Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles

No automatable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as augmentable (50%).

• Install equipment and accessories, such as stereos, navigation equipment, communication equipment, and security systems.
• Splice wires with knives or cutting pliers, and solder connections to fixtures and equipment.
• Cut openings and drill holes for fixtures and equipment, using electric drills and routers.
• Replace and clean electrical or electronic components.
• Run new speaker and electrical cables.
• Record results of diagnostic tests.

• Estimate costs of repairs, based on parts and labor charges.
• Build fiberglass or wooden enclosures for sound components, and fit them to automobile dimensions.
• Confer with customers to determine the nature of malfunctions.
• Diagnose or repair problems with electronic equipment, such as sound, navigation, communication, and security equipment, in motor vehicles.
• Remove seats, carpeting, and interiors of doors and add sound-absorbing material in empty spaces, reinstalling interior parts.
• Inspect and test electrical or electronic systems to locate and diagnose malfunctions, using visual inspections and testing instruments, such as oscilloscopes and voltmeters.