electronics technician

Repairs circuit boards

An electronics technician installs, maintains, tests, and repairs electronic equipment—circuit boards, control systems, communications devices, industrial machinery.

The work requires understanding schematics, using diagnostic tools, and soldering components.

Electronics technicians work in manufacturing, telecommunications, aerospace, and countless other fields: The electronics technician traced the fault to a blown capacitor.

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abstraction vs hands-on work

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Scientist modeling physical phenomena abstractly

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technical vs non-technical occupation

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Maker of creative works

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building/maintaining vs destroying

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One who deliberately undermines

vandal · hacker

Family

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Top 50,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G