and solder connections to fixtures, outlets, and equipment.
  5. 05Locate and remove or repair circuit defects such as blown fuses or malfunctioning transistors.
  6. 06Maintain equipment service records.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks3.13
  • Degree of automation1.86
  • Time sitting2.27
  • Originality (ability)2.38
  • Conflict situations2.62
  • Hands-on objects/tools4.76
  • Outdoors / weather4.01
  • Disease exposure1.16
  • Decision freedom3.71

Top abilities

  • Near Vision4.00
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness4.00
  • Problem Sensitivity3.75
  • Manual Dexterity3.62
  • Visual Color Discrimination3.38
  • Finger Dexterity3.38
  • Oral Comprehension3.25
  • Multilimb Coordination3.25

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension3.12
  • Active Listening3.38
  • Writing3.00
  • Speaking3.00
  • Mathematics2.12
  • Science2.12
  • Critical Thinking3.62
  • Active Learning2.25
  • Learning Strategies2.12
  • Monitoring3.12

CIP matches

47.0604Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

Schools offering related programs

12 of 14 shown

Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.

InstitutionProgramTuitionAdmitGrad 6-yrEarnings

Minneapolis Community and Technical College

Minneapolis, MN · Public

Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

47.0604

$5,900100%28%

1 yr $106,421

2 yr —

Associate · CIP 47.06

Northern Virginia Community College

Annandale, VA · Public

Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

47.0604

$5,700100%35%

1 yr $38,289

2 yr $33,993

Associate · CIP 47.06

Minnesota State University Moorhead

Moorhead, MN · Public

Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

47.0604

$9,80071%61%

1 yr $35,060

2 yr $30,409

Certificate · CIP 47.06

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN · Public

Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

47.0604

$6,000100%31%

1 yr —

2 yr $30,520

Associate · CIP 47.06

Saint Paul College

St. Paul, MN · Public

Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

47.0604

$6,100100%29%

1 yr $29,685

2 yr $36,560

Certificate · CIP 47.06

University of Minnesota-Rochester

Rochester, MN · Public

Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

47.0604

$14,20072%73%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Associate · CIP 47.06

Anoka-Ramsey Community College

Coon Rapids, MN · Public

Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

47.0604

$5,800100%33%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Associate · CIP 47.06

Rochester Community and Technical College

Rochester, MN · Public

Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

47.0604

$6,200100%33%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Not reported

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN · Public

Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

47.0604

$6,200100%38%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Not reported

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN · Public

Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

47.0604

$6,100100%36%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Not reported

Minnesota West Community and Technical College

Granite Falls, MN · Public

Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

47.0604

$6,000100%37%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Not reported

Anoka Technical College

Anoka, MN · Public

Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

47.0604

$6,300100%48%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Not reported