Electronic Service Technicians (Household and Business Equipment)

(according to NOC)

Electronic service technicians service and repair household and business electronic equipment such as audio and video systems, computers and peripherals, office equipment and other consumer electronic equipment and assemblies. They are employed by electronic service and retail establishments, by wholesale distributors and within service departments of electronic manufacturing companies.

Example Titles		alarm system technician audio-video service technician computer service technician electronic service technicians supervisor electronic service technician apprentice field service technician, electronic products office equipment service technician photocopy machine technician radio and television service technician satellite antenna servicer
Employment requirements	Completion of a two- to three-year college program in electronics or Completion of a four-year apprenticeship program in electronic servicing and repair or Completion of high school or college courses in electronics and on-the-job training is required. Trade certification for electronic technician, consumer products is compulsory in Alberta and available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and the Yukon. Interprovincial trade certification (Red Seal) is also available to qualified electronics technicians, consumer products. In Quebec, membership in the regulatory body is required to use the title of Professional Technologist.
Main duties	Electronic service technicians perform some or all of the following duties: Install, maintain and repair household and business electronic equipment, such as televisions, radios, video cassette recorders, stereo equipment, photocopiers, computers and peripherals Inspect and test electronic equipment, components and assemblies using multimeters, circuit testers, oscilloscopes, logic probes and other electronic test instruments, tools and equipment Diagnose and locate circuit, component and equipment faults Adjust, align, replace or repair electronic equipment, assemblies and components following equipment manuals and schematics, and using soldering tools and other hand and power tools Complete work orders, test and maintenance reports May supervise other electronic equipment service technicians.